Aluminum Foil Vs Dryer Sheets
Theoretically you put a rolled up ball of aluminum foil in the dryer instead of using a dryer sheet and then you can say good bye to static cling.
Aluminum foil vs dryer sheets. I read about using a ball of aluminum foil as a replacement for the sheets. All you need is two or three foil balls made with 3 or 4 square feet 0 28 to 0 39 square meter of aluminum foil. Aluminum dryer balls will not provide your clothes with the floral scents you re used to with dryer sheets. While in the dryer they absorb electrical charges so your clothes stay static free.
They also tumble happily with your laundry softening it as it drys. Posted on march 18 2012 by victoria aluminum foil dryer balls are a green alternative to commercial dryer sheets or liquid fabric softener. Aluminum foil dryer balls help reduce static but do not get clothes as soft as dryer sheets. Made of flexible aluminum foil this is the most common type of dryer transition ducts those that connect from the appliance to the main duct that runs to the outdoors.
Roll them together in a ball about two to three inches in diamater and toss that ball into the clothes dryer along with your laundry. Let me know in the comments if this was successful for you. Two months ago i ran out of dryer sheets while i was doing laundry and desperately searched the internet for a way to dry in the dryer without getting static cling ed to death by the clothes coming out of the machine. All you need to do is tear off three sheets of aluminum foil each about a foot long.
Run the dryer as you normally would and voila no more static cling and no dryer sheets needed. Aluminum foil will also fail to soften the clothes like a dryer sheet would. Our first tip of these two laundry hacks is also supposed to save money as when you ve finished a load in the dryer you can save the aluminum foil ball for next time. To take care of the static situation make aluminum foil balls for your dryer.
Make three inch balls out of aluminum foil and toss them in the dryer. I tried it and it didn t work well.