Spin-drying efficiency class
How much water is left in the washing after the final spin: A leaves the least (under 45 %), G the most. Drier washing means shorter or cheaper drying afterwards.
- What it looks like on the label
- A small row of letters A to G with one of them highlighted, next to an icon of a spinning drum.
- Printed on
- Washing machine
- Unit
- letter A–G (remaining moisture in %)
- Regulation
- Regulation (EU) 2019/2014, Annex III
What the regulation says
On a washing machine label
- What the number measures
- Remaining moisture content D: the water left in the load at the end of the wash, as a percentage of the dry load’s weight.
- Unit
- letter A–G (remaining moisture in %)
- Test condition
- eco 40-60 programme at the highest spin speed of that programme, weighted over the three test loads.
- Classes
- A: D < 45 % · B: 45–54 % · C: 54–63 % · D: 63–72 % · E: 72–81 % · F: 81–90 % · G: ≥ 90 %
Regulation (EU) 2019/2014, Annex II, point B, Table 3; label point Annex III, part A, point 1.2 (X); washer-dryer: part B, point 1.2 (XI): Spin-drying efficiency class, determined in accordance with point B of Annex II;
Checked 2026-09-25.
Other icons on the washing machine label
QR code (top left of the label)On 8 product labelsEnergy efficiency class arrow (A to G)On 7 product labelskWh per 100 cyclesWashing machine, Dishwasher, Tumble dryerRated capacity in kgWashing machine, Tumble dryerWater per cycle in litresWashing machine, DishwasherProgramme duration (h:min)Washing machine, Dishwasher, Tumble dryerNoise in dB(A) with class A–D (appliances)On 4 product labelsWasher-dryer: two columns (wash and dry / wash only)Washing machine
Sources
- Regulation (EU) 2019/2014 — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2014 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines and household washer-dryers. Label content: Annex III. Article 11: “It shall apply from 1 March 2021.” Amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/340 (label sizes, test notes and verification tolerances); the label points quoted here are unchanged by it. Checked 2026-09-25.
Read in the Official Journal text on the date shown. Our drawing is not the official pictogram; the regulation’s own label figure is the authority.