can you wash a comforter in hot water, when it says wash in cold only?

Question

My dog had an accident and I would like to steam it out

Answer 1

Put some "dawn" dish soap on the area you want cleaned, rub it in good, then roll the comforter up and put it on a gentle cycle in the wash with cool water. This will do it.

Answer 2

It isn't advisable for you to wash your comforter in hot water for a couple of reasons. First, washing it in hot water may make it shrink or cause the colors to fade or bleed. If the outer fabric of the comforter shrinks at a different rate than the batting, it will cause to comforter to become lumpy. Hot water may also damage the batting -- it depends on what the batting is made out of.

As for using hot water, I have read that hot water can set both the stain and odor from urine. One of my cats urinated on my comforter when she was sick so I washed it in cold water with a cup of vineger. Once the wash cycle had started, I stopped the washer and let the comforter soak for about an hour, then started the cycle again and let it finish. I then ran the comforter through a second washing with my regular laundry detergent.

I checked to make sure the stain had been removed before I put it in the dryer.

Good luck!

Answer 3

You would probably not be able to get all the urine out by just washing...maybe if you washed it twice? Idk, I've never had luck getting the urine smell out of anything. oh assuming doggie pee'd of course. Anything else I am sure hot water is fine. Air dry it if you can or put it on gentle "no heat".