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European Committee for Standardization

Textiles - Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing
 N EN ISO 6330

Annotation

This International Standard specifies domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing. The procedures are applicable to textile fabrics, garments or other textile articles which are subjected to appropriate combinations of domestic washing and drying procedures.

This International Standard also specifies the reference detergents and ballasts for the procedures.

Provision is made for

a) 13 different washing procedures based on the use of the reference washing machine Type A: horizontal axis, front-loading type,

b) 11 procedures based on the use of the reference washing machine Type B: vertical axis, top-loading agitator type, and

c) 7 procedures based on the use of the reference washing machine Type C: vertical axis, top-loading pulsator type.

Each washing procedure represents a single domestic wash.

This International Standard also specifies six drying procedures:

A — Line dry

B — Drip line dry

C — Flat dry

D — Drip flat dry

E — Flat press

F — Tumble dry

A complete test consists of a washing and drying procedure.