How to wash a heated throw
Every Cocoonia throw, underblanket and cushion has a controller that unclips. That one detail is what makes the textile machine washable. Here is the whole routine.
Before the wash
- Unplug the lead from the wall.
- Unclip the controller from the textile. The connector stays on the textile; the controller and its lead come away.
- The controller never meets water. Not a rinse, not a wipe with a dripping cloth, not the steam of the bathroom. If it needs cleaning, a dry cloth.
In the machine
Wash the textile at the temperature printed on its own care label. That label is stitched to the product you are holding, and it is the reference: the right temperature is a property of the model, not of the category, so we print it there rather than print a guess here.
Use a mild detergent. Wash it on its own or with similar fabrics, so the connector is not caught by a zip.
After the wash
Dry the textile flat. Do not wring it: the heating element runs through the fabric, and twisting it is the one thing the routine asks you not to do. Do not iron it, for the same reason: an iron presses heat against the element.
Before the controller goes back on, check the connector is completely dry. Then clip, plug, and it is ready.
How often
A throw over your lap does not need washing like bed linen. Wash it when it needs it, and before you put it away for the summer. Stored clean, dry and loosely folded, it comes out in October as you left it.
Why the controller comes off at all
Because a heated textile you cannot wash is a product with a short life. We chose controllers that detach on every product in the range, so the electronics come off and the textile goes in the machine. That is the whole design brief, and it is also why the connector is small enough to forget in the wash. It is built for exactly that.
Next: The timer, explained, the other half of living with a heated throw.