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Old 03-25-2009, 03:29 PM
 
Location: Dallas(Lake Highlands)
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A cheap alternative to dryer sheets, is to just soak a washcloth in fabric softener and throw it in with the rest of the load.

Actually, the secret ingredient in dryer sheets IS fabric softener
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Old 03-25-2009, 05:55 PM
 
Location: Elkins, WV
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Well, I used mine today. Dried 3 loads. Don't think it cut drying time at all. And as far as I could tell, it did nothing else. Except like others have already stated, make quite a racket in the dryer.
MeganAK, when you say disintegrated, do you mean that slowly bits of plastic were getting onto your clothes? Gosh, I would hate that.

No, they just started cracking and broke into pieces, I had to throw them away. But they DID get out static so that i didn't have to use dryer sheets.
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Old 03-26-2009, 09:40 AM
 
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I don't use any fabric softener at all because I am allergic. Not interested in dryer balls. I keep a can of Static Guard in the house and give everyone's outfits a quick spray each morning. I probably don't go through more than a few cans a year, so it's less than $10 a year, which is way cheaper than fabric softener or two sets of dryer balls.
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Old 04-01-2009, 02:40 AM
 
Location: SW France
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Not used dryer balls but I reckon washer balls are harmful to the clothes by their abrasive action.
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Old 04-01-2009, 02:39 PM
 
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I had never heard of washer balls. Anyway, the dryer balls are going back to the store. They do nothing for static. Maybe I need to get a brand name not generic, but I'm not going down this road again.
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Old 04-01-2009, 05:02 PM
 
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We have been told that the dryer sheets are waxey and not good for dryer??I believe our owners manual.
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Old 04-03-2009, 08:58 AM
 
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Keeping the lint filter clean will make your dryer dry as it was designed to..A dirty filter will slow down the drying time...
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