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GUIDE TO COMMON HOME LAUNDERING AND DRYCLEANING SYMBOLS

DOS/WIN Code Ref# Care Symbol Written Care Instructions What Care Symbol and Instructions Mean Wash Machine Wash, Normal Garment may be laundered through the use of hottest available , or soap, agitation, MW_Norm and a machine designed for this purpose.

Machine Wash, Cold Initial water temperature should not exceed 30C 30C or 65 to 85F. MW30C

Machine Wash, Warm Initial water temperature should not exceed 40C 40C or 105F. MW40C

Machine Wash, Hot Initial water temperature should not exceed 50C 50C or 120F. MW50C

Machine Wash, Hot Initial water temperature should not exceed 60C 60C or 140F. MW60C

Machine Wash, Hot Initial water temperature should not exceed 70C 70C or 160F. MW70C

Machine Wash, Hot Initial water temperature should not exceed 95C 95C or 200F. MW95C

Machine Wash, Garment may be machine laundered only on the MW_Pres Permanent Press setting designed to preserve Permanent Press with cool down or cold rinse prior to reduced spin. NOTE: SYSTEM OF Machine Wash, Gentle or Garment may be machine laundered only on the MW_ DOTS Gentl Delicate setting designed for gentle agitation and/or reduced INDICATING time for delicate items. TEMPERATURE Hand Wash Garment may be laundered through the use of RANGE IS THE water, detergent or soap and gentle hand SAME FOR ALL Hndw manipulation. WASH PROCEDURES. Do Not Wash Garment may not be safely laundered by any process. Normally accompanied by Dry Clean W_DoNot instructions.

Bleach When Needed Any commercially available bleach product may be used in the laundering process.

NOTE: B_Any All (98+%) washable Only a non-, color-safe bleach may be used are safe in some Non-Chlorine Bleach When Needed in the laundering process. Chlorine bleach may not type of bleach. IF be used. BLEACH IS NOT B_NonChl MENTIONED OR REPRESENTED BY Do Not Bleach No bleach product may be used. The garment is A SYMBOL ANY not colorfast or structurally able to withstand any bleach. BLEACH MAY BE B_DoNt_S USED.

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DOS/WIN Code Ref# Care Symbol Written Care Instructions What Care Symbol and Instructions Mean

Dry Tumble Dry, Normal A machine dryer may be regularly used at the hottest available temperature setting. TD_Nor

Tumble Dry, Normal, A machine dryer may be regularly used at a Low Heat maximum of Low Heat setting. TD_Nor_L

Tumble Dry, Normal, A machine dryer may be regularly used at a TD_Nor_M Medium Heat maximum of Medium Heat setting.

Tumble Dry, Normal, A machine dryer may be regularly used at a TD_Nor_H High Heat High Heat setting.

A machine dryer may be regularly used only at TD_NoHet Tumble Dry, Normal, NOTE No Heat No Heat or Air Only setting. SYSTEM OF A machine dryer may be regularly used only at DOTS Tumble Dry, TD_PP Permanent Press the Permanent Press setting. INDICATING

TEMPERATURE TD_ Tumble Dry, Gentle A machine dryer may be regularly used only at Gen_ RANGE IS L the Gentle setting. THE SAME FOR

ALL DRY Do Not Tumble Dry A machine dryer may not be used. Usually PROCEDURES. accompanied by an alternate drying method symbol. TD_DoNot

Do Not Dry A machine dryer may not be used. Usually Dr_DoNot accompanied by an alternate drying method symbol.

Line Dry Hang damp garment from line or bar, in or out doors. Dry_Line

Drip Dry Hang dripping wet garment from line or bar, in or Dr_Drip out doors, without hand shaping or smoothing

Dry Flat Lay out horizontally for drying. Dr_Flat

Dry In Shade Usually added to Line or Drip Dry. Dry away from direct sunlight. Dr_ Shade

Wring Do Not Wring Do not wring.

Wr_DoNot

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DOS/WIN Code Ref# Care Symbol Written Care Instructions What Care Symbol and Instructions Mean

Iron Iron, Any Temperature, Regular may be needed and may be Steam or Dry performed at any available temperature with or Ir_Tall without steam is acceptable.

Iron, Low Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at Ir_Tall_L Low setting (110C, 230F) only.

NOTE Ir_Tall_M Iron, Medium Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at SYSTEM OF Medium setting (150C, 300F). DOTS

INDICATING Ir_Tall_H Iron, High Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed at TEMPERATURE High setting (200C, 290F). RANGE IS THE Do Not Steam Steam ironing will harm garment, but regular SAME FOR ALL dry ironing at indicated temperature setting is IRONING Ir_NoStm acceptable. PROCEDURES. Do Not Iron Item may not be smooted or finished with an iron. Ir_DoNt

NOTE: IF IRONING IS NOT A NECESSARY, REGULAR CARE PROCEDURE IT NEED NOT BE MENTIONED.

Dryclean Dryclean Dry Clean, any , any cycle any moisture, DC_Circle any heat.

Dryclean, Any Solvent Dry Clean, any solvent. Usually used with other DC_A A restrictions on proper procedure.

Dryclean, Dry Clean using only petroleum solvent. Usually used DC_F F Solvent Only with other restrictions.

Dryclean, Any Solvent Any dry cleaning solvent other than DC_P P Except trichloroethylene may be safely used.

Dryclean, Short Cycle May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction. DC_S_Cyc

Dryclean, May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction. DC_RMois Reduced Moisture

Dryclean, Low heat May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction. DC_LHet

Dryclean, No Steam May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction. DC_NSt

Do Not Dryclean Garment may not be commercially drycleaned. DC_DoNot

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