Has anyone washed a 13.5 tog super king duvet in a 7kg washing machine?

[mumfortwo]

if not what size do you need or is it something you need to bring to the dry cleaners?

I go the local laundrette with anything bigger than a single duvet. There's usually a machine or two that can take 15 or 16kgs. I've spent between £6 and £8 for the load (plus more change - up to £1 for the powder there and at least £2-3 for the drier if you're not taking it away wet)

There won't be enough room for the detergent to get to work, and then get rinsed in a normal household machine.

I put a 13.5 double through the machine after the cat was shut in the spare bedroom for the day. I'm sure you can imagine what was on it.
The machine couldn't get the whole thing wet, so I ended up in the bath with it, and spinning in the machine.
So, Laundrette if it doesn't need doing NOW.

I would take it to the laundrette - you'll not get the detergent all mushed into it properly, it won't get rinsed out properly and how the hell will you get it dried?

I was afraid this would be the case, does anyone own a 9kg machine ?

I have an 8kg machine and did a double duvet in there after a similar cat accident to addictedtosugar (who knew I'm not the only one who does things like that!?) Not sure what tog, it's an autumn weight duvet. It washed fine and I fried it on the line in a day over the summer. I had to ram it into the machine but it got clean (with a lot of simple solution in there too!). Super king quite a lot bigger though, I've done duvets at the dry cleaners before in less pressing circumstances and some even collect and deliver which makes it easier!

Fried it? Dried it!

Autumn?? 10.5 tog usually.
It dried fine on the line outside, and then over the banisters.
mightily relieved were not the only house to trap the cat in a room

I purposely bought a microfibre winter duvet because you can wash them in a domestic machine. Mine are super king sized.

Could you just put it on for a full cycle (my washing machine has a duvet cycle so instead of being 1400 spin it reduces it down to 800 and it is an 8kg machine)

You need to fold and then roll them to get them in. So fold to the depth of your machine then roll to fit it through the door. I know this is how I do it and am sure it came with instructions to do it this way from the washing machine manual.

The issue comes with drying it and if you do that in a commercial dryer then you might as well wash it at the laundrette.

I should have said they are 10 tog ones, but superking sized.

Laundrette here, their biggest machine, £6 to wash. Laundrettes all seem to have water softeners, so it dissolves the powder well for a good wash and rinse.

Line dry if you possibly can. Draped indoors it will get fusty at best, mouldy at worst, and in the laundrette's big drier will cost a fortune. I put mine out two days running, turning it over to dry both sides, and over the banisters each night. I suppose at this time of year you could put it on the line and finish it off in the laundrette drier.

All the other duvets will fit in own machine.

I ruined mine doing this. And my machine is an 8kg load. Will take to launderette next time.