Fur Zapper is a small device which can be placed in the washer or dryer to collect pet hair from clothing. Does it really work? Here is my Fur Zapper review.
Where to Purchase
Fur Zapper costs around $11-$15. The official product website (discussed below) and Amazon (where I purchased it) both have a double offer for $14.99. Fur Zapper can also be purchased at Walmart.
About Fur Zapper
Fur Zapper is a pet hair remover that is added to your washer and dryer. Lint and fur then accumulate on the unit instead of remaining on the clothes. The official product website is furzapper.com, which was registered in December 2016. The screenshot below shows how the product website looked in July 2018. As of this June 2020 update, the website still works, although the “Buy Now” button on the homepage appears to be broken.
Claims & Features
- Will not damage clothing
- No toxic chemicals
- Hypo-allergenic
- Can be used over and over again
- Manufactured in the United States
Fur Zapper Review
This interesting device came across my radar from user requests and then social media posts extolling its virtues. FurZapper is a soft rubbery disc with a pawprint cutout that is designed to lessen fur and lint in your laundry. To use FurZapper, you simply toss it in your washing machine with a load of clothes, then move it to the dryer along with the same load. Ideally, fur and lint will stick to this (and not to your clothing) and then disappear down the drain. At first glance, FurZapper slightly resembles the Scrub Daddy sponge, as they are both yellow disks with a cutout shape. This item, however, is soft, smooth, and pliable.
I ran several tests with the FurZapper to try to see how it worked compared against a regular load of clothes without it. Having four pets in my house made it quite easy to accumulate a significant amount of pet hair on my test clothing. What I learned after several loads with and without FurZapper is that my washer and dryer seem to do a pretty good job of eliminating pet hair and lint from my clothing without the need for such a product. In other words, most of my tests resulted in nearly identical shirts without any fur. There was, however, one shirt in my first load that came out covered in pet hair and lint in my regular load, but mostly fur-free in my FurZapper load.
After all of my tests and continued use for the next six weeks, I was able to conclude that FurZapper definitely works, but is probably only necessary if your washer and dryer fail to remove lint. Because of this, I still throw the FurZapper in all of my loads in order to minimize any potential pet hair or lint that may hang around. I should also point out that reps from the company suggested using two FurZappers in the same load in order to maximize its effectiveness, which I regularly do now.
I didn’t have much of a fur/lint problem before, but there was always an occasional item of clothing that would sometimes come out of the dryer with hair on it. After using FurZapper regularly for nearly two months, I do feel that it makes a difference.
Two-Year Update (2020)
It is June 2020 and I still use the Fur Zapper with every load, although I will say that it appears to be at the end of its life. Is two years an acceptable amount of time for this to last? I believe so, but other consumers may feel differently. The material has degraded over the past two years, as you can see in the image below.
After two years, I still can’t say how much of a difference it makes in my laundry, but I’ve continued to use it “just in case” due to the large amount of pet hair I deal with on a daily basis. I believe it has a modest effect, although it’s difficult to prove that with any amount of certainty. I suggest perusing the comments on Amazon to see the wide range of consumer opinions there.
FurZapper works similarly to the Friends Forever Wool Dryer Balls that also help remove pet fur in the laundry. Those are also reusable and cost about $18 for six.
Your Fur Zapper Reviews
Have you used Fur Zapper or something like it? Tell me your thoughts in the comments below!
Updated June 2020.