Wash balls - Laundry balls - Eco balls (merged)

Mado

I don't know if it was precisely that type of ball, but my sister stopped using hers after it ruined the rubber seal on her front loader...

meadowcat

Thanks for the link to the previous thread Squeaky. Looks like opinion is very divided. I suppose there's only one way to find out and that is to try them. There are some cheaper ones about and I wouldn't mind trying them for £8-10, but I would be miffed if I had spent £35 and they hadn't lived up to the claims.

Thanks to everybody who replied.

Rikki

They don't last as long as they say. It depends on whether your water is hard or soft.

squeaky

As far as I can see they're the "modern" equivalent to bashing your washing against a rock beside a river. I doubt that a machine can do as well though

squeaky

Caterina wrote:

Lakeland does them too and they cost a lot less - I think about £8

here's the link (won't someone please refresh me on the tags used to make a link without having to enter the whole caboodle!)

http://www.lakelandlimited.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/GBP/DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=RWcM6Goz9WXayikBgNUH7sLz_7vtpo2fE1k=?ProductID=naTCy5OSvycAAADrNVMh2ECV

I haven't tried them but I recall there had been some discussion about them before on this forum - does anyone know where?

Caterina

There's a very good guide to doing links written by sra. If you look at the bottom of our Welcome sticky at the top of the forum listing (or just click on the blue "Welcome" in my signature below) you'll find links direct to his tutorial pages.

gemmaj

I have heard it said that the machine does do as well with nothing added at all! I think it was Which? (although I'm not positive!!) said they couldn't find a difference between a machine without anything added and a machine with the ecoballs in them. Worth a go before you buy?

Badgergal

Well I like mine. You're right that you don't get a washing smell - but I still use vinegar with a few drops of eucalyptus in place of softener, and that can scent your clothes.

bluep

Well, I won't be trying these then!! However, just wanted to say that we bought the 2 dryer balls that you use in place of softener in the tumber dryer and they are great - the clothes smell faintly of lavender and are lovely and soft when they come out. WEll worth the £10 they cost.

wigginsmum

We've started using the dryerballs too instead of tumble-sheets, and they're very good - get the towels etc soft. We gave up on the ecoballs as they weren't getting clothes clean.

Jules

1sttimer_2

I'm sure I've read a discussion about these somewhere on here but don't know when/where so please move if necessary.

Has anyone bought/used these Eco Balls for their clothes washing? I saw some in a shop and they were expensive (about £42) but would like to know others opinions of them before buying them. The idea of them sounds great but it didn't seem to be a moneysaving scheme but more of an enviromental one.

Hope you can let me have your views on this.

Thanks