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Thread Number: 70096
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How do you wash pillows? |
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| Post# 930159 , Reply# 1 4/2/2017 at 06:19 (2,579 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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I have washed pillows in my LG made machine too. Kind of depends on the pillow and whether it was made with the intention of being washed. Most pillows are not meant to be washed, that is really the problem. | ||
Post# 930175 , Reply# 3 4/2/2017 at 08:32 (2,579 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 930199 , Reply# 4 4/2/2017 at 11:55 (2,579 days old) by Laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 930203 , Reply# 5 4/2/2017 at 12:27 (2,579 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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Post# 930232 , Reply# 6 4/2/2017 at 18:14 (2,579 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Washing Pillows Some pillows do not wash well, mostly those filled with polyester fiber tend to bunch up and lose their form, good molded foam and feather pillows should wash just fine in a FL washer. I would wash a minimum of two and maybe three if you have one of the really large FL washers.
Yes the calypso washer is one of the best pillow washers out there.
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Post# 930238 , Reply# 7 4/2/2017 at 19:53 (2,579 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Walk down my street and take them to laundrette 
Suspension systems on my Miele and AEG Oko-Lavamat are wroth more than me bothering with dealing with possible out of balance and or other stress issues. This isn't a bother since most always dry my duvets and pillows there anyway in those huge gas dryers.
Foam pillows do not contract like down/feathers after extraction. So basically whatever you stuff into the machine will remain at that size throughout. | ||
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Post# 930310 , Reply# 9 4/3/2017 at 09:08 (2,578 days old) by dermacie (my forever home (Glenshaw, PA)) |
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Post# 930314 , Reply# 10 4/3/2017 at 09:26 (2,578 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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I've often washed pillows. Wash at least two in one load, that helps the washer get a better balance when spinning. I always do a rinse and spin first to get the air our and get the pillows totally wet. Otherwise you might be wasting detergent and warm water and still not get the pillows wet.
I have synthetic pillows and duvets, the material is much like down, so it can be washed like down. | ||
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Post# 930316 , Reply# 11 4/3/2017 at 09:49 (2,578 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Post# 930320 , Reply# 12 4/3/2017 at 10:38 (2,578 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I've not had great luck washing foam-fill pillows for the same reasons others have mentioned. Consequently, I take the panthera route: Toss them out and get new ones. I wash the outer pillowcases twice a week and the zip-up pillow covers every two months, so things stay pretty clean and fresh-smelling. I don't buy expensive pillows; they simply get replaced every four or five years.
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Post# 930432 , Reply# 14 4/3/2017 at 18:29 (2,578 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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I remember my mom washing our latex foam pillows (one piece of foam) in the bath tub. She would drain the tub, and squeeze most of the water out, then wrap in large bath towels to get more water out. Then she would air dry them. These pillows are very expensive now. | ||
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Post# 930516 , Reply# 15 4/4/2017 at 06:58 (2,577 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Feather Pillows: After determining I was allergic to feather pillows, the household switched to foam pillows in the early 1960's. Am thinking that I might have outgrown the allergy, but know nothing about feather pillows. Can they be dried in the dryer or do you have to remove the feathers and spread them out to dry? I believe that was the method suggested in the owner's manual of our 1960 Kenmore washer.
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Post# 930614 , Reply# 18 4/4/2017 at 17:36 (2,577 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Almost universally
This is how commercial laundries process eiderdowns, duvets, pillows, and similar items.
As for the cost, well you have to take into account labor, machines, chemicals and yes the fact down filled items (if done properly), take ages to dry fully. That being said better quality places will take things a step further. Things are examined for stains/pre-treated, higher quality and proper chemicals suited to down, etc... OTOH have seen the Chinese lad at local laundromat simply bung a eiderdown into a washer, set it for "hot" and add Tide with Bleach powder. In theory drying down or feather filled items calls for a dryer to be set on "low", and the things need enough space to move about freely especially as they dry and fluff up. What you get with a commercial washing machine is robust bearings and suspension systems that can with stand the abuses that come from washing heavy bulky items. Yes, many can and so launder such things at home rather successfully, but ask any appliance repair person or dealer about what happens when things go bad. Even Miele residential washers have been destroyed by just one down or pillow washing gone wrong. | ||
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Post# 930616 , Reply# 19 4/4/2017 at 17:51 (2,577 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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SQ commercial grade washer here: | ||
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Post# 930901 , Reply# 21 4/6/2017 at 17:14 (2,575 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 I am supposedly allergic to feather pillows...however...ever since I learned that in 1989, I have washed them twice a year two at a time in hot water and clorox...then dry in my gas dryer for about 3 hours with some tennis balls. I don't have any allergy problems from the pillows now. We frequently wash our throw pillows that are fiber filled, just toss them in the Miele with the regular colors and then in the dryer. We may have to remove the clothes that get dry first and then restart the dryer with just the pillows afterwards but they do fine. | ||
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