washing a duvet

elsien

A double polyester duvet is £10-£15 to clean:I know that feather ones are more, but I'm not sure how much extra they add on - maybe another tenner?
Edit - depends if they're going to wash or dry clean it, probably worth phoning up your local laundrette and asking, they tend to be cheaper than the high street dry cleaners.

christineperseus

My King-size one is on clothes horse in sunshine - wash it yourself!
Down ones go down to nothing when wet.

Money_maker

You can use Tesco clubcards if you collect for drycleaning.
HTH

greenbee

I managed to fit my kingsize summer down duvet into the WM, so you might be able to do that. And as it was wet when I did it, it dried quite happily in the TD with a couple of tennis balls to make it fluffy. Handwashing in the bath is perfectly manageable, if a bit tedious. I have a friend with a large capacity WM who does my thicker duvets for me!

Otherwise it is definitely much cheaper to get it washed than replace it (and definitely wash, don't dry clean - they're washable, so why use all those nasty chemicals on them?). Make sure you air it well when it comes back. A quick check on google indicates that a feather double duvet will cost you about £15 depending on where you are.

sandy2_2

You´ll probably think I´m terribly dim, but I didn´t realise you could wash this type of duvet (polyester ones I knew about)
I´ve looked on the duvet, but can´t see any washing instructions, so please can
someone give me a clue, what cycle, what temperature, what spin speed (if any) fabric conditioner (yes or no).
Any other hints re getting double duvet into domestic washing machine will be gratefully received.
I live in Spain so getting the duvet dry won´t be a problem, temperstures out here at the moment are constantly in the high 90s.

freyasmum

Debenhams have an all-seasons down duvet for £24 if you're considering replacing it.

I think I'd have the existing one cleaned, unless you desperately need a new one

Barneysmom

Thank you so much everyone!
Right, I've got nothing to lose so I'll cram it into the machine and give it a go.
well, I'll get hubby to as he's strong as an ox! :cool:

sandy2 - it says on mine to wash at 40 degrees.
I think I do mine with a mild shampoo instead of detergent though, and no softener.


Never dry clean a feather duvet, the feathers trap the chemicals and when you start using it again, it could make you very ill as you inhale the chemicals............

Barneysmom

freyasmum wrote: »

Debenhams have an all-seasons down duvet for £24 if you're considering replacing it.

I think I'd have the existing one cleaned, unless you desperately need a new one

Freyasmum, I just spotted this, thanks, guess what - that's the duvet we have and it cost £30 when I bought it. It's the spare bed one.....

Barneysmom

Hi, I did it! :cool:

It's come out ok, it's on the line now.
It was too late by the time it finished last night to hang it out.
Only thing I'd say although it's ok, I think if it were a much heavier filling it might damage the machine so bear it in mind?
I don't think a king size one would fit in mine.....
I put it on a very long programme at 40 degrees.


Thanks everybody!

mouseymousey99

Shoved mine in the washing machine too (feather KS) quite a sight!! Chuffed to bits that it worked.