Can Dryer Maid Ball be reinflated? Mine has gone flat.
1690818
I'm sorry but I haven't tried inflating it. Has the Dryer Maid worked for you? It doesn't seem to remove pet hair or lint caused by loose fleece for me.
1690819
I haven't figured out how, if you can. Mine went flat and I ended up throwing it away.
1690820
I think it could be the same as a basketball or any other air filled product. I have not tried this, but I intend to soon.
1690821
If the valve is clogged, re-inflating it with a pump will work. But if the ball has torn or is punctured, you can't re-inflate it. I had 2 dryer maid balls that I really liked, but both went flat last week. They were not quite 1 year old.
1690822
I have not tried to inflate a dryer ball. usually by the time one goes flat I have had it for quite some time so it just gets replaced. Sorry I'm sure that wasn't much help. Did you try contacting the maker about this matter?
859794
That's a pretty tough nut. I tried and said to heck with it and stored it inflated. I wonder if a vacuum would work, now that I'm thinking about it.
928411
As far as I know, Yes. My mother in law has used it and said it goes flat again. You just have to make sure you push all the air out of it.
34847
I don't see why not. I was surprised at how little air it took to inflate. My beach ball used more air.
2019135
Yes, reuse the old dryer. Rebuild the dryer per instructions. All the parts are included with the pump to rebuild it. Mine works fine.
644828
i read the instructions that if the balls got too stringy or smelled you could just wash them with a regular load and they go back to new. have not had to do it though.
439256
Hi Alison, The ball should have come with a plastic straw. Insert this into the ball and inflate by blowing by mouth. The ball doesn't have to be inflated beyond what you can do by mouth. Just be careful when you put the white plastic plug in the inflation hole to seal it. This is where you can loose some of your pressure. This may take a few tries until you get the technique. Be ready to cover the hole with your finger after taking the straw out. Take the straw out of the ball while you're still blowing into the ball. Good luck!!
1120559
Yes, although when I received mine it was a little flat and needed to be inflated some more.
985456
I have been using it for 3 months. When it became flat I put it in the dryer, without the cover, with 2-3 tennis balls on non-heat, fluff mode. The tennis balls helped beat the fluff back into the pillow.
611557
Mine has ended up in the dryer and has come out just fine. I never thought of using it for that! Great idea!
859795
We couldn't deflate it enough to get it back into the case when we went camping. Got it home and sealed all but one valve and used a shop vac to deflate it. Worked great but we haven't reinflated yet to see if the vac was too much.
407847
Yes. Just pop it off and toss in the washer and dryer. Comes I out fluffy and ready for use again.
286449
Just toss it in the machine, regular cycle...toss it in the dryer, regular cycle...comes out like brand new!
2178845
Mine also lost air, I pumped it up once but when it lost air again I could not pump it up. I have just recieved a new one directly from the Gypsy Quilter. I emailed them and they said I could send it back and they would send a new one, I will see how this works.
1874268
Sorry, I have seen such balls but have no clue what they require for inflation? The pump works great for our air mattress!
993880
This might be possible if you were to wrap the "ports" the area where water gets in to the unit with plastic wrap or something like this so it would not get wet. Also, it works by disolving a white chalk pill when it gets wet. You might be able to replace it with a small lenght of wooden dowel rod; so if it gets wet, nothing happens. The only way it would then inflate would be if you pulled on the handle.
1298303
Mine was shipped partially deflated, so you'll want to make sure you have a way to pump it up.