With energy costs as high as they are, one habit we all have a hard time breaking is using the clothes dryer after we wash our clothes. Line drying is ideal, but many of us don’t have the time to line dry consistently. Not to mention, the space it requires to hang line outside. For those of us that live in an apartment, this is not usually even an option. We must work on improving the efficiency of our dryers.Additional information can be found at http://news.instyle.com/2011/06/24/bethanie-mattek-sands-tennis-ball-jacket-alex-noble/. One way to do this is with tennis balls.
Tennis balls? Yes, tennis balls. Just make sure they are brand new, so they don’t make your clothes dirty again. They won’t harm the dryer one bit, and have long been known to add some extra fluffing to comforters and pillows. Very few know that tennis balls placed in any ordinary dryer load of clothes can actually speed up the drying process, leading to less energy used, and money saved for you. Just throw in two or three with each load, and they will move the clothes around more than the dryer does alone. They also prevent your clothing from sticking to the dryer barrel. This extra movement allows the hot air to circulate better in the dryer, knocking 10-20 minutes off of your drying time.