Programme chart
Programme
Fabric type
maximum
load
(2)
Special notes
COTTONS
Extra dry
Multi-layered fabrics, not
thoroughly dried with
“”
5 kg
Do not dry jersey wear in the
Extra dry programme –
tendency to shrink
.
Mixed load of cotton fabrics,
eg towelling, jerseywear, ie
single and multi-layered
fabrics
5 kg
–
Normal
(1)
Load of similar fabrics (jersey
wear, flannelette sheets,
towelling).
5 kg
If fabrics are too damp,
select “”.
Hand iron
r
Cotton or linen fabrics (eg
table linen, bedlinen,
starched laundry etc)
5 kg
–
Hand iron
rr
(1)
5 kg
If fabrics are too damp to
hand iron, select Hand iron
r
.
Machine iron
Cotton or linen fabrics,
including starched laundry,
for machine ironing
5 kg
The laundry should be rolled
up to prevent it from drying
out until it can be ironed.
(1)
Note for Test Institutes: These are the programmes that should be tested according to the EN
61121/A11 Standard.
(2)
Weight of laundry when dry
Programme chart
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