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Programme Table
Wash Care Symbols
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Wash care labels inside garments recommend how to launder your clothes with
the best results. The care labelling code is in line with care labelling used in the
rest of Europe. The symbols used make it easy to select the correct programme
on your washing machine.
30
40
40
40
50
60
95
Normal (Maximum)
Normal (Maximum)
Reduced (Medium)
Normal (Maximum)
Reduced (Medium)
Much Reduced
(Minimum)
Hand wash only
White Cotton or Linen
Cotton, Linen or Viscose
Colourfast at 60°C
Nylon, Polyester/Cotton, Viscose,
Cotton/Acrylic mixtures
Cotton, Linen or Viscose
Colourfast at 40°C but not 60°C
Acrylics, Acetate, Triacetate, Wool
mixes, Polyester/wool blends.
Wool, wool mixtures, Silks,
microfibres
Do not machine wash
WASHING SYMBOL
WASH ACTION
FABRIC
BLEACHING
Chlorine bleach
may be used
IRONING
Hot iron
Warm iron
Cool iron
Cotton, Linen, Viscose
Polyester mixtures, Wool
Acrylic, Nylon, Polyester
DRY CLEANING
May be dry cleaned. Other letters and/or a bar beneath the
circle will indicate the required process to the dry cleaner
TUMBLE DRYING
May be tumble dried
with high heat setting
with low heat setting
X
A cross through any symbol means «DO NOT»
(*) The STORE DRY drying programme for cotton is the reference programme for
the Energy Label data, in compliance with standard EEC 92/75.
Degree of
drying
Drying time
mins
Spin speed
Max. load
Programme/
Type of fabric
Store dry (*)
Suitable for
items to put
away without
ironing
red sector
Cotton and linen
(towels, T-shirts,
bathrobes)
grey sector
Synthetics and
mixed fabrics
(jumpers, blouses,
underwear,
household linen)
2.25 kg
1200
85-95
1.5 kg
1200
55-65
1.5 kg
900
650
90-100
105-115
1 kg
900
650
55-65
75-85
Iron dry
Suitable for
ironing
red sector
Cotton and linen
(sheets,
tablecloths, shirts,
etc.)
grey sector
Synthetics and
mixed fabrics
(shirts, blouses,
household linen)
2.25 kg
1200
60-70
1.5 kg
1200
40-50
1.5 kg
900
650
70-80
80-90
1 kg
900
650
40-45
60-70
Drying Programmes
