How can I wash a down comforter?

April 28, 2009 by Discount Luxury Bedding  
Filed under Comforters and Duvets

Can you answer pkimberly8’s question about Bedding?:

I called the dry cleaners and they want $35. to dry clean a down comforter. Is there any other way I can wash it? Can I put it in the regular washing machine on a gentle cycle?

Croscill Queen Comforter

Designer Bedding Sets

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3 Responses to “How can I wash a down comforter?”

  1. DeeDee on April 29th, 2009 9:55 am

    Bedding Feedback: yes you can wash it that way. The biggest problem is that the comforter will be too large for your washer and may cause it to be unbalanced. I would take it to a laundromat with the oversized washers, and then use gentle cycle, woolite, and coolor warm water.

  2. reynwater on April 30th, 2009 8:19 am

    Bedding Feedback: And when you dry it, put tennis shoes in the dryer to plump up the wet down. I wash mine with the regular wash cycle.

  3. theobromacrunch on May 2nd, 2009 8:23 am

    Bedding Feedback: dry cleaning is expensive.
    but you need to professionally clean your down comforter once a year so that it won’t smell.
    you can try the dry cleaning pads that you just toss inside the dryer.
    they are available in you grocery stores.
    make sure to have a duvet cover so that it will stay clean.
    good luck

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