On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:24:52 +0100, Farm1 wrote
(in article ):

"Sally Thompson" wrote in message
On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:01:50 +0100, Farm1 wrote
"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message

Double duvets are too bulky to fit in normal domestic sized
washers,
let alone tumblers.

True, but I've done it with a winter weight queen sized duvet. I
just
had to be very careful about how long I let it run to stop
overheating. Short bursts only. With the duvet and all the
tennis
balls inside, the poor old domestic drier was struggling but it
still
managed well and has done so a number of times :-))

Tennis balls? Your duvet plays tennis in the tumble dryer?

I've always used half a dozen tennis balls when I dry my duvets but it
makes a hell of a racket as the drier tumbles. The tennis balls keep
the drying feathers moving. They break up clumps of drying feathers
and help the feathers dry evenly.



Right! Well I really didn't know that, so thanks for the tip.



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