washing a duvet

pania

thanks for the reply!!! I shall give that a go i'm just going to need to try not to make the duck down wet i think!! the dog is fine, its his own fault the other one was trying to get away and he was the one throwing the punches little !!!!!!!! so, salt and water it is... gulp.

amersall

pania wrote: »

thanks for the reply!!! I shall give that a go i'm just going to need to try not to make the duck down wet i think!! the dog is fine, its his own fault the other one was trying to get away and he was the one throwing the punches little !!!!!!!! so, salt and water it is... gulp.

You will be fine, just dont overwet, when you shake it to put on the line the down will dry out and fluff back up. Good luck

aliasojo

pania wrote: »

I am dog sitting at the moment and after a scrap between two of them and a lengthy vets visit one of the dogs had a cut neck. as it had been stapled i had to keep an eye on him so slept on the sofa with him.
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Just wanted to say that if it had been my dogs you were sitting for and you'd slept downstairs in order to keep an eye on the hurt one, I'd be buying you a bunch of flowers, not getting annoyed about the duvet.

You may find the owner wont be as annoyed as you think.

Assuming they weren't fighting/got hurt because you weren't doing your job properly and were in the pub or something at the time that is. :rotfl:

pania

he he!! nope i was quite happily sitting ont sofa with my laptop when all of a sudden it was world war three!! yikes!! no where near the pub i am pleased to say!! thanks for the vote of confidence, I can just see its a really expensive duvet.

greenbee

If the duvet will fit in the washing machine (my summer weight kingsize duck down duver does, so you never know) wash it on cold, inspect it (this should get the stain out) and then give it a nice hot wash. Mine is currently on the line, and I'll give it 10 minutes in the TD with a couple of dryer balls (clean tennis balls also work) to fluff it up before I put it back on the bed.

If it won't fit in the WM, then there may be a local laundrette open that you could take it to.

I regularly put my feather pillows/duvets/cushions through the WM/TD to kill dust mites (and because I like knowing they're clean!)

pania

oh wow can i wash it!! thought they were unwashable!!! fab i may scrub it with salt then give it a wash, how long would it need in the tumbly?

thanks guys

zippychick

Hi Pania

You may get some help from this thread on washing a duvet. Do read through and see if anything helps. Removing blood stain from a mattress may also have some ideas

I'm sure the owners will be fine and reasonable about it all - let us know what happens and I'll merge this later
thanks
Zip

pania

Finish work at three then off back there to tackle it!! I will let you all know how i get on later!!! Thanks for your help

greenbee

pania wrote: »

oh wow can i wash it!! thought they were unwashable!!! fab i may scrub it with salt then give it a wash, how long would it need in the tumbly?

thanks guys

Read the label for washing instructions - but they wash really well as long as the machine is big enough! I usually put mine on the line to dry as its cheaper, and then just give it long enough in the TD to get hot and fluffy. I think the reason most people don't wash them at home (apart from not being able to fit them in the machine!) is that they do need a hot tumble with the dryer balls to get fluffy again. Otherwise they go kind of flat and matted

BitterAndTwisted

I REALLY wouldn't recommend you squeeze the duvet in the washing-machine unless it's a single one and it will fit easily. Once it's wet it will be very heavy and may imbalance the machine and cause damage to it.

The VERY LAST thing you want when your clients return is for them to find an injured dog, a stained duvet and a broken washing-machine.

Try the cold-water and salt remedy first. I'd be tempted to use a stain-stick or a dab of diluted chlorine bleach on it afterwards if the salt didn't work rather than risk the w/m