Unlike in the U.S., tumble dryers arent common.
A lot of homes have acombination washer and dryer machineand weirdest of all, its often in the kitchen.
While this can vary widely, were currently in a house with exactly that.
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Although the dryer works fine, its notgreat.
Plus, the loads usually come out wrinkled andfull of static, especially in winter.
Recently, I decided to find out if either dryer balls or laundry sheets would improve my life.
The Spruce / Jorge Gamboa
As it turns out, yesone of these items has officially changed my laundry game.
While there are a few different kinds, the options mostly come down to either wool or plastic.
After reading thepros and cons of dryer balls, I opted to go for a wool version.
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I set my dryer to ninety minutes, which is fine for a medium-sized load.
With the optimism of my new dryer balls, I set my first load to just an hour.
So far, dryer balls would be hard to beat.
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They seemed unnecessary and kind of wasteful, and they aren’t widely available in the U.K.
When I went to buy some, I wanted to opt for something unscented.
That proved too difficult, so I chose instead a simple lavender smell.
Because of this, I set it to my usual ninety minutes.
When the time went off, all was fine.
It was exactly the same as when Idontuse laundry sheets, but with a vague lavender scent.
They dont get fluffy like they do in the big machines back home.
Instead, they get kind of crunchy, and they’re always wrinkled.
Plus, it only took me ninety minutes to dry them instead of two hourswins all around.
The Verdict: Dryer Balls Forever
In the end, there was a clear winner.
And in the meantime?
Ill have to explore other ways to use my leftover dryer sheets.
