CARE & CLEANING OF YOUR DOWN COMFORTER

How should I care for and clean my down comforter?

All down comforters should be used with a protective duvet cover to ensure they require only infrequent cleaning. When cleaning becomes necessary, DEWOOLFSON suggests that you have your comforter professionally laundered in water. We do not recommend dry cleaning fluids. Spot clean the outer fabric as needed, and launder your duvet cover regularly as you would your bed linens.

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Down comforters—especially larger sizes or heavier weights—should not be washed at home. Most are too large for home washers and for most top-loading laundromat machines. If the fabric is torn by an agitator, down can escape, damaging your washer and possibly causing water to overflow. For this reason, do not use an agitator-style washer.

Comforters must be dried thoroughly, often requiring several hours in a large-format commercial dryer set on low heat. Drying time will depend upon the size and weight of the comforter. It should be removed frequently throughout the drying process to fluff manually.

Be careful that the comforter, due to its size, does not expand and block the escape of hot air from the dryer, resulting in a scorched comforter and a risk of fire. A down product should not be left in a dryer unattended.

If there are areas where there seems to be little down, it is almost always due to the down still being wet in those spots. Simply fluff and continue to dry. Professional laundries should be fully capable of managing their cleaning and drying process.

After washing, allow the comforter to air out for several days before storing; never store down in plastic. Your DEWOOLFSON down product came with a breathable storage bag specifically for this purpose.