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Fabric softener is a scam (lemm.ee)
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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Dryer balls supposedly help with this

From what I've heard, dryer balls help the drying process by warming up faster than the wet clothes and drying from inside the pile. And even if that turns out to have been misinformation, I'm not too annoyed by it because it's a single low-cost expense whereas dryer sheets are consumables

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago

Yup, I saw a reasonably well-conducted study that verified they decrease dryer time.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So I live in a super dry climate. I've gotten static shocks that leave my hand numb (not from the laundry, taking off layers while wearing rubber boots) because it's just that dry here.

Dryer balls don't work for static in my experience. Put a couple pins in it? That didn't work. Dryer sheets are pretty much the only thing that actually cuts it as far as I can tell.

[–] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

You are correct. Only way to remove static is dryer sheets.

[–] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But dryer sheets soften and reduce static. I have never had that with dryer balls. While they do fluff of and make softer, then never remove the static.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Let me ask you this: is static that big of a problem?

I only have it happen for 1/10 of my loads in the winter due to low humidity. And the only things affected are my bedsheets

[–] waterdog9@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago

warming up faster than the wet clothes and drying from inside the pile

not sure how true this is, but they do help dry clothes faster because they're knocking everything around more which distributes the air/heat better