A blanket
Could I put an electric blanket (coils are never used, just the blanket itself) in the dryer on just AIR? If I’m right, that doesn’t use any hot air, correct? Let me know, please. THANKS!
I wash mine (coils and all) in the gentle cycle, then throw it in the dryer on low heat. Just make sure it doesn’t over-dry. It should be fine. I’ve washed mine like that so many times already with no problems.
I tried using the washer again and it keeps pushing all the polly or cotton on to one side, now i have to buy a new comforter
You may have to use an oversized washer like those in a laundrymat. I have to wash mine there. I also use the gentle cycle when washing. If you can’t do this,you will have to resort to dry cleaning.
I have an electric blanket and I’ve been wanting to wash it. I want to know if there is a special way to wash it. It’s not hooked up or anything, I just use it like a regular blanket. I’m just concerned about the heating coils. Do I treat it like a normal blanket or does it still need special care?
It can be washed on the gentle cycle but I never put mine in the dryer because of the coils. I always hang mine on the backs of chairs to dry.
I made a blanket and I have a Basset Hound and he made it all smelly. How can I wash this blanket without it falling apart? Can I machine wash it? Or would that distort the blanket? Also the blanket weighs 4 pounds and 5 ounces if that makes a difference.
the blanket is made from a combination of wool, acrylic, and 100% cotton.
If you know your blanket is made of a man-made fiber (acrylic), or cotton, it can safely be washed in the machine. Cotton can also be machine dried, but acrylic will be damaged by the heat of a dryer (the yarn will lose it’s bounce) so should be dried over a rack outdoors in the sun and a breeze. Wool and other animal fibers can be washed in the machine on a very gentle cycle with a wool wash, but are best loaded into the machine after it is filled with water, with the wool wash added, agitated only enough to swish things through and thoroughly wet it. Then stop the machine and let it sit for an hour. Then move the machine to the final spin cycle and spin the water out for a couple of minutes. Wool wash will take most odors out, but you can put about a half cup of white vinegar in the water as well. The also put this either out flat on a sheet in the sun to dry or over a rack with the weight of the ends supported so it doesn’t dry stretched (wool will bounce back when wet again). If most of the water is out, lay it over a bed and aim a fan at it to dry it quickly works on a rainy day.