<p>The dry cleaners?
The laundry mat?
Special fabric cleaner?</p>
<p>It’s a thick comforter so I’m afraid it won’t fit in laundry mat machines.
Also, this isn’t a spot stain. I just need to get rid of the smell and hanging it outside to dry and spraying febreeze doesn’t do it.</p>
<p>dry cleaners</p>
<p>i’m going to do that. thanks. let the pro’s handle it right? i might as well ask them my question too</p>
<p>I wash comforters in the regular wash, but separately and with a tennis ball thrown in (helps them keep their shape).</p>
<p>i didn’t know the tennis ball trick. I think I’ll try it.</p>
<p>I have mine washed at the laundrymat. I have to have the attendant do it because comforters are too big to fit in their regular machines. I prefer this to dry cleaning, which would leave in the comforters that horrible and toxic dry cleaning smell.</p>
<p>let’s be honest, it depends on how expensive your comforter was, and what it’s made of.</p>
<p>you can try to wash it in a washer and dryer but if you do put it in the dryer, make sure you put it on the “Air Dry” settings… Comforters tend to be flameable.</p>
<p>The larger front loaders at the laundromat are the best way to clean a comforter. A large capacity home front loader would do a nice job too, unless you get into King size. Dry cleaning will leave it smelling toxic and agitator washers will tend to pull at it and, at least after repeated washings if not after the first, cause damage to the inner batting that results in a lumpy comforter.</p>
<p>If the comforter is washable, a large capacity front loading washing machine at the laundromat should do just fine. When you use a front loader, you can “fill” it, but don’t “stuff” it. I say this because the laundromat might have more than one size large capacity washer. I also recommend you get HE (high efficiency) detergent because it has less suds and rinses better. Front loaders get out more water and so the stuff takes less time to dry.</p>
<p>If it is down, it should be washed, not dry cleaned. I wash my down comforters with Woolite HE. Dry with tennis balls to break up the down clumps as it dries. I put each tennis ball in a clean sock to prevent fuzz transfer.</p>
<p>Both down and fiberfill take a long time to dry. </p>
<p>Most comforters don’t need to be dry cleaned, some shouldn’t be dry cleaned and that is the most expensive way to clean it. You can take it to the cleaners and pay for them to wash it – check the price first. Do this once or twice and you could just buy yourself a new one. Some laundromats will let you leave it and they will wash it – will cost less than taking it to the cleaners. Washing and drying it youself will be the cheapest, but will take more of your time.</p>
<p>^ and you aren’t a professional. it’s really easy to mess up a good comforter in the home washer, or even worse one of those laundromat washing machine that beat the crap out of your stuff even on the quote unquote “delicate” cycle.</p>
<p>True, I have never received a dime of compensation for my 35+ years of doing laundry. I do believe I am extremely knowledgeable on the subject.</p>
<p>Want to know what happens when you take something to be dry cleaned? Watch this – [HowStuffWorks</a> “How Dry Cleaning Works”](<a href=“http://science.howstuffworks.com/dry-cleaning.htm]HowStuffWorks”>How Dry Cleaning Works | HowStuffWorks) It still goes in a big, front loading machine but is cleaned with a solvent, not water. </p>
<p>Yes, I would take an heirloom to a paid professional. A front loader should be fine for your typical college student comforter.</p>