Commercial washer/dryer

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Anonymous wrote:I am a speed queen devotee, but I take my duvet to Zips to be washed. It is just too big and hard to dry.

I would do that, but I hate scents. I despise dry cleaning smell. I've tried to find an unscented one, and it's impossible.

DP
Dare i say Laundromat

OP, yes this is what I do. But it’s time consuming.

Outsourcing it is possible.

[Anonymous]

Speed Queen makes a residential line which is your best bet. Unfortunately true commerical size washers (extractors) typically require a reinforced concrete pad to mount to in a thickness you won't run across often in residential construction. They do make soft mount appliances that have an active suspension system to reduce vibration but they are extremely more expensive and require significant maintenance. Both would require some electrical/plumbing work but the vibration/ weight issue is the challenge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a difference between a duvet and a duvet cover.

A King duvet COVER can likely be washed in a regular retail machine. Especially a top loader with no agitator. Because multiple people I know can wash a regular thickness Queen fiberfill comforter in such a machine.

If you do not have pets and do not have allergies, you may not need to wash the King duvet/insert very often. That is the purpose of using a cover. Those were designed for unwashable down bedding (before the modern era and dry-cleaning).

Look at the largest capacity top-loaders.

Down bedding can be washed and dried in a regular top loader washing machine.

You just need to either put tennis balls in with it while drying, or stop the dryer several times to rearrange and fluff the down comforter so it dries evenly. It might take a 2nd drying cycle depending on the size.

I usually use hot water when I wash our goose down pillows and comforters, but warm works fine too. Don't use cold water and you will be good to go.

** I don't know if you can wash them in those inefficient front loader machines that struggle to properly clean even clothing. But if you have a top loader, just throw your goose down bedding in the wash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a difference between a duvet and a duvet cover.

A King duvet COVER can likely be washed in a regular retail machine. Especially a top loader with no agitator. Because multiple people I know can wash a regular thickness Queen fiberfill comforter in such a machine.

If you do not have pets and do not have allergies, you may not need to wash the King duvet/insert very often. That is the purpose of using a cover. Those were designed for unwashable down bedding (before the modern era and dry-cleaning).

Look at the largest capacity top-loaders.

Down bedding can be washed and dried in a regular top loader washing machine.

You just need to either put tennis balls in with it while drying, or stop the dryer several times to rearrange and fluff the down comforter so it dries evenly. It might take a 2nd drying cycle depending on the size.

I usually use hot water when I wash our goose down pillows and comforters, but warm works fine too. Don't use cold water and you will be good to go.

** I don't know if you can wash them in those inefficient front loader machines that struggle to properly clean even clothing. But if you have a top loader, just throw your goose down bedding in the wash.

My experience is very different.

Comforters float up to the surface in top loaders, so they aren't thoroughly washed. In agitator top loaders where the agitator moves independently of the tub, the agitator rubs on the comforter and abrades it.

A front loader with a bulky cycle will thoroughly wet a comforter, and the tumbling action gently washes it. Floating to the surface isn't an issue.

Comforters with loose filling are never the same after being washed, and it's a waste of money to buy a good down comforter and then wash it. Since we prefer to wash our comforters rather than covering them and washing just the cover, I try to stick to comforters with batting rather than loose fill.

A blanket rather than a comforter may be a better choice, if you tend to feel warm while you're sleeping and you don't sleep in a cold room. Blanket is much easier to wash and dry.

[Anonymous]

I have two laundry rooms in my house, the one on the second floor near our bedrooms has a Speed Queen that I love, but it does not have the capacity for a large duvet.

The other laundry room has the largest front loader that Electrolux makes, and I know it can handle a Queen duvet, and I suspect a King. That laundry room mostly exists because it's adjacent to our pool, but I really enjoy having both washers, because they're good at different things. The Speed Queen is fast and great for everyday laundry, but the front loader is good for bulky and special care items, and has a stain soak function that is better at getting out stains than the Speed Queen.

I am obviously a laundry room maximalist, so if your plumber can figure out how to make a commercial washer work, go for it, but I suspect the largest household front loader you can find will do what you need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a difference between a duvet and a duvet cover.

A King duvet COVER can likely be washed in a regular retail machine. Especially a top loader with no agitator. Because multiple people I know can wash a regular thickness Queen fiberfill comforter in such a machine.

If you do not have pets and do not have allergies, you may not need to wash the King duvet/insert very often. That is the purpose of using a cover. Those were designed for unwashable down bedding (before the modern era and dry-cleaning).

Look at the largest capacity top-loaders.

Down bedding can be washed and dried in a regular top loader washing machine.

You just need to either put tennis balls in with it while drying, or stop the dryer several times to rearrange and fluff the down comforter so it dries evenly. It might take a 2nd drying cycle depending on the size.

I usually use hot water when I wash our goose down pillows and comforters, but warm works fine too. Don't use cold water and you will be good to go.

** I don't know if you can wash them in those inefficient front loader machines that struggle to properly clean even clothing. But if you have a top loader, just throw your goose down bedding in the wash.

