Thread Number: 76037
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
washing foam pillows |
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Post# 998922   6/30/2018 at 19:45 (2,120 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois)   |   | |
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HI, I have looked on former posts on how to wash foam pillow and didn't find anything that would help. How do I go about washing my foam pillows and then the how to dry them? Thanks, Gary |
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Post# 998923 , Reply# 1   6/30/2018 at 20:26 (2,120 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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many wash them in a FLer, hot water, add some bleach....some pillows stay fine through the process, others will bunch up, and never return to their original shape...
I found it best to wash/soak them either in a bathtub or laundry tub....really warm water and again, a good detergent and bleach...… place pillows in this solution, and squeeze the air out to allow the whole pillow to get saturated all the way through..... usually best to start at a short end, and while holding under water, jelly roll it up on itself several times, squeezing out water, and allowing more to absorb..... then let them soak for about 15-30 minutes..... drain the water......and then add fresh water, repeating the same rolling/squeezing technique....several times until all suds are gone, and water is clear...… a final spin in an automatic.....and about 15 minutes in the dryer, and your good to go..... sounds like a lot of work I know.....but it has eliminated the bunching up issues |
Post# 998930 , Reply# 2   6/30/2018 at 21:43 (2,120 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois)   |   | |
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Thanks Martin, Most helpful as you always are. I'll let you know how things turn out. Gary |
Post# 998960 , Reply# 4   7/1/2018 at 06:26 (2,120 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Pillows are tricky. Frontloaders of course work best. A long cycle with minimal tumbling (more "soaking" time than tumbling) and fast spin would be ideal but Delicate cycles unfortunately tend to run short. Two per load for balancing. I don't (yet) have a frontloader installed for use. I once ran a couple in my Neptune TL and they were horribly mangled. The Calypso's bouncing action does much better. As SuperOCD says above, detergent dosing also is tricky but sufficient dosage is needed to do the job, handle the skin sebum and scalp oils that may accumulate in the fabric. I can easily get an oversuds condition in the Calypso but fortunately it rinses nicely. |