How to wash down jacket

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Down jackets (feather jackets, raincoats, overcoats, overalls) were now almost the most popular form of outerwear clothes. They are worn by old and young, regardless of gender and social status. What? Warm, comfortable, easy, practical and fashionable! And no wonder: after all, their development involved research institutions specifically for equipment for Arctic expeditions. There is hardly a family where at least one of the household may have had in your wardrobe the jacket. And because sooner or later we are faced with the task of cleaning or washing of the clothes, especially if it belongs to a child or has a light color. And here the question arises: how to wash down jacket?

It is clear that it preferred to give the jacket to the dry cleaners. There, all done professionally and carefully. But to take the down jacket to be cleaned wisely after the end of the cold season, before you take warm clothes for summer storage. Because, first, it's worth the money (and sometimes decent), and secondly, it takes time. And here during the winter and autumn to us remains nothing how to wash a down jacket in the washing machine or by hand. Those of us who are facing this for the first time are often frightened by the prospect of an independent washing down jackets. However, nothing wrong with that. All quite easy and simple. One has only to learn some of the features of the product and its washing.

What's inside the jacket?Down jackets we name all volume insulated jacket, no matter what's inside them. In fact, this down jacket is filled with down (eider, goose, Swan or duck). On the label of such a jacket label will be "down". But this label is quite difficult to meet. Most often in such jackets, the down is mixed with feather, and the inscription on its label the word "feather" (feather). It is such a real down jackets and require very careful handling when washing.

In addition to these jackets have clothing with insulation of other materials: "cotton" batting, "wool" is wool, "polyester" "hollow fiber" and "fiberteck" – a synthetic insulation. With them, the situation is easier than down, but respect for such clothing is also not hurt. Therefore, the rules of how to wash down jackets, it is quite suitable for other insulated winter jackets. According to the manufacturers ' recommendations clothing with feather down insulation in General can be neither washed nor ironed. But, as the experience of our adventurous and risky mistresses (and that experience, it turns out that we have in abundance), down jacket can be washed. The question is how to do it without much harm to things.

How to wash a down jacket in the washing machine?Wash down jackets explained by their special filler – fluff. The fact that in addition to these, of course, of great qualities, like lightness and warmth of down has some uncomfortable for us properties. Fluff tends to accumulate dust, komkovatost when wet, absorbs bad to give detergents. Therefore, before washing the down jackets, remember that:

in the drum washing machine can load only one jacket;

the water temperature for washing should not exceed 30 degrees;

detergents can only use special or simple liquid (liquid soap);

washing mode you need to install delicate, with the smallest turnovers;

to wash down jacket, you need only turned inside out, with zippers zipped and buttons;

rinse the down jacket, preferably not less than three times;

pressing only when the low speed washing machine.

Some down jackets are on sale together with special beads for washing. These balls lay in the drum of the washing machine and with them washing and drying down-filled jacket. If such balls in the box that your jacket was not, then, on the advice of enterprising Housewives, use tennis balls (for tennis). Three or four balls in the washing machine will prevent the feathers to gather in clumps while washing.

Why it is undesirable to use a washing powder? Any harmful effects on the fluff he has not, just the powder is difficult to rinse out of the Pooh. Therefore, when washing powder you will just have a more thorough rinse down jacket. Pressing it can also in a washing machine and also tennis balls.

If the jacket is not very dirty, you do not have to fill it in the washing machine. You can do a more gentle way to wash down hands.

How to wash down jacket manually?

Faster and faster only get dirty cuffs, pockets and collar. To clean them, wash cloth a little mild shampoo or soap. Slightly wet and RUB with hand or brush contaminated sites. And then thoroughly rinse off the foam with a wet rag.

If it is necessary to wash the whole jacket, it is necessary to hang it on a hanger or on a rope over the bath, fully lather the cloth, and then rinse the foam with water from the shower. Down jacket made of waterproof fabric will not get wet and it will become clean (though only at the top). And if the fabric is waterproof, it will wet only the top layer of feather filling. So the fluff will not end up in lumps, and drying it will not take long.

How to dry a down jacket?If you dry the garment in the washing machine, you must put it to the same tennis balls that are beat down and don't let it stick together. The process should last about two hours. By the way, after such drying, the down jacket can already look dried, but the inner layers of the lining may be still wet. So leave him some to hang in the room, and remove from the Cabinet.

Remember that down jackets can not put on the heating battery and to dry very close to other heat sources. From the hot air pen will become brittle and cease to heat. Dry the jacket in a vertical position, periodically removing from the hanger, shaking and flexing. This is necessary in order to make the feather do not stick together and not off to one side.

Actually it is periodic and vigorous shaking is the most tedious in the whole process of washing. But this shake-up jacket will look the better, the more you will shake.

So, take note of the recommendations on how to wash down jackets and decide for yourself: is it worth to be discussed with the Laundry at home, or still prefer dry cleaning. And have to choose – after all, a down jacket should be not only warm and fashionable, but still clean.

 

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