Laundry blankets

What could be better than climbing up under a warm blanket after a tiring working day and getting enough sleep? The main thing in this matter is that the blanket is warm and clean. There are many warm blankets, but how to wash them so that they remain clean? - Try to make sure that the blankets are washed in the laundry room or at home quite often, and in the washing machine. Is it possible to wash the blanket in the washing machine, and if so, how? We will try to answer these important questions in this article.

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Can a duvet be washed with a washing machine?

Of course, after the very frequent use of a duvet on cold nights, the time comes when it is necessary to wash it, get rid of dust, and straighten the filler that has long been knocked into a lump. Down filling is quite washable, but in this situation, the housewives will not have to get it and wash it in small batches. The automatic machine is ready to perform this entire procedure.

Important! A little earlier, the functional features of washing machines were limited. There were only a few of the most popular washing modes and there was no fluff among them. It is for this reason that there is still an established opinion that it is absolutely impossible to wash a duvet in a washing machine. But at the moment, even in the most inexpensive technology, a whole set of useful functions is built in that can help you determine the necessary temperature regime and the method of processing any material.

General rules or things to think about before washing

In order to figure out how to wash a duvet in a washing machine, you must necessarily pay attention to such important trifles as:

• Labels that are attached to the product itself while still in production. Knowing the decoding of at least a small number of marking symbols will help you choose the right temperature regime during washing and understand whether it is possible to use high speeds during the spin cycle. You should also be prepared to refuse to use the washing machine for washing, but this happens in quite rare cases.
• The size of the blanket. It is likely that it will nevertheless fit into the washing machine, but will not completely close the lid, because it will fill absolutely the entire drum. But you must remember that the place to stay should also be for water. So, puzzled by whether it is possible to wash a duvet in a washing machine, you need to take into account the volume of the tank and the size of your particular product. If they are compatible, then it is possible.
• The weight of the bedding. Duvets are very heavy when a huge amount of fluff is sewn into them. It must be assumed that the blanket does not wash normally in the event that it takes up a lot of space in the drum, thereby constantly displacing water and detergents. Therefore, we again rationally discuss the possibility of such an event, based on the correspondence of the tank size and the weight of the product.
• The color of the bedding. In order not to fade the colorful shade of the blanket, do not try to boil it inside the washing machine, especially with bleach.

Important! Blankets that are made of fluff are best washed using delicate modewhere the water temperature will heat up and remain at the limit of 30 degrees.

 

Character Decoding

On factory labels, as a rule, specially encrypted instructions for the proper care of things are indicated. There are such characters that even a child can understand, but it’s unlikely that you can understand many others right away.

A duvet can actually be washed if there is a label that shows a washing machine or a bathtub. Some values ​​are added to them:

• The number in the bathroom - this symbol indicates the maximum permissible temperature regime. And the hand in it means that this product can be washed exclusively by hand washing.
• The triangle, which is shown on the label, will tell the hostess that if you use bleaching agents or washing powder, there will be no problems with the thing.
• A circle that is inside a square on a label with one or two dots indicates that you can dry this bedding using lower or average temperatures.
• As for ironing a duvet, it is, by and large, not mandatory, the main thing is to carefully lay down the fluff with your hands.

Important! You must remember that when a cross on one of the icons is indicated on the product label, this definitely means that this method of drying, washing or ironing should not be used in any case.

You can also use our full decryption of all characters, which is useful to you when caring for other things.

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Can it still be dry cleaned?

The simplest and best option is to take your downy product to dry cleaning, thereby relieving all responsibility for the cleanliness of this material. Professional dry cleaners probably know better how to handle such things, and the equipment of these companies is not represented by just one automatic machine.

Important! It will be quite difficult to wash such things by hand, and the result may well be completely unpredictable: the fluff will go down, and in order to decompose it, you will be forced to rip open the blanket.

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How to wash a duvet with a washing machine?

Before putting the blanket inside the drum of the washing machine, regardless of whether the blanket is being washed in the laundry room or at home, it would not be superfluous to pre-soak it inside a sufficiently large container (at home in the bathroom). This is necessary in order to approximately determine the weight and dimensions of your blanket.

Training:

1. Put the blanket in a sufficiently large container that will be filled with water in combination with a small amount of vinegar. A few spoons will be enough.
2. For about 10-15 minutes. You can leave the time-consuming process so that the blanket is thoroughly saturated with water and at the same time cleansed due to the effect of vinegar.

Important! If you plan to wash the blankets in the laundry room and there are no such conditions for soaking, skip this step. But for the wash itself, choose a more voluminous and roomy unit.

Proper washing sequence:

1. After the manipulation of soaking the duvet, you can place it in the drum of the washing machine, select the washing mode that matches your material.
2. Then you should take advantage special liquid agent, the so-called shampoo for washing, which perfectly replaces the well-known powders. This shampoo is well absorbed into the structure of the tissue at the very beginning of the process and is also quickly washed at the end.

Important! Using washing powder, it is most often impossible to wash a blanket effectively. Unpleasant stains of white color appear on the fabric, a chemical smell remains for a long time due to the fact that the product has not been completely washed out of the filler.

3. Once the washing process is complete, you can start an additional rinse.
4. Wring out the blanket with your own hands, despite the fact that this is a rather laborious and lengthy process, but there will be less problems with drying.

Drying

1. You can spread the blanket in your room on a clean, slightly elevated surface so that the water drains a little.
2. It is permissible to take the product to fresh air.
3. Turn it over periodically from one side to the other so that drying takes place evenly.
4. Beat with your hands a little so that the fluff or feather inside is evenly distributed, without forming lumps.
5. If the blankets are washed in the laundry room, you can use a special cabinet to dry, straightening the product as much as possible when laying on the shelf.

Important! A high-quality feather is dried in the shortest possible time, which is why very soon you will be able to use bedding again.

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Actually, many people do not know how to wash a duvet with a washing machine, so that the fluff does not get lost. It is for this reason that most housewives are boldly mistaken for hand washing, so as not to jeopardize the product. Proper care of bed linen can provide you with a quality sleep.