Washing rolling into a ball

I wish I'd thought to ask this questions months ago because surely someone on GN will know the answer.

Up to 2 years ago I lived in a house and never had this problem. Now I have to use a communal washing machine and it happens all the time. I end up with washing draped all over the main cabin. Grr!

Is it the make of machine?

Sorry. The dryer is communal as well and I end up with partially dried stuff.

It's a mystery that is for sure.
I tried putting towels in with the duvets but only ended up with the towels INSIDE the duvet and a huge ball.

Always remember to do up the duvet, this stops things getting inside.

I would have said that the drier isn't big enough to accommodate the size of the duvet ? Thus why it goes into a ball.

Same problem here, duvet cover rolls up into a bsll. Sheets and pillow cases don't !
Forever unravelling. Duvet cover when forced to dry indoors

Put them in separately.

They are put in separately dry sheet and pillow cases, then do the duvet cover.

Set the timer for a short time, get the cover out, shake it, replace it, set for short time, repeat. I think it's the only way. Persuade management to install one (or more) of the old fashioned pulley style airers?

Always remember to do up the duvet, this stops things getting inside.
That's probably a good idea but by the time you've undone it to take off, done it up again to wash it , undone it to put it back on, done it up again ……

I've only noticed it doing this recently - so why?

Put them in separately.
The duvet cover still rolls into a ball. It is a relatively heavy cotton one.

EllanVannin my new tumble drier has a larger capacity than the old one.

It's a mystery.

I've had to use a launderette a couple of times recently, the duvet dried beautifully and didn't end up in a ball.

The dryers were enormous.

Is this less of a problem with single size duvets?

I ve never had this problem or I ve never noticed this as a problem I just pull them out and fold them and never seen any balls Is it a new dryer ?

Some tumble dryers only go round one way. Better ones go one way then the other.

Hang your washing on the line instead.

Only had this problem since buying a new dryer which only revolves in one direction.
Just take cover out and give it a shake before putting it back in dryer.