A SAVVY mum has revealed her simple clothes drying hack which can slash your energy bill by up to £233 a year.
Kayleigh Taylor, from Fife, regularly shares cleaning hacks on TikTok – @cleanwith_kayleigh – where she boasts 2.1 million followers.
In a recent video, she showed herself catching up on a big pile of laundry.
And she used a bargain £13.99 purchase to make sure her clothes dried much quicker in the tumble dryer.
The Boss It rapid dryer ball reflects heat onto wet laundry within the drum which slashes the time and energy required to dry it.
Kayleigh said: "Had 45 minutes spare this afternoon to try and get some jobs done, so I had already washed my bed in this morning, so that was me just chucking in the dryer.
"If you haven't tried the Boss It rapid dryer ball yet then I highly recommend because it definitely speeds up your drying time.
"They work fab."
The average household on a dual fuel tariff is forking out £1,834 a year on gas and electricity compared to £1,277 two years ago.
And the high cost of energy has us all looking for ways to save on drying clothes – with many people choosing to ditch their tumble dryers completely, opting for a heated airer or dehumidifier instead.
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But the tumble dryer ball allows you to still use the handy appliance and save money.
If you use your tumble dryer four times a week, it's estimated to cost you £334.88 a year.
But the tumble dryer ball could slash your annual bill by £133.12, working out at £2.56 a week.
And looking at maximum savings, if you load up your tumble dryer every day you could bring your yearly costs down from £586 to £353 – saving £233 a year and £4.48 a week.
Describing their handy product on their website, Boss It bosses said: "Save money and time drying your laundry with Boss it rapid dryer ball.
"It makes your tumble dryer more efficent so you can save up to 40% on your dryer bill."
They added: "A tumble dryer works by blowing hot air on a small area of the dryer drum, which is very inefficient.
"Our patented ultra-reflective tech redistributes heat around the drum by bouncing heat back into your laundry, reducing the time and energy required to dry it.
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"Other dryer balls help air circulation, but they also absorb a lot of heat and reflect none.
"Boss It allows hot air to circulate but won’t absorb heat, it reflects it into the wet load making it faster at drying clothes than other dryer balls."
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