Clean Down Comforter

Add the socks with tennis balls to the load.

Clean down comforter. Check for rips and holes. The cold water will make sure that your down comforter doesn t shrink. Let the treatment soak for a few minutes to a few hours depending on the stain.

Next start the machine making sure you use the coldest water possible. Use cold water and an extra rinse cycle if possible. Let your comforter dry all day periodically checking it to fluff it out and check for wetness.

However if the cover of your comforter is 100 percent cotton it is likely machine washable. Wash the stained comforter in an oversized washing machine on the delicate cycle with detergent designed to handle delicate laundry. To clean your down comforter at home start by machine washing it with warm water on a delicate setting.

Taking a down comforter to the dry cleaner. It will take hours to dry your down comforter and you want to make sure there s no moisture left in it so that the feathers are not flattened. This means to have your dry cleaner wash the comforter in a commercial sized washing machine so you can be assured that your comforter will be clean and unharmed.

These help keep the down from bunching and also add a bit of extra agitation to remove dirt sweat and body oils from the bedding. Take your comforter out of the dryer once it s fully dry and place it back onto your bed. Try to make sure that the comforter is evenly distributed throughout the machine so it doesn t get the machine off balance while it is washing the comforter.

Before washing your down comforter be sure to read the care instructions. Keeping in mind the guidelines from the comforter s tags you should spot clean your comforter with a pre treatment stain remover. Commercial dryers can get very hot and burn your down comforter so take it out and fluff regularly when drying and check for overheating.