How can I wash the insert of a bean bag chair?

Question

Is it ok to put the insert (with the pellets) in it in the washing machine? The pellets and the insert smell and are dirty. Thanks for your advice.

Answer 1

You can wash the whole chair if you want to but its hard on your washing machine. If you do I would safety pin the zipper closed to make sure the pellets don't come loose because it is quite the mess to clean up. For how much the pellets cost at Walmart etc its really not worth the wear; and tear on your machine to wash them. Wash the bag and I agree with the previous poster that you should just replace especially after wasting a lot of time cleaning up the mess if the bag breaks.. :)

Wash the outer bag as usual but pour a cup of vinegar in the rinse to help eliminate odors.

Answer 2

Throw the pellets out and buy new ones.  Any superstore that sells beanbag chairs usually also sells bean refills.  Then wash the insert the way you would wash sheets or blankets and use bleach and some fabric softener to get rid of the smell.