How to wash a blanket in a washing machine?

Blanket is an indispensable thing for your sleep to be strong and calm. The most popular are sintepon. They are light, voluminous and very warm, at the same time quite inexpensive. But in any case, there is a time when washing is simply necessary, due to the fact that it accumulates dust and various sweating emissions. Despite the fact that this procedure scares many, we will tell you how to wash the blanket in a washing machine so that it retains its appearance and tactile properties.

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Which method of care is better to choose?

As with every item, all the bedding elements also have their own tag, on which the manufacturer indicates all the information on the care of the product. Therefore, the first thing you should do is to study it carefully. It is from there that you learn the washing method and the necessary temperature regime.

There are following ways to care for a synthetic blanket.

• Dry Cleaning - this method is best chosen when the product is large and other methods simply do not give the desired result);
• Hand wash;
• Machine washable.

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Is it possible to wash the sintepon blanket in the automatic machine?

Non-woven raw materials do not suffer at all during intensive processing. Therefore machine wash does not affect at all on its texture.

Important! Synthetone blanket is so non-judgmental that you can choose a washing schedule with a large number of revolutions. This will not spoil its appearance or tactile properties.

Despite the ease of care, you still need to take into account some of the nuances:

1. When choosing a detergent, it is best to choose the gel options. They stretch well and do not settle on the fibers of the material.
2. If the weight of the product allows, then it should be wet before washing.
3. Ensure the integrity of the cover. If it is somewhere torn, then the filler can fluff and clog the filters of the washing machine.
4. Do not use machine drying.

Choosing the right temperature mode

Regardless of which type of care you choose, the water temperature should in no case exceed 40 degrees. This is more than enough for a complete cleaning of various contaminants, while the texture of the filler does not suffer.

Important! Cases for sinteponovyh fillers are sewed from soft and sensitive to various temperatures of fabrics. Therefore, such a temperature regime prevents their rapid wear.

If you still decide to wash at high temperature, then in this case you will have to use powdered products. This is due to the fact that helium concentrates lose their properties completely.

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How to wash a blanket in a washing machine?

After you have thoroughly studied the instructions, you can go directly to the wash.

Important! If you select a sintepon blanket on the tag, you will see a prohibition on machine washing, you should refuse it. Most likely, in this case, instead of a quality filler, its analog is placed.

How to wash a blanket in the washing machine:

• Remove and thoroughly wash the powder. It should not contain detergent residues from the previous cycle.
• Pour a special helium concentrate into the powder container to wash the sintepon blanket.
• Inspect the blanket for defects. If there are small holes, they should be sewn.
• Twist it with a "tube" and put it into the drum, close the hatch.
• Select the washing mode. It can be: "Gentle washing", "Bulky things" or "Duvet".The most important thing is that the temperature does not exceed 40 degrees.

Important! In order for the detergent to completely wash out, a double rinse function should be used.

• Turn off the spin and drying functions.
• Leave the blanket in the drum for one hour. During this time, all the water drains from it.

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We wash the synthon blanket by hand

Although washing the blanket in a washing machine is an ideal option, nevertheless, there may be a number of reasons why this can not be done. For example, the weight of the blanket exceeds the allowable load rate. Therefore, sometimes you should resort to a manual version. In this case, the sequence of works is as follows:

1. Type in water at a temperature of 35-40 degrees.
2. Dissolve the detergent.
3. Check for any flaws on the case, eliminate them, if any.
4. Blanket in the bath should be laid evenly - so that its water covers completely.
5. Then the most interesting. You need to get into the bath with your bare feet and gently begin to stamp on the blanket. Do for half an hour.
6. Get out of the bathroom and drain soapy water.
7. Collect cold water and rinse the blanket with your hands.
8. Dirty water should be drained. The rinse process should be repeated at least 5 times.
9. When the blanket is already rinsed and the water is drained, leave it in the bathroom for 1-2 hours to cover the leftovers.

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How to dry properly?

After washing the blanket from the sintepon, it should be dried. This is very easy to do, since the sintepon is not inclined to lose weight in lumps, respectively - no additional physical costs are required to break them.

Dry it better in a horizontal position. The ideal time of year for this procedure is summer, as it dries up in about 4 hours. Every 40-60 minutes, you should approach and shake well, turn the product over. So sinteponovy filler will be evenly and quickly dry.

Important! It is not recommended to dry the blanket near the heating appliances.

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Specific points that may arise:

1. Dry cleaning at home without special reagents should not be done. Therefore, you better take the blanket to dry cleaning or use a different method.
2. If an unpleasant odor began to emanate from the blanket, which does not disappear after washing with the air conditioner, it means - in the fibers the process of accumulation of chemicals began. In this case, you will not be able to do anything, and this bed linen will have to be replaced.
3. Although the sintepon is not susceptible to the formation of lumps, for complete certainty before washing in the drum, several tennis balls should be put.
4. Washing should be done every 3-5 months.
5. If you decide to put the function "Spin", then it should be no higher than 800 revolutions.

Washing a sintepon blanket is a very simple task. Due to its unpretentiousness, it will not give you unnecessary worries. The most important thing is to take into account the above rules and recommendations, and then you will succeed!