Balls that you put in the dryer

[irishwashguy]

What happened? I saw these at the Oregon state fair for more than this.I was a Grocerie Outlet in the Hollywood District in Portland for cheap. Do these really do what they say that they are going to do? Or indeed are these just a waste of money and unsoften someones' walet?

 

[irishwashguy]

Look at the price

A bargin or a rip off?

 

[pulsator]

I use these all the time in our "American sized" dryers. They seem to help a bit with fluffing, they don't work by themselves in my opinion, but in addition to liquid fabric softener, they help!

 

[kenmoreguy64]

My mother used these until a couple summers ago, and she would swear to you that using them, which can produce a heavy 'thump' in the drum, caused fatigue in a wiring plug/terminal at the motor start switch. This almost led to the scrapping of her 1983 Kenmore dryer.

I was determined to fix the dryer, which wasn't heating, and found a wire plug from the start switch to the heating element to be fatigued and hanging loose, which broke the circuit to the element.

It was fixed after that, but the dryer balls went in the trash. This may have happened anyway and was therefore unrelated, I don't know, but I don't see why that wiring plug/clip would have been fatigued, as it had never been touched prior to it's failure.

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[laundromat]

I Never put my balls in the dryer! Mine go in the washer to keep the clothes from tangling.

 

[danemodsandy]

Chuck:

"I Never put my balls in the dryer! Mine go in the washer to keep the clothes from tangling."

So - you get much shrinkage on a cold-water cycle?

Couldn't resist!

 

[autowasherfreak]

I have been thinking about trying these. I have seen them at Bit Lots, but I don't remember the price. When drying comforters, I would add a couple tennis ball, same principal I guess.

 

[tlee618]

I use them as well and since I use very little softener I do think that they help with staic cling. They do make some noise when you first start the load but as they warm up it is much less.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Blue balls?

I'll pass.
Just a tad gimmicky for me!

 

[rpm]

Buy some tennis balls.
They work just as well and not nearly as loud, and the dog can play with them too.
I didn't find they controlled static and stopped using them a week after I bought them. They are really noisy when they are cold and hard. Hated the sound of them banging around

 

[spoodles]

I don't believe the claim that they cut drying time, however they do make towels feel softer and fluffier without adding softener.

 

[thomasortega]

I'd love to have those balls.
Efficient or not, it´s one more item to my collection.

 

[mrboilwash]

The print on the bottom of the package reads:
No Chemicals ! Hypoalergenic... Healthier !

Considering that it`s probably a cheap Chinese product I wonder if that is also true for the plasticizer fumes they release in the dryer`s heat ?

No thanks, I think I rather hang on to liquid FS sparingly used.

 

[panthera]

While it is certainly true

that dryer balls help unclump the feathers in down products, there was a recent spate of fires here in Europe caused by them.

Seems some unscrupulous dealers are selling balls designed for massage or as toys as dryer balls. They are astonishingly inflammable.

By all means give them a try, but watch those first loads like a hawk. If they aren't designed for it, you could have a problem.

I never was much of a fan of blue balls, always seemed easier to me to just take things in hand oneself.

 

[laundromat]

danemodsandy

My balls never shrink in cold water here!It never goes below 78 degrees!they stay firm and hard.The fuzzy skin around them stays soft to the touch and feels great across the face.

 

[cleanteamofny]

Toggle's darling,
close your eyes to the note above!!!

 

[toggleswitch2]

LOL already saw that.

But the rule here is if you can't add anything to a thread; don't post.

That post says it all, n'est ce pas?

I was going to say I have seen balls with the spikes being singed/burned at the ends, but I wouldn't want any misinterpetations! (HA!)

 

[toggleswitch2]

That dryer is way too hot if you burn the spikes!

Move away from the campfire and open flames and don't burn your balls!

 

[thomasortega]

LOL