BS EN ISO 6330:2001+A1:2009

BS EN ISO 6330:2001+A1:2009 Textiles. Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing

BS EN ISO 6330 specifies standardized washing and drying procedures for textile testing. The procedures apply to textile fabrics, garments and other made-up textile articles which are subjected to appropriate combinations of domestic washing and drying procedures.

Provision is made for ten different washing procedures based on the use of a horizontal drum, front loading type machine (type A washer). Provision is made for eleven different washing procedures are based on the use of top loading agitator type of machine (type B washer).

The results obtained in the two types of machine, horizontal and vertical, may not be the same. Each washing procedure represents a single domestic wash.

Contents of BS EN ISO 6330:

• Foreword
• Scope
• Normative references
• Principle
• Reagents
• Apparatus
• Test specimens
• Washing procedure
• Drying procedure
• Test report
• AATCC 1993 reference detergent WOB (zero-phosphate formula without brightener)
• Non phosphate ECE and IEC reference detergents
• Tumble drying — Determination of drying capacity
• Nominal percentage composition for non-phosphate reference detergent 3
• Nominal percentage composition for non-phosphate reference detergent 4
• Detergents — Additional requirements
• Normative references to international publications with their corresponding
• European publications