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Post# 153775 , Reply# 1   9/11/2006 at 17:36 (6,407 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Are you sure you live in America, Kelly? It's all about bigger, brighter, louder, more, more, more, big, bigger, BIGGEST! Whether or not you actually ever USE the washer to wash a king-size comforter is completely immaterial; It's the fact that it CAN that makes this country great. :-) Never in a million years did I think I would live to see the day a washer's capacity was described as 'Canyon Capacity'. AWESOME!!!! (No longer able to keep a straight face, Eugene doubles over with laughter.) |
Post# 153792 , Reply# 4   9/11/2006 at 18:19 (6,407 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)   |   | |
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What on earth do you do with a king size duvet? Dont think that would actually fit in my entire bedroom! What did you think of the joke? |
Post# 153798 , Reply# 6   9/11/2006 at 18:38 (6,407 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 153802 , Reply# 7   9/11/2006 at 18:50 (6,407 days old) by 2-drumsallergy ()   |   | |
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Hi Toggleswitch, As Automaticwasher.org is an American web site I thought it best to include Comforter in the description to be courteous and avoid confusion. David |
Post# 153826 , Reply# 8   9/11/2006 at 20:50 (6,407 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Duvet, eiderdown, etc, all the same thing referring to various weights of down filled "blankets". King size linens and bedding, indeed beds are a unique American invention, rarely seen outside of the USA and perhaps Canada. Indeed when one wishes anything larger than say matrimonal sized linens from certian European high end linen makers, they must be custom ordered. Same goes for the other unique American bedding invention, fitted sheets. Do not understand why so many people place such store on being able to launder down duvets at home either. If properly encased within a cover, the duvet itself shouldn't become soiled easily. Especially the way most Americans use a duvet, that is over a bedsheet and maybe a blanket. Even in the coldest parts of Europe where duvets are used more often and for longer periods of time (longer cold season, coupled by dear heating costs), and persons tend to sleep under a eiderdown only (no blanket or sheet), it tis the covers that are replaced and laundered frequently. L. |
Post# 153881 , Reply# 9   9/12/2006 at 06:52 (6,407 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Personally, I can't stand comforters, most likely because I don't have the facilities to wash a queen size one or larger at hoome. When I had a dog, some times were necessary to be able to wash my bed cover "on the spot" so to speak. Thus, I've had quilted bedspreads for the past 30 years. Plus I can't stand all the fru fru crap of pillow shams, bed skirts, and such that are a requirement with comforters over here. My 20 y/o spread is needing to be replaced and have few options due to this mania for comfortes. |
Post# 153913 , Reply# 12   9/12/2006 at 10:26 (6,407 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Bing, David! All three comforters in my house are inexpensive poly-filled units. No covers on them. I lay on my bed a lot to read, watch TV, eat, because I like having all the room to sprawl out. I throw mine (queen-sized) in the washer every three or four months. It's usually not dirty, just needs a good freshening. BTW, Kelly, yours is a very nice comforter. I wouldn't want to throw that in the washer all the time, either! |
Post# 154070 , Reply# 15   9/12/2006 at 23:48 (6,406 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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You want to be careful drying large down duvets in any dryer that may be too small. As the wet down dries it will fluff up quite a bit, and unless there is room it can scorch. Another problem is black streaks/markings from where the fluffed up duvet rubs against the rubber seal of the dryer door. This happens allot when people take uber-sized duvets to laundromats and though the place has large front loaders, does not have an equally large dryer. As the outer cover of the duvet and much of the down dries, the dryer gets hotter (even on low or delicate settings), because there is not that much moisture left, however as anyone who has washed a down duvet knows, there are always wet spots and the desire to see the down duvet dried totally to prevent mould. However the longer the duvet dries, the fluffier it becomes and without room to move about, it can lead to those marks. What I do is about every 10 minutes for the last 30 minutes or so, will stop the dryer and remove the duvet to refuff and position. When the thing is almost 90% dry, take it out and hang it over a clothesline to air dry for a day or two. In a pinch one can aim a fan towards the line, or hang wait for a nice breezy day to do down laundry. L. |
Post# 154073 , Reply# 16   9/13/2006 at 00:07 (6,406 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 154119 , Reply# 18   9/13/2006 at 10:03 (6,406 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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We have a Duvet cover over a Thick down comforter. The Duvet gets washed once a week along with the sheets. I usually do the sheets in one load and the duvet cover and 6 pillow cases in another. I dry the sheets and duvet separtely because I find there are fewer wrinkles. My Bosch Axxis pair handles them fine. I wish the dryer was bigger because I could dry more of them at once with fewer wrinkles but I live with it. We had the washer and dryer before we had the king size bed. LOL. The next washer and dryer will be a large one that's for sure. What I love about this Bosch pair is that both the washer and dryer are 220. The internal heater on the washer is fast I think because it's 220. The newer model is 110 and I wonder how that would extend the cycle.
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Post# 154137 , Reply# 19   9/13/2006 at 11:48 (6,406 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Dadoes: Marking and scorching can happen even on "low" or "delicate" dryer settings. Thing is as the duvet ticking becomes dry, but the down, especially deep inside the duvet is still damp, it gets very warm inside the dryer. For all the dryer cares the items inside are dry because of the outside. Whirlcool: You're welcome! L. |
Post# 154184 , Reply# 20   9/13/2006 at 15:35 (6,405 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Launderess, yes that can be the case, but slower drying can help moisture evaporate more evenly from within the down/batting. F&P's Intuitive dryer has a programmed LifeCycle for Bulky items, which runs at low temperature and "more-dry." I can get the same effect on my dryer (which isn't the Intuitive model) by manually choosing the equivalent settings, and it does seem to work better on quilts/blankes and my queen-size comforter. I typically let the cycle run to finish (reverse tumble minimizes the need to rearrange frequently), then rearrange once and run it again at the same settings for a quick-fix of any remaining damp spots (auto-sensor makes for minimal run-time on the recycle). When drying pillows, I do them one at a time, on low temp and a couple times through at the maximum 80-min timed cycle.
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