How often do you wash your duvet?

[kentishgodess30]

As summer approaches, drying a duvet becomes easier. I'm curious about how frequently you wash your duvet in the summer. Do you find yourself doing it less often in the winter? Also, how do you manage to dry your duvet during the winter months?

Ours are feather/down & get washed at the end of the season when they get changed for the winter/summer one. The winter ones are too big for the machine so they go to the dry cleaners. The summer ones are dried on the line to start with & finished in the dryer.

I'm a slattern. I've never washed my duvet. I'll maybe wipe it down with stain remover if I've dropped something on the duvet cover and it's soaked right through but that's about it. I don't even think it would fit in the washing machine anyway.

I have summer and winter duvets, always wash them before they’re put on the bed for the season and they usually have an extra 1-2 washes during that time thanks to spills!

Life is too short for that. Never washed. I’m still alive.

Every couple of weeks. I have a quick dry coverless duvet.

Never.

Another person in the never camp here too!

I have two different tog duvets for spring/summer and autumn/winter. They each get washed at the launderette when I swap them over, so they're washed once a year after about 6 months' use. Assuming you use a duvet cover why would you wash it any more often than that?

Once a year.

Never wash it's too big. But on a nice breezy day I hang it over the decking rail to air

Never. But put it out in the sun to air every once in a while.

Once every two months or so.

We have Winter and summer Duvets, summer ones get done once a month winter every 3 months.

And no we don't use top sheets <shudder>

When I change from the summer to winter ones.

Never wash just buy new ones every year or so.

Nope.. I buy new ones each year as I generally spill coffee on them at least a few times!
I bought my DD1 a coverless one tho, and she pops it through the wash every month..thinking of getting one for us!

About 3 or 4 times a year

Ours is wool and not washable. Others get washed when they're changed over between summer and winter, unless they get soiled, somehow.

Also never, am shocked but reassured to see many people say the same. We use king size duvets which wouldn't fit in the washing machine. Not even sure DD's singles would tbh.

Mine is superking but I go to the laundrette to use their largest machine.

I must admit I only wash it when it comes out of storage (3 duvets for the different seasons, so about every 4 months).

Never. I air them every now and again, and if they really needed cleaning would take to the dry cleaners (washing machine too small).

Never. Mine's wool and I use it all seasons, with a heavy throw on top for winter.

It's regularly aired in the summer months by being hung over the balcony, turned after a few hours - the Aussie sun does the rest.

Never, I buy a new one every year

Never.