The most popular clothing in the cool season is a down jacket. Comfortable thing, with good thermal insulation, light, comfortable and very practical. And if we consider the price range, then every inhabitant of the planet will be able to find his down jacket.
Like any thing, it gets dirty and needs care. However, this is not just underwear that we wash daily in the washing machine, but outerwear.
How to wash a down jacket so that it does not lose its properties and does not damage its appearance? And can it be washed in the washing machine?
How to wash a down jacket without a washing machine
Therefore, washing a down jacket at home is a topical issue for every family. You can use your own strength or, more precisely, your hands, knowing the intricacies of this process.
There are 2 ways to hand wash a down jacket:
There are down jackets filled with holofiber. Such a thing is washed at a temperature not exceeding 30 degrees. with the addition of a specially developed detergent for down jackets and in no case a powder that is almost not washed out and at the same time leaves stains. The item is washed and rinsed several times in cool water. After wrung out and dried.
If the down jacket is made of down, the best solution is to wash it partially.
First there are dirty areas. They are washed with a brush and colorless soap or liquid detergent.
Then these places are washed off with a shower and dried.
Washing a down jacket in a washing machine
The answer to the question about the possibility of leaving this item in the washing machine can be given to us by the label on the clothes.
It is there that important information is indicated, the observance of which will help to avoid errors when caring for the product. If there is no prohibition sign on it, then the product can be loaded into the washing machine, observing simple nuances that will help avoid downed fluff, unpleasant odors or stains as a result.
Preparing for washing
An important step for both a down jacket and a washing machine is preparation.
She starts with checking pockets of things. If there are any items in them, they are removed so as not to damage either the down jacket or the washing machine during the washing process. If the down jacket has fur, it must be unfastened.
Then checked the presence of stains on the product itself. Light-colored down jackets need to be carefully examined, especially in the area of the collar, pockets and cuffs. Before washing, stains are treated with laundry soap or down jacket cleaner.
The next step is that outerwear is fastened with all locks, buttons and rivets and turned inside out on the left side.
Wash
To care for a down jacket, it would be nice to find and buy special detergent for washing down jackets in the washing machine, as washing powder can ruin your outerwear forever.
It is sold in retail chains or in a store specializing in the sale and care of down jackets.
It is also desirable to use the developed rubber balls for washing down jackets in a washing machine with spikes or throw heavy into the drum when washing tennis balls at least 4 pieces that will prevent fluff from clumping. The balls must not be painted, otherwise the down jacket will suffer. You can pre-wash them so that the glass paint. When loading into drum they spread out in different directions.
Many modern washing machines themselves offer washing mode down jacket, but what if there is no such function? Everything is simple.
Programs are perfect for these purposes. "delicate wash" or "wool". The main condition is temperature limit of 30 degrees. At startup washing, it is recommended to use "extra rinse", as the fluff perfectly absorbs the detergent and reluctantly gives it away. Pro Mode "squeeze" is better to forget, otherwise the fluff will definitely go astray and climb out of the seams. After studying the instructions, pouring or pouring a liquid agent (usually 35 ml, and with severe contamination 50 ml), you can start washing.
Drying down jacket
After the end of the wash cycle, the down jacket is left to dry.
It comes out of the washing machine and is completely unbuttoned. Everything that is fastened now needs to be unbuttoned, and even turn out the pockets. Wet fluff is knocked down in the cells in piles, which need to be slightly straightened and evenly distributed as much as possible.
Next down jacket hung on a hanger and dried in this position, that is, vertically. This will allow all the water to drain and dry the item faster.
The use of heating devices and radiators will mercilessly destroy the fluff inside the product. The best place for drying is a balcony. Periodically, while the down jacket dries, you need to stir up the fluff in the cells.
Drying in a washing machine is not recommended, because the thermal insulation properties of the feather are lost in this case and you will freeze in cold weather. However, this does not mean that it cannot be dried there. For drying in the washing machine, the “for synthetics” mode is selected.
If you washed the down jacket in the washing machine and the fluff got off
There is always a way out. Even if the fluff in the down jacket has gone astray and cannot be straightened manually.
Can wash the down jacket again, but already correctly - with the use of balls and recommendations for proper washing and drying.
