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Paragraph 5 Remaining moisture content

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(1)

The weighted remaining moisture content after washing (D) of—

(a)

a washing machine, or

(b)

the washing cycle of a household washer-dryer,

must be calculated as a percentage as follows, and rounded to one decimal place—

D=[ A×Dfull±B×D 1 2 ±C×D 1 4 ]
(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)

Dfull is the remaining moisture content for the eco 40-60 programme at rated washing capacity, as a percentage and rounded to two decimal places;

(b)

D1/2 is the remaining moisture content of the eco 40-60 programme at half of the rated washing capacity, as a percentage and rounded to two decimal places;

(c)

D1/4 is the remaining moisture content of the eco 40-60 programme at a quarter of the rated washing capacity, as a percentage and rounded to two decimal places;

(d)

A, B and C are the weighting factors referred to in paragraph 2(7).