Ecoballs

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[Milo]

there balls.

 

[Fab Foodie]

there balls.

There balls.
Their balls.
They're balls.

Sorry miloat...pedantry attack...it's having young kids that does it.

 

[HLaB]

Anyone use these in their washing machine?

Are they any good?

My mum uses them in her dryer and says they're good. I've never used them in my combi washer/dryer.

 

[Milo]

Thats ok i understand
IT was a childish reply on my part that caused this flaf

 

[domtyler]

We've had them for over a year, they're good, they work, get the clothes clean even at low temps.

I still use Ariel if the clothes are a bit smelly or really dirty though.

 

[Arch]

Do they not wear the clothes out though with all that rubbing?

The clothes are going to get rubbed anyway, going round and round and round and round and round against each other.

I've yet to wear out any clothes by washing, and I do mine by hand, and sometimes scrub them with a nail brush if they are grimy. If something's that delicate, you don't machine wash it anyway...

 

[User482]

I've used them for a few years now. They're ok, but you have to leave a bit more space in the drum so they can move about. Plus I find the clothes are more creased than using detergent and conditioner. I don't believe any of their marketing blurb about how they work either - I think it's just the rubbing action that gets the clothes clean.

Most times I have too full a load for the eco-balls so I use ecover bio detergent and fabric conditioner.

 

[Maz]

What's an ecoball? One of those things you pour liquid into and put it in the washing machine?

 

[NickM]

No, it's a golf-ball sized thing with chemicals inside it (and a sponge ring round it) which is good for hundreds of washes.

They work; like domtyler, we find that clothes worn next to the skin need washing with conventional liquid about 1 wash in four to get rid of stains.

 

[Maz]

No, it's a golf-ball sized thing with chemicals inside it (and a sponge ring round it) which is good for hundreds of washes.

They work; like domtyler, we find that clothes worn next to the skin need washing with conventional liquid about 1 wash in four to get rid of stains.

ok, never heard of them before. Might give it a try. No doubt my wife will say they're not up to the job.

 

[Arch]

ok, never heard of them before. Might give it a try. No doubt my wife will say they're not up to the job.

Get a new wife?

I'd give them a go, but I don't have a washing machine, and I don't think they work by hand...

Dunno about Soapnuts either - seen them in Lakeland though...

 

[palinurus]

Wouldn't golf balls work just as well?

 

[Maz]

Wouldn't golf balls work just as well?

They'll only be good for getting the tea-off.

 

[Fnaar]

Wouldn't golf balls work just as well?

I put one in with my shirts, and I got a hole in one!