Textile Testings:-Colorfastness to Water ISO E01

Scope
This part of ISO 105 specifies a method for determining the resistance of the colour of textiles of allkinds and in all forms to immersion in water.
Test method summary
Test method Number AATCC  107-2002 or ISO 105 -E01
Specimen :- Take 60 x 60 mm +/- 2 mm piece of sample to be tested along with multifiber test fabric ( no.1 or no. 10) and immerse it in freshly boiled cooled distilled water or deionized water for 15 minutes at room temperature.Squeeze the specimen to remove the excess water to get a wet weight of 2.5-3 times of dry weight.
place the wet specimen in perspirometer at a pressure of 4.5 kg , at 38+/-1 0C for 18 hrs . Remove and air dry at room temperature.
Asses the change in color and staining of multifiber fabric against grey scale on 1-5 scale.