[Svend]

Hi Martin,
Yes, I do exactly that - let the film sit after each round of agitations in the wash water. I had read a recommendation somewhere long ago about 10 minute rest periods, so that's what I do. I skip the one after the last round however, and just add wetting agent and hang to dry. But if an Ilford engineer says 5 minutes is good enough then I will follow that and save a bit of time.

Thanks for posting this. I also have the FDC book but don't recall seeing it in there.