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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Laundering a down-comforter?
We've had ours for about 7 years now and it's still in great shape, but I'm embarrassed to say that we've never laundered it. What do you do to clean your down-comforter?
Re: Laundering a down-comforter?
I wash mine on the gentle cycle and dry it on medium heat.
I do it once a month.
smaller ones (like full sized) I throw in our high capacity washer/dryer. Dry it with a few tennis balls to help keep the feathers from clumping.
Larger ones (our king sized) I take to the cleaners.
Tennis balls or clean sneakers in the dryer will help fluff up the down. Gentle cycle and woolite if you have it.
I've heard large capacity, front-loading washers are best, so you might want to take it to a laundromat. Unless it's small, in which case it will fit easily in a TL machine, so don't worry about it.
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I have been washing mine for years the same way a PPs, but I do recommend using about 1/2 the detergent, since it is such a bulky item and may not rinse as well as other items. The tennis balls work great for fluffing in the dryer. I dry mine on low for 3/4 of the way and no heat for the rest.