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Post# 81054 , Reply# 1   8/31/2005 at 15:28 (6,783 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)   |   | |
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I've used something similar--a Downy Ball. It has a weight inside that opens up the top during the spin between wash and rinse fill. The only thing I've seen close to that for detergent was the Tide Kick. It was really nothing more than a measuring cup for liquid Tide with a roll-on deodorant ball for pretreating stains. Not sure if they make 'em any more, but they still make the Downy balls. veg |
Post# 81067 , Reply# 3   8/31/2005 at 18:12 (6,783 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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Post# 81090 , Reply# 4   8/31/2005 at 21:40 (6,783 days old) by Toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 81127 , Reply# 5   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,810 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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You're probably thinking of the Tide Roller Ball.It is a plastic,oval shaped device that holds about 1 cup of liquid detergent and has a ball like one on a roll on deoderant bottle to pretreat stains.You do your pretreating by tilting the ball onto the stain and rolling it back and forth to rub the detergent onto the stain then load your laundry into the washer and place the ball on top.once the machine begins tumbling or agitating,the liquid detergent automatically dispenses and is spun out during the pre rinse and final spins.I found them @ WallMart for $1 each and have seen them sincein different grocery stores i.e.Albertsons.They do work great and hold up well.
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Post# 81532 , Reply# 7   9/4/2005 at 12:08 (6,779 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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I liked the idea of the little ball floating serenely on the surface, dispensing detergent to the eager clothes below. I bet that'd work in a Maytag. :-) I just had this vision of my 1-18 grabbing the little floater, and ten seconds later, little pieces of crunched plastic floating to the surface. I mean, we're talking about a machine that likes to eat its own lint filter, for gosh sakes... LOL |