Circle: Dry-clean only symbol. A circle means that the clothing is suitable for dry cleaning and the circle will often have a letter in it, which tells the dry-cleaner what solvent to use.

What does P mean for dry cleaning?

A circle with a ‘P’ inside means that your chosen dry cleaner must not use trichloroethylene during any steps of the cleaning process. Trichloroethylene is a colourless liquid chemical that can be damaging to delicate items of clothing.

What does P in a circle mean on clothes?

The letters A, F or P inside a circle on your garment’s care tag indicates that the item should be dry cleaned and instructs the dry cleaner what type of cleaner to use. An A means they can use any solvent, an F means any solvent except Trichloroethylene, and a P directs them to use petroleum solvents only.

What are drying symbols?

A circle in the square symbolizes a clothes dryer. One dot requires drying at reduced temperature and two dots for normal temperature. The crossed symbol means that the clothing does not tolerate machine drying. In the U.S. and Japan, there are other icons for natural/line drying.

What symbol means do not dry clean?

The Do Not Dry Clean Symbol is a circle crossed out with an “x” mark. These items can be easily damaged by solvents used in dry cleaning processes.

What does F mean in dry cleaning?

The letter F indicates a flammable solvent. The symbol F denotes dry cleaning with petroleum based solvents like R113 and hydrocarbons. The clothes with symbol F cannot be machine dry-cleaned. If there is no bar a normal cleaning process is used, if there is a bar a sensitive or mild process is used for cleaning.

What does the 30 symbol mean on clothes?

If there is a number inside the basin, that is the maximum water temperature (in Celsius) that you should use to wash the item. A label that says 30 means a water temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit, 40 means 104 degrees Fahrenheit, 60 means 140 degrees Fahrenheit and 95 means 203 degrees Fahrenheit.

What is PCE in laundry?

Perchloroethylene or Tetrachloroethene (PCE, PERC) has been used as an effective dry cleaning solvent in dry cleaning facilities for a number of years.

How will the drying icons be presented?

A square with a circle inside means that the item can be safely tumble dried, while the number of dots inside the tumble dry symbol indicates what temperature setting to use: one dot stands for low heat, two dots for medium, and three for high heat setting.

What does aw in a circle mean on washing instructions?

What does a W in a circle mean on washing instructions? A W in a circle is for the dry cleaning company to know which chemicals are suitable for cleaning your garment.

What do all the washing symbols mean?

A circle inside a square means you can tumble dry the garment. The dots indicate temperature – one for low heat, two for slightly higher heat, and three for high heat. A cross over the symbol means you shouldn’t tumble dry the garment.

Is 30c hot or cold?

A setting of 30°C is usually recommended for washing delicate clothes when combined with a delicate cycle, and not on quick wash. This means low temperatures can be used with items like wool and silk when set to a delicate or hand wash cycle. You can also wash colours at 30°C.

What happens if you dry clean something that is wash only?

What might happen if you wash a dry clean only garment? The garment could shrink – not just a little, but significantly. Some garments will shrink 2-3 sizes or more; drapes can shrink to half their size. Your garment might stretch out of shape.