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Wash balls.

PostPosted: 14 Oct 2022, 12:25
by Workingman
Following on from the 'Guess what I just ordered' thread.

Does anybody use them?

I have had one on the go for the last three weeks and they work OK on lightly soiled garments, but they need a conditioner to make clothes smell "washed".

But be warned - they are useless on stains such as soup, ketchup, wine etc. those things still need detergent. And if you are doing whites make sure everything is white - proper white.

Re: Wash balls.

PostPosted: 14 Oct 2022, 12:37
by Ally
I've never heard of them but that title gave me a right good laugh! :lol: :lol:

Re: Wash balls.

PostPosted: 14 Oct 2022, 13:00
by saundra
They are just used to move washing around in a washer or drier to aireate?the load
Absolutely useless
If worked in launderetts for years and absolutely loved
My job :lol:

Re: Wash balls.

PostPosted: 14 Oct 2022, 13:08
by jenniren
I've got the dryer balls. They are supposed to stop the washing from tangling, but tbh don't really work.

Re: Wash balls.

PostPosted: 14 Oct 2022, 14:16
by Kaz
Ally wrote:I've never heard of them but that title gave me a right good laugh! :lol: :lol:


Ally :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Wash balls.

PostPosted: 14 Oct 2022, 14:17
by Kaz
jenniren wrote:I've got the dryer balls. They are supposed to stop the washing from tangling, but tbh don't really work.


I had some, pretty hopeless :?

Re: Wash balls.

PostPosted: 14 Oct 2022, 14:24
by JoM
Be no good for us.
Joe has a liking for white tops, and also a liking for ketchup :? :lol:

Re: Wash balls.

PostPosted: 14 Oct 2022, 14:56
by cromwell
Ally wrote:I've never heard of them but that title gave me a right good laugh! :lol: :lol:


Yes, was it a statement or a reminder?

As for dryer balls, I have showers now, not baths!

Re: Wash balls.

PostPosted: 14 Oct 2022, 15:38
by cruiser2
I am following the instructions which were given to me by my wife long before she became ill.
I put two different powders in one of the sections in the drawer and Comfortin the centre section. Don't use balls or any other gimicks.
Sometimes put a tablet in whichis supposed to stop lime scale. Not really neded as I live in a softater area.

Re: Wash balls.

PostPosted: 14 Oct 2022, 22:26
by Workingman
Cruiser, they are not a gimmick, as such.

Most of us wear and wash things after a couple of uses, and for those they are OK. It is what we now do.

However, they are not good for heavily soiled garments, such as workwear. They need a good wash with detergent.

No one way is perfect.