Have You Tried Tumble Dryer Balls?

Tin foil?! Never even knew this was an option. Just saw the spiky rubber ones and the wool ones.

FG280 As clothes tumble around and rub against one another in the dryer, they exchange electrons. ... Throwing a few balls of aluminum in the dryer will fight this. The foil balls both discharge any static buildup that the clothes may experience and help keep the clothes separated, which should speed up the drying process.

Leannexxx thank you! Makes sense, just never heard of it! If I give it a go, will let you know.

Hoping I can get a year or two more from this machine

Leannexxx great tip! Never heard this before. I’ll give it a go

gerrykelly25 hope it works for you

Is that just normal tin foil for cooking on balled up?

Imnotcheap yeah hun can reuse them aswel

Leannexxx thanks will give that a try later

I have used tennis balls in the past for my down gilet. Will never forget how it looked when i first washed it ... complete panic that I had ruined it

Thank you! Think I will give them a try, see if they speed up the drying time. It is definitely taking longer now that the machine is getting older

FG280 I’m sure you’ve already done this but it might pay you to empty the filter once a week.

Pjran I clear the wee fluff trap every time, but gave the actual filter a full clean yesterday. Just hoping it isn't on its last legs. Things are taking at least 50% longer to dry now!

Thank you! Think I'm definitely going to try them. Spied them today in home bargains for cheap. Nothing to lose

Worth a go, FG280, if they are a good price. Just be aware I found that they make quite a bit of noise so may not be very good for using late evening.

That's what I noticed about the tennis balls, AlisonBayne noisy!!!

Imnotcheap I have that problem too. They disappear for a time then suddenly appear again. And they get stuck in sleeves. They certainly make towels more fluffy.

Grannyclock good to hear it's not just me