i put one of my balls in the dryer. Is it ruined?
1820359
Never done this myself, but try putting the poor guy in the sunlight for several hours and see if it renews it. These are so great, if one is ruined it is worth it to replace, then you'll have a spare. I love mine and recommend to anyone I can.
1276188
No, there is no odor when they are in the dryer. I love these dryer balls and even gave them to my grown kids to use. They have picked up a bit of blue color which I assume came from jeans but I haven't seen any evidence that it has rubbed off on anything else. I have used these for months and there is much less wrinkling and less drying time.
1226938
I have washed my twice ( I have dogs) and I have not had any problems with it balling up but I do dry with wool balls in my dryer. I think it looks fine not faded or anything.
635340
I believe it is, however you should take out the armor i think. I also agree with the other answer here about not putting it in the dryer.
2249583
At my husband's memory care facility, housekeeping put cover in dryer and it was of course ruined. I've not tried to contact maker but given the under $30 price I just purchased 2 more and they're holding up well.
348091
Yea, I threw the whole thing in the washing machine, I cant remember if I put it in the dryer though or if I let it air dry. It turned out great!
1521356
This has never been a problem for me as nothing from the felted balls remains on clothing. What will happen is that the felt balls will collect some lint from your clothes. If the felt balls become too linty, you just wash them separately and they are like new!
1467686
I have not tried it, but have seen reviews on wool dryer balls in general. Some people stated that they put a few drops of essential oil on the balls. However, the essential oils that I have purchased are not supposed to be used around extreme heat, being combustible. So, I was a little scared off by that.
1117711
I think machine-washing this is safe enough but I would advise against putting this into ANY dryer. I dried it on the lowest settings at my local laundry parlor and it came out completely ruined. The plastic layer of the cover had melted in many places and it came out of the dryer all clotted - I had to sort of pull the glued-together parts apart by hand, which took forever and left huge holes in the protective layer. Maybe the settings of the dryer were off but I recently washed it again and gave drying another chance (using a different dryer) - the same thing happened again. Anyway, allergy-protection encasements that cannot be washed and dried on high heat are, in my opinion, pretty questionable. I think machine-washing this is safe enough but I would advise against putting this into ANY dryer. I dried it on the lowest settings at my local laundry parlor and it came out completely ruined. The plastic layer of the cover had melted in many places and it came out of the dryer all clotted - I had to sort of pull the glued-together parts apart by hand, which took forever and left huge holes in the protective layer. Maybe the settings of the dryer were off but I recently washed it again and gave drying another chance (using a different dryer) - the same thing happened again. Anyway,... » Read More I think machine-washing this is safe enough but I would advise against putting this into ANY dryer. I dried it on the lowest settings at my local laundry parlor and it came out completely ruined. The plastic layer of the cover had melted in many places and it came out of the dryer all clotted - I had to sort of pull the glued-together parts apart by hand, which took forever and left huge holes in the protective layer. Maybe the settings of the dryer were off but I recently washed it again and gave drying another chance (using a different dryer) - the same thing happened again. Anyway, allergy-protection encasements that cannot be washed and dried on high heat are, in my opinion, pretty questionable. « Show Less
1506316
I just put mine in the washer and dryer. Looks more wrinkly now but it still works fine.
1033379
I only used mine twice, and have not tried to wash it. I suppose if you did wash it, it would have to be hand washed. I definitely do not think you could put it in a dryer.
1708635
Yes, in fact I just recently washed it as my dog had thrown up on it. I washed it in the washing machine then laid it out to dry until mostly dry then put it in the dryer for a short time. All was well.
689005
hi mary, I didn't do any prep. I didn't see any instructions that I should do so. They have a nice clean smell. We have allergies, so I do sniff everything and try to check the labels. My old jumbo dryer took all 7 balls. This new one, 5 seems to be sufficient. I'm glad I saved 2, one went missing when hubby decided to do laundry. It's probably stuck in one of his shirt sleeves.
264091
I have washed my bag in the washer before and it did fine, but I did not put it in the dryer. I let it hang dry.
1965828
I have always dry cleaned it. Not sure, but it might shrink if laundered. Hope this helps.
89253
NO! The dryer maid ball CANT be used in the washer, it is made for the dryer only. In fact, you never have to clean it, it's self cleaning.
1407880
I simply throw it in with my sheets in the regular washer and dryer. Haven't had any problems.