Eco Wash Balls

[PigeonPie]

I was thinking about buying some of these but they're quite expensive so I want to know, firstly, if they work and secondly, if they might damage the washing machine. My sister was told not to put a liquid dispenser in her machine as it was making the 'lifters' come adrift - she ended up having to have a new drum (not just because of the dispenser though). I have seen the balls and they are quite big - any ideas?

May I ask what temperature you all use to wash whites?

I have a weird machine that will only let you do a 90 degree wash if you also do a 60 degree pre-wash, which seems absolutely insane, even to someone who has been rather, erm, slow on the ethical uptake.

BID TV, sell the enviro wash balls, and enough refills to make 9oo washes, they usually go for around £15, cut down from £75, they are supposed to be the best on the market.

30 for everything here.

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NA - yes they look same.

I'm a Soap Nuts fan myself, tried the Ecoballs and wasn't overly impressed, but I have a theory that it depends what sort of water you have. In Oxfordshire we have very hard water (Thames Valley). I love soapnuts but as with balls you do need to pre-treat stains.

Phenomenal cost advantage, around 3p a wash, I believe Persil was costing me 20p a wash, so that's a huge saving. I do buy the odd pack of Persil (small size now!) for really grotty stuff like end of term PE kit but on the whole it's soap nuts all the way

i hav three girls one is eight months soap nuts are ace but need to add handful of eco friendly nappy wash to them for whites.