My experience is very different.

Comforters float up to the surface in top loaders, so they aren't thoroughly washed. In agitator top loaders where the agitator moves independently of the tub, the agitator rubs on the comforter and abrades it.

A front loader with a bulky cycle will thoroughly wet a comforter, and the tumbling action gently washes it. Floating to the surface isn't an issue.

Comforters with loose filling are never the same after being washed, and it's a waste of money to buy a good down comforter and then wash it. Since we prefer to wash our comforters rather than covering them and washing just the cover, I try to stick to comforters with batting rather than loose fill.

A blanket rather than a comforter may be a better choice, if you tend to feel warm while you're sleeping and you don't sleep in a cold room. Blanket is much easier to wash and dry.

So you are saying you never washed down before, and don't really have experience with goose down, since all your comforters are synthetic polyfill batting.

Feathers, down in particular, can be easily washed and dried in a regular center agitator top loader and regular dryer. A front loader is not a hood option for washing goosedown. You need the higher wather levels that a normal top loader washer provides, and the efficiency of an agitator. The front loaders are just not efficient enough, and don't provide enough water to actually clean the comforters.

It doesn't "float to the surface" (wtf) and the agitator doesn’t "abrade" it. Maybe that happens is you are washing polyester fiberfill comforters, but that never happens with goose down.

What do you think happens when feathers get wet? Just like feathers on birds go back to normal after getting wet, so does goose down.

Down is washable. It is from feathers. It dries with no issues and resumes its orginal texture and fluffiness. Just like you can get a feathered bird wet or even wash a feathered bird and the feathers resume their originsl state of fluff, you can get a goosedown comforter wet and wash it with minimal effort and no damage. In fact, it will look fluffier after washing. The feathers will redistribute and fill out the pockets where they had settled and clumped from daily usage.

You just need to machine dry it instead of air drying, because it can take a very long time to air dry.

You don't need to pay to have your goose down professionally cleaned. If you have a top loader and a dryer, just do it yourself at home.

[Anonymous]

When we moved the laundry upstairs my only criteria was a toploader big enough to wash a king duvet/comforter. I did not need to go commercial to get this-just focus your search on capacity. I now wash ALL the bedding as often as I want. Who has the time to go to a laundromat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We use two smaller covers on our king bed. It works better for our individual warm-cold preferences, and avoids the issue of washing a big comforter. You could use two matching smaller comforters if that’s what you prefer.

+1 to adjusting this way instead. I now prefer quilts and my frontloader handles them well. Still have a bit of trouble with really large heavy bathmats because it gets unbalanced just about every time. Those are going to be donated to the shelter and I'm sticking to smaller lighter bathmats too. Cleaning easily and quickly for me is more a priority than large heavy bulky things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a difference between a duvet and a duvet cover.

A King duvet COVER can likely be washed in a regular retail machine. Especially a top loader with no agitator. Because multiple people I know can wash a regular thickness Queen fiberfill comforter in such a machine.

If you do not have pets and do not have allergies, you may not need to wash the King duvet/insert very often. That is the purpose of using a cover. Those were designed for unwashable down bedding (before the modern era and dry-cleaning).

Look at the largest capacity top-loaders.

Down bedding can be washed and dried in a regular top loader washing machine.

You just need to either put tennis balls in with it while drying, or stop the dryer several times to rearrange and fluff the down comforter so it dries evenly. It might take a 2nd drying cycle depending on the size.

I usually use hot water when I wash our goose down pillows and comforters, but warm works fine too. Don't use cold water and you will be good to go.

** I don't know if you can wash them in those inefficient front loader machines that struggle to properly clean even clothing. But if you have a top loader, just throw your goose down bedding in the wash.

My experience is very different.

Comforters float up to the surface in top loaders, so they aren't thoroughly washed. In agitator top loaders where the agitator moves independently of the tub, the agitator rubs on the comforter and abrades it.

A front loader with a bulky cycle will thoroughly wet a comforter, and the tumbling action gently washes it. Floating to the surface isn't an issue.

Comforters with loose filling are never the same after being washed, and it's a waste of money to buy a good down comforter and then wash it. Since we prefer to wash our comforters rather than covering them and washing just the cover, I try to stick to comforters with batting rather than loose fill.

A blanket rather than a comforter may be a better choice, if you tend to feel warm while you're sleeping and you don't sleep in a cold room. Blanket is much easier to wash and dry.

So you are saying you never washed down before, and don't really have experience with goose down, since all your comforters are synthetic polyfill batting.

Feathers, down in particular, can be easily washed and dried in a regular center agitator top loader and regular dryer. A front loader is not a hood option for washing goosedown. You need the higher wather levels that a normal top loader washer provides, and the efficiency of an agitator. The front loaders are just not efficient enough, and don't provide enough water to actually clean the comforters.

It doesn't "float to the surface" (wtf) and the agitator doesn’t "abrade" it. Maybe that happens is you are washing polyester fiberfill comforters, but that never happens with goose down.

