Washing And Dry Cleaning Symbols Explained | 4Homes

Date Published:: 30/10/2008

Fed up of shrinking your new jumper the first time you wash it? Then follow our guide to washing symbols and make sure you know your drip dry from your dry clean only!

Washing Symbols

Machine Wash- Normal: Garment may be washed at the hottest available temperature, using any detergent or machine designed for this purpose.
Machine Wash- Cold: Wash at no more than 30 degrees.
Machine Wash- Warm: Wash at no more than 40 degrees
Machine Wash- Hot: Wash at no more than 50 degrees. This system continue up on the following scale: Four dots: 60 degrees. Five dots: 70 degrees. Six dots: 95 degrees
Machine Wash- Permanent Press: Garment may be machine washed only on the setting designed to preserve Permanent Press.
Machine Wash- Delicate: Garment may be machine washed only on the setting designed for delicate items.
Do Not Wash: Do not machine wash- normally accompanied by a dry clean symbol.

See Dry Cleaning section.

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Wow finally a description of those symbols. These guidelines are not only good for washing but also for when you are purchasing. If there are too many requirements for a garment it helps to know before you get it home and have to wash it!

Posted by Matt Witbeck on 20/09/2009 10:52:29

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Hi i have lots of trees and bushes round my house so i get alot of insects and i need to no how to get rid of them i did see a show where you did it but i missed when you said what it was you used. Thank you

Posted by Crysania on 02/09/2009 11:57:29

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We have bought a new sink and toilet but it has sticky transfers around the sink and pedistal but we are finding it very difficult to remove. The sink is porceiline and the transfer is very thin yellow plastic, it doesn't appear to be sticky. The best way at the moment is either using a razor or an huge amount of nail varnish remover. Have you any ideas??? it would be much appreciated. JB

Posted by Help! on 10/05/2009 17:55:56

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Dear Kim and Aggie, I live in a hard water area, and my towels are always rock hard. Can you tell me please what I can use to get my towels nice and soft. Many thanks Catherine

Posted by Catherine Davies on 30/04/2009 13:59:57

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Google - and you are told Channel 4 has put together a comprehensive guide to washing symbols, great. Your Drip Dry description says "Usually accompanied by do not wring symbol." So - where in the comprehensive guide is the "do not wring" symbol?

Posted by Wishywashy on 05/02/2009 18:56:50

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how do you get read of static electricity in the home and on cloths

Posted by lisa on 19/01/2009 21:33:55

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How do I get my cotton acrylpink jumper back to its bright colour as it has got discoloured and gone very grey. Thanks Jill Hornby

Posted by Jill Hornby on 31/10/2008 22:03:54

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