Feather duvet - AIBU to bin it ?

[Fidgety31]

I’ve got a king size feather duvet . Had it approx 4 yrs .
It’s never been cleaned as it doesn’t fit in my washing machine.
How grim is it ? How do you clean yours or do you not bother ?

AIBU - I should throw it away and buy a new one as it will be gross and crawling with bugs

AINBU - I should wash it in the bath and wait forever for it to dry !

I take mine to the dry cleaners. But it’s washed not dry cleaned. I’ve washed them before in the machine or in a big tub in the summer.
My parents have a 50 year old feather duvet and they just stuff it in the washer once every summer. And line and tumble dry.

Yadnu to throw it out because feather duvets are horrible things, for starters I’m allergic to feathers!

I've never washed a duvet in my life. They get aired a couple of times a year on the clothes line. I'm rarely ever ill, what do you think is going to happen to you?

They are usually goose

Take it to be properly washed by a laundry service. They will have big enough machines so that it’s thoroughly washed and completely dried. Worth the £30 twice a year.

You’re being weird. Just clean it.

Is it that you just love throwing things away and buying new things? Are you looking for validation for that choice?

Here's the thing though - you can have a wee check of the machine to see if it's clean before you use it.

Listening devices.

Big washing machines! I've just bought a 10kg washing machine because I wanted a bigger one than the 7kg one I currently have (that struggles with blankets and towels.) It's lasted two years of constant use, but I haven't attempted to wash my single duvet in there because I wasn't sure it would fit.

Take it to a launderette where the machines are bigger and tumble dry it afterwards, or to a dry-cleaners and ask them to do a water (not dry-clean) wash. I'm sure you could phone your local one and ask if they do it beforehand.

Landfill should be a total last resort. If you’re not up for cleaning it then an animal rescue or charity shop would have it.

Fair point - google says ducks or geese. Adjacent to chickens.
So I guess the correct phrase would be "it can smell a bit ducky or geesey!" lol.
Either way. Ugh. Not for me.

Yeah you have to wash it because if anyone on Mumsnet comes to stay they will strip your whole bed in the morning and leave the bedding in a heap and see your unwashed duvet 😬

I just change the covers regularly and air the duvet on the line occasionally (eg every 6 months) when the weather is really dry.

They really don’t I’m afraid and yes they are used for horse bedding 😬

just bring it to a laundrette to wash. my duvet cost nearly 500e ( super king ) it gets washed once or twice a year not a hope will be replacing it soon I expect it to last me a good few years

Horse Bedding: Advantages & Disadvantages | The British Horse Society

Put it in the tumble dryer for 60 mins on high nothing will survive that! It should squeeze in.

Once a YEAR?! You're suppose to hang them out at least weekly!

Dust mites. Apparently in an elderly duvet, a third of the weight is dust mites and their faeces.

This is why I have a nice, washable, wool one.

Same-and I wash them with the duvet covers on 🤣

If you are at the point of binning it, offer it on a freebie site as feathers are compostable.

Dust mites . . .

Take it to the launderette and put it in for a service wash! It costs around £20 here for my king sized feather duvet. I drop it off and then collect the next day and it comes back beautifully clean and dry.