What do you think happens when feathers get wet? Just like feathers on birds go back to normal after getting wet, so does goose down.

Down is washable. It is from feathers. It dries with no issues and resumes its orginal texture and fluffiness. Just like you can get a feathered bird wet or even wash a feathered bird and the feathers resume their originsl state of fluff, you can get a goosedown comforter wet and wash it with minimal effort and no damage. In fact, it will look fluffier after washing. The feathers will redistribute and fill out the pockets where they had settled and clumped from daily usage.

You just need to machine dry it instead of air drying, because it can take a very long time to air dry.

You don't need to pay to have your goose down professionally cleaned. If you have a top loader and a dryer, just do it yourself at home.

DP. You are wrong about this (other than down being washable). Any washer that calibrates the water level based on the weight of the clothes will not work great, but front loaders are better for fluffy/bulky items, and most have a setting for bulky items that uses more water. The twisting/agitating action of a top loader is much worse for the down than the tumbling action of a front loader. Which is why almost all comforters have instructions that suggest that they should only be washed in large commercial front loading machines. I have found that a very large home machine will do, as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a speed queen devotee, but I take my duvet to Zips to be washed. It is just too big and hard to dry.

Me too!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Speed Queen makes a residential line which is your best bet. Unfortunately true commerical size washers (extractors) typically require a reinforced concrete pad to mount to in a thickness you won't run across often in residential construction. They do make soft mount appliances that have an active suspension system to reduce vibration but they are extremely more expensive and require significant maintenance. Both would require some electrical/plumbing work but the vibration/ weight issue is the challenge.

Interesting info.

[Anonymous]

This is the OP, actually washing my down duvet insert is pretty easy in our top loader with impeller. In my experience, once it’s saturated it doesn’t float very much. Now anything with foam, that’s a PITA. I don’t have too much trouble drying it either, it just takes 2-3 cycles with rearranging.

It’s the duvet cover, which is pretty thick that is a pain. I like it, but it always unbalances the load no matter what I put in there and I also have to dry it 2-3 times. We use a top sheet and a blanket but I still like to wash the cover regularly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a difference between a duvet and a duvet cover.

A King duvet COVER can likely be washed in a regular retail machine. Especially a top loader with no agitator. Because multiple people I know can wash a regular thickness Queen fiberfill comforter in such a machine.

If you do not have pets and do not have allergies, you may not need to wash the King duvet/insert very often. That is the purpose of using a cover. Those were designed for unwashable down bedding (before the modern era and dry-cleaning).

Look at the largest capacity top-loaders.

Down bedding can be washed and dried in a regular top loader washing machine.

You just need to either put tennis balls in with it while drying, or stop the dryer several times to rearrange and fluff the down comforter so it dries evenly. It might take a 2nd drying cycle depending on the size.

I usually use hot water when I wash our goose down pillows and comforters, but warm works fine too. Don't use cold water and you will be good to go.

** I don't know if you can wash them in those inefficient front loader machines that struggle to properly clean even clothing. But if you have a top loader, just throw your goose down bedding in the wash.

My experience is very different.

Comforters float up to the surface in top loaders, so they aren't thoroughly washed. In agitator top loaders where the agitator moves independently of the tub, the agitator rubs on the comforter and abrades it.

A front loader with a bulky cycle will thoroughly wet a comforter, and the tumbling action gently washes it. Floating to the surface isn't an issue.

Comforters with loose filling are never the same after being washed, and it's a waste of money to buy a good down comforter and then wash it. Since we prefer to wash our comforters rather than covering them and washing just the cover, I try to stick to comforters with batting rather than loose fill.

A blanket rather than a comforter may be a better choice, if you tend to feel warm while you're sleeping and you don't sleep in a cold room. Blanket is much easier to wash and dry.

So you are saying you never washed down before, and don't really have experience with goose down, since all your comforters are synthetic polyfill batting.

Feathers, down in particular, can be easily washed and dried in a regular center agitator top loader and regular dryer. A front loader is not a hood option for washing goosedown. You need the higher wather levels that a normal top loader washer provides, and the efficiency of an agitator. The front loaders are just not efficient enough, and don't provide enough water to actually clean the comforters.

It doesn't "float to the surface" (wtf) and the agitator doesn’t "abrade" it. Maybe that happens is you are washing polyester fiberfill comforters, but that never happens with goose down.

What do you think happens when feathers get wet? Just like feathers on birds go back to normal after getting wet, so does goose down.

Down is washable. It is from feathers. It dries with no issues and resumes its orginal texture and fluffiness. Just like you can get a feathered bird wet or even wash a feathered bird and the feathers resume their originsl state of fluff, you can get a goosedown comforter wet and wash it with minimal effort and no damage. In fact, it will look fluffier after washing. The feathers will redistribute and fill out the pockets where they had settled and clumped from daily usage.

You just need to machine dry it instead of air drying, because it can take a very long time to air dry.

You don't need to pay to have your goose down professionally cleaned. If you have a top loader and a dryer, just do it yourself at home.

This. Goose down is washable. It needs to get fluffed after being wet.