So that caring for warm clothes does not play an evil part with you, you need to know how to wash a winter jacket in a washing machine. Those who were able to successfully cope with this recommend machine wash, but who are unlucky - and the jacket went to landfill, consider this a risky undertaking. In this article, we will take care of winter clothes and give clear instructions for manual and automatic washing.
Washing rules: mode, temperature
Speaking about whether it is possible to wash a winter jacket, you need to navigate the rules for caring for warm clothes. Although the recommendations are common to all clothing for the winter, they will still help you understand how to wash your jacket. Consider how to properly care for and monitor her:
- In preparation for washing completely empty your pockets . Unfasten all removable parts: fur collar, decor, knitted items, if any. The hood can also be washed separately.
- Any clothes both on synthetic winterizer and polyester will react poorly to intensive mode, so you need to choose careful programs with minimal spin.
- Throw filler into the drum to preserve filler balls for washing . If there are no special ones, use regular tennis ones - this will help the filler not get off.
- One rinse will not be enough - the detergent penetrates deeply into the down jacket or jacket, and not wash it at a time. Press the button " Double rinse ».
- Give preference professional liquid products . From a thing with both natural and artificial filler, the powder may simply not be washed.
- Do not soak your parka or other jacket - it will harm the filler.
- Determining at what temperature to wash clothes, lean towards low temperature cycles - no higher than 30-40 degrees . Hot water adversely affects the "filling."
- Having found complex stains, rub them with soap before washing, and even better - treat them with a special tool.
What to wash
An equally important stage of washing is the choice of a product. The lion's share of success depends on him. If you ignore this recommendation and wash with powder, be prepared for white spots and stains. A review of professional “chemistry” will help you find the right tool:
- Grangers performance wash - high quality gel, activated in cold water. It is excellently washed out of the fibers of any fabrics, including fillers.
- Lion - shampoo for outerwear, developed in Japan. Perfect solubility is accompanied by excellent leaching. There are no allergens in the composition.
- SODASAN Active Sport - German shampoo used when washing sportswear is also great for down jackets and jackets.
- Holmenkol Natural Wash - shampoo for the care of outerwear for any season. The composition does not contain aggressive components, which does not prevent it from actively fighting stains and washing out for 1 rinse.
- Cotico - A budget option for both sportswear and regular clothing. It is also used for washing jackets. It works at low temperatures, removes stains of various nature, rinsed in a couple of rinses.
Important! If you haven’t found any of these gels in the store, ask for a detergent for sportswear — 95% will do.
Machine wash
Those who decide to wash the jacket in the washing machine will need our useful instruction with tips:
- Prepare the jacket for washing by checking the pockets. Fasten all zippers, buttons or buttons.
- Load the item into the drum.
- Throw balls at him.
- Close the hatch.
- Understand in what mode you will wash your clothes. Some AGRs are limited to the “Delicate” or “Hand Wash” modes, while other models have the “Down Jacket”, “Sportswear”, and “Duvet” modes - all of them are suitable for such a case.
- Turn on the extra rinse to improve the quality of the process.
- Adjust the temperature: select 30 degrees, maximum 40.
- Reduce the spin speed during the spin cycle to 400-500 spins in 1 minute.
- Start the wash and wait for the cycle to complete.
Drying
The jacket is dried in the same way as a sleeping bag or ski suit, which we wrote about in the relevant articles. Lay the product on a dryer, ironing board or large table (if it is not wooden or not from chipboard, fiberboard). Lay fleecy towels or a blanket under the jacket and over it - this will help to absorb excess moisture faster. When drying, straighten the folds manually and turn over, shake the product every few hours.
Important! Move the drying area away from radiators and heaters. Do not hang in the sun - choose dark, but ventilated places. Do not dry in the AGR even if you have this option.
How to wash a winter jacket manually
You can also manually wash a down jacket or jacket - this is even more useful for such clothes. But manual washing will take more time and energy than a machine wash. Consider several important factors:
- The jacket requires a long rinse with several water changes. The ideal option is to shift the jacket from one container to another, for example, from the basin to the bath and vice versa.
- Water needs a lot.
- Twisting is prohibited, you have to wait until the excess water drains by itself.
- Wet heavy jacket should be brought to the place of drying. Care must be taken not to tear the fabric - when wet it is more vulnerable to damage.
The washing process is as follows:
- Prepare the jacket as described above.
- Put enough water into the bathtub, dissolve the gel in it.
- Put the jacket in the bath for 10-15 minutes.
- Next, wipe the stains with a sponge, treating the outer and inner parts of the clothing.
- After the jacket is saturated, and you finish wiping the fabric, flush the water.
- Fill the rinse bath. Perform the procedure 2-3 times.
- Drain the water and wait for the water to drain from the jacket.
- Squeeze out the remaining water slightly, but do not twist.
- Dry as described above.
To summarize: automatic washing of winter outerwear is not prohibited, if certain rules are followed. And for those who want to preserve the attractive appearance of the jacket for a long time, tips on hand washing will help.