Ball, Fabic Softener Dispenser (Pack of 3),Blue,22.86 x 22.86 x 7.62 cm; 226.8 Grams

I was a little sceptical as some reviews said it opened prematurely, or didn't open at all - but have used it a few times and it works perfectly (even though I have a front loader!). My dispenser tray kept blocking - no idea why - so this seemed to be the perfect solution (no pun intended!) and it works exactly as expected. Brilliant.

I wasn’t convinced these balls would work, but they absolutely do. Brilliant idea. My washer wasn’t dispensing thick fabric softener so I thought I’d give these a go. FANTASTIC. Good value price and do the job. I also don’t need to be constantly cleaning the dispenser drawer on my washer.

Works really well and saves on fabric softener.

When it opens it works well, sadly it doesn't always, or can open partially/too late to realise all contents. That said we use it in a front loader automatic machine (as drawer dispenser wasn't working) and it's a definite improvement. Works well on longer faster spin cycles.

Amazing

The washing machine's dispenser tray stopped working, as it's fairly old, I decided it's not worth the repair cost and decided to try using this. Works okay but difficult to determine at what point the fabric softener is released. Suffice to say that I'm using twice the dosage of softener to get the same result as when the machine's dispenser tray was working. I assume this may be due to it being designed for an American top loader, not the usual UK front loader. Addendum: After 17 washes the first plastic chain broke. Perhaps that's why they come in sets of 3.

Love them

Our washing machine had stopped taking softener from the tray which was becoming a problem for us, and my other half had heard of the Downy Ball, so we decided to give it a go. It's a pretty basic product, you open the ball by pressing in the top plug, fill it with softener and pull the plug up to close. It goes into the drum with the washing and automatically opens during the wash. It's very easy to use and to keep clean, and now our clothes are soft and smell fresh once again! Recommended.

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Todo correcto funciona bien i deja la ropa bien,enpojoza al aplicarlo downy Automatic.

Perfect for washer with no fabric softener dispenser:))

Works great for keeping clothes soft when there is no dryer

It functions perfectly and as described. I don't know for long the mechanism will work, but for now, this little mech device solves all my issues. 10/10