Down jackets and down jackets after winter often need care, including washing.
But as a rule, down after soaking becomes more clumpy or lumpy. Now it is no longer tightly distributed in the lining of the product, it becomes thinner and worse warmth.
What to do and how to fix bunched down after washing? We understand in the article.
Causes of down lumps after washing
Down warms as long as the filler is evenly distributed throughout the product, but unfortunately, down is very susceptible to mechanical effects from the outside. Therefore, it is important to know why the down is bunched up, this happens not only after washing.
- If your product, a down jacket or jacket, does not contain a special water repellent layer, then even the rain can cause damage and make down stacked in clumps.
- The filler also absorbs sweat well, so that the down is not rolled, the product must still be washed.
- Down should not be folded and stored in such a rolled-up form, down will be wrinkled and will gather in lumps.
The down should not be put on the radiator and dried with a hair dryer.
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How to wash my down jacket so it won't clump?
In the process of washing, the down gets wet, the filler gets wet and the down sticks together, forming lumps. As a rule, heavy lumps tend to the edges of the seams of the lining, leaving large empty spaces in the middle. Such a down jacket after drying will not warm at all. Therefore it is necessary to wash the down jacket properly, so that the down is not knocked down.
- Look carefully at the manufacturer's recommendations, the labels are usually written whether you can wash the product or not.
- Use special detergents for down jackets for washing.
- It is better to reduce the speed to 800 rpm.
- Do not wash down jackets with down in the lining.
- Down jackets filled with down or holofiber are very shrinky, and the easiest way to wash them.
- You can wash the down jacket with 3 tennis balls, at a temperature no more than 40 degrees and not more than 400 revolutions. Balls will not let the down clump together. It is worth a few rinses after washing.
Important: If you still have doubts about washing your down at home or your product cannot be washed, it is best to take it to the dry cleaner.
Ways you can break down at home
Let's figure out what to do if the down is knocked down after washing.
The first method: we beat the down with tennis balls. We take already dry down, set the washing machine spin, put the speed not more than 400 revolutions. We put three or four tennis balls to the down jacket and run the washer. If the down is very tight lumps, it is necessary to "clean" so not one time. After removing the item from the drum and give it a good shake in different directions, and also shake it like a pillow.
Important: Make sure that the down jacket is completely dry, even if it is barely damp - this method will not help.
The second method. Based on the temperature difference, the down should be shaken strongly, hang it on hangers and take it out into the cold, such as the balcony. After freezing, return it to a warm room and warm it up to room temperature. The procedure should be repeated several times until the down becomes voluminous again. At the end, shake it well again, distributing the down.
The third method. With the help of a vacuum cleaner. Take a vacuum bag and suck the air out of it with a vacuum cleaner, and with the same help fill the bag. Again the procedure should be repeated several times, then the down must be well shaken.
The fourth method. Mechanical, it is best to use a carpet beater, but you can replace it with a rolling pin. Spread the product on a hard, flat surface and pat the entire length breaking up the lumps. Do not overdo it, as this can only damage the product.
Fifth method. Using a steam iron or steamer. It is best to use this method in conjunction with the previous one. The down jacket is well pounded and shaken, now on the lining side with the steam from the iron or steamer
The sixth way. Using a hair dryer. The method is effective only if you still have a wet down jacket. Turn the product inside out and dry it with a hair dryer from the lining side, direct the hair dryer from the bottom up. With this method the down not only dries, but also inflates from the directional air flow, which will prevent the formation of lumps. Periodically during the drying process, give the down a good shake.
Important: do not dry with hot air from a hair dryer, as the down will become brittle, choose a cold or barely warm mode.
Afterword .
We've broken down as many as six ways to reanimate the down jacket after washing, each of them is applicable at home. But if you still have doubts about washing, it is better to take the down to the dry cleaner, so as not to spoil your favorite thing.
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