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 laundry is still too damp for
hand ironing, then select
“Hand iron
r
” in the future.
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.
MINIMUM IRON
Minimum iron items which
are made of synthetics or
blended fabrics, (eg
pullovers, dresses, trousers)
which are not dried
adequately in the “Normal”
programme
2.5 kg
Spin minimum iron fabrics for
at least 30 seconds in the
washing machine before
drying
Normal
(1)
Minimum iron shirts, Table
cloths etc made of blended
fabrics, (eg cotton/synthetics) .
2.5 kg
Hand iron
Minimum iron shirts, Table
cloths etc made of blended
fabrics, (eg cottons and
synthetics), which are still to
be hand ironed.
2.5 kg
Spin minimum iron fabrics for
at least 30 seconds in the
washing machine before
drying. For extra special care
of delicate fabrics and to
reduce creacing even more,
reduce the load to 1 kg.
(1)
Note for Test Institutes: These are the programmes that should be tested according to
the EN 61121/A11 Standard.
(2)
Weight of dry laundry
Programme chart
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