What Happens If You Add A Dry Towel To A Dryer Full Of Wet Clothes?

Sometimes, it feels like the dryer takes an eternity to finish drying your wet laundry, but a dryer hack you'll wish you learned in school. Several and even say that adding a dry towel to your wet clothes will shave off drying time, making the endless chore of laundry a bit quicker. The idea is that the d. The bulk of the towel may also help to make sheets balling up in the dryer a thing of the past and . While there is to this laundry hack, it's and there some .

For this trick to work properly, the towel must be removed from the dryer after approximately to . The the towel should stay in the dryer with your laundry.   If you tend to start the dryer, walk away, and forget about it, this probably isn't the hack for you.

Though , this likely Others claim that the  but . After the dry towel has been tumbling with wet laundry for a while, it'll , to hang dry.

While , it's not a magic trick. told Family Handyman, "[This method] might have a slight effect on drying time, but it's unlikely to be a significant reduction." Unfortunately, this method could also your towel and , so if you want to keep your towels soft and fluffy, you should avoid this laundry hack or use an old towel. While it with a dry towel, it for this hack to become a common practice in your home.