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King size duvet - replace or wash (and how)?

37 replies

sunmoonstarstoo · 01/12/2012 17:21

Do you wash your king size duvet or replace it regularly? I can't fit ours in our washing machine I think but it looks a bit grimy. Don't fancy having it cleaned and then inhaling chemicals all night but can't afford a new one on a regular basis. Just wondered if anyone had any ideas?

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Mintyy · 01/12/2012 17:23

Wash it in an extra large machine at the launderette.

Shellywelly1973 · 01/12/2012 17:26

My King size duvet cost a fortune...launderette in extra large machine& tumble dry afterwards, as its goose feathers.

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sunmoonstarstoo · 01/12/2012 18:05

Believe it or not, no launderettes any where near me!

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ImperialSantaKnickers · 01/12/2012 18:08

Oh dear, launderette extra large machine and tumble was my thought too...

Do you ever go shopping to a bigger town, could you get it service washed and dried while you're retail-therapying?

Mum2Fergus · 01/12/2012 18:34

I had mine done at dry cleaners before...came out fine Smile

Fluffycloudland77 · 01/12/2012 19:22

You shouldnt really use a dry cleaners for duvets as the chemicals can linger. Plus our local one quoted me £30!.

I take ours to the local service wash place, they charge me £15 to wash it in proper bio powder.

They call it the beast as it's a king size but it's a White Company man made fibre one and it wont fit into any of their duvet bags. They always ask if it's a superking so maybe they think I'm scamming them.

It cost me over £100 6 years ago so I'm not chucking it out, also it's 13.5 tog and they only go up to 10.5 now. Sad

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sunmoonstarstoo · 02/12/2012 10:51

Thanks. There is a place nearby that does service washes so will ask if they can do it. Mine is a John Lewis 12 tog one and really warm so don't want to replace it with a cheaper one.

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WhoKnowsWhereTheMistletoes · 02/12/2012 10:54

Dry cleaners don't actually dry clean them, the risks of solvents are well known. They just wash and dry them in their big machines. I have a summer and a winter one, each goes there at the end of it's season. Costs about £15, but there's no laundrette for about 20 miles and I used to do it in my own WM but I think that might be why the bearings went.

slartybartfast · 02/12/2012 10:56

I HAD my ds duvet dry cleaned and it was hugely expensive
so took our kingsize to launderette. but only once in its life

homeaway · 02/12/2012 14:10

I agree with who knows that dry cleaners dont dry clean them they wash them but they are more expensive than a laundrette.

Fluffycloudland77 · 02/12/2012 14:18

Our local drycleaner wanted £30 to do my duvet, the local service wash was half that.

EIizaDay · 02/12/2012 14:21

I used to buy duvets in IKEA or Asda for about a tenner each and then replace them after a couple of years. Live abroad now but is that not still do-able?

freddybanana · 03/12/2012 09:34

Service wash at launderette costs me about £10. It's worth it.

BalloonSlayer · 03/12/2012 09:49

I got an ASDA basics king size duvet for about £12. It's as warm as toast, so thick it hardly goes in the duvet cover and is so light it feels like sleeping in a cloud.

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sunmoonstarstoo · 03/12/2012 10:03

BalloonSlayer do you know how many tog the Asda duvet has?

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SilverSixpence · 03/12/2012 10:05

Just wondering what you can do with the old one if it's still decent as we want to change ours - can it be donated somewhere?

OnTheBottomWithAStringOfTinsel · 03/12/2012 10:07

Maybe try a homeless charity - I see the people on the street round here sometimes have duvets.

Cantbelieveitsnotbutter · 03/12/2012 10:27

I had a Tesco value £10 king size, it lasted over 3 years of harsh newborn - potty training life and I've just bought a sainsburys 10.5 tog basics one for £12ish. It's beautiful!

Poledra · 03/12/2012 10:35

Re getting rid of old duvets - there is a animal rescue place near us that will take old duvets for dog bedding.

sparkle12mar08 · 03/12/2012 11:34

Dry cleaners don't actually dry clean them in their solvent machines you know! They get sent away to be wet washed in large capacity washing machines. But it costs much more than in a laundrette.

sparkle12mar08 · 03/12/2012 11:35

Whoops, cross posts with WhoKnows - shouldn't skim read!

BalloonSlayer · 03/12/2012 11:45

It's 13.5, sun This one - cheaper than I thought.

I am not sure how long they last. Our one is no longer so outstandingly thick as it was. But still lovely and I can't believe I hung on to the old smelly one for so long.

I've been replacing the DCs' ones for winter. The single ones are just over a fiver.

wheredidiputit · 03/12/2012 12:24

DH has his 13.5 tog from Asda for a couple of years. And still feels heavy when I change it.

But as they are only £5/£6 you can get a new one each year or so.

CrazyOldMare · 23/12/2012 21:56

Get two duvets, the second can be a cheap one, then when in town drop off soiled one in laundrette for service wash (£10 round here) & pick up when next in town. Cheaper & more ecological than to chuck & buy new.

Ponders · 23/12/2012 22:00

we donated some single duvets to local RSPCA shelter, but they won't take larger ones because they don't fit in their machine Grin

OP, search on \link{http://www.yell.com\yell.com} for laundry services in your area.