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So i jsut did laundry, but realize my hat stinks....winter hat. Usually within 5 min of getting out of the shower i'm fully dressed (including hat and gloves) and out the door. (not gonna walk 20 min to the atm to get $1.50 just to dry 1 peace of clothing)

So i wanted to wash it, but it definatly wont' be dry by 8 am and the windchill right now makes it -10.

Got the idea from seinfeld......but yeah, i've microwaved thinner materials before and it worekd.

I just put the hat in for 2 minutes on high and it was steaming hot but soaking wet. I'm afraid i'll lose its structural integrity a well before its dry.

Think microwaving on low or medium for 10 minutes is better?

Also, what is a good oven temp. I currently am using my oven as a heater and have it at 550...but feel with the door closed, that'll be too hot.....or if i leave it open, should that be fine? (i'm assuming the coils don't change heat, but they shut off when the desired temp is reached....

2007-02-08 16:16:57 · 19 answers · asked by My name is not bruce 7 in Home & Garden Cleaning & Laundry

Thanks for the responses...didn't know that about the oven catching houses on fire things.

I'm a guy in college, i don't own a hair dryer and iron my clothes by hanging my clothes in the bathroom and letting it steam up.

2007-02-08 16:39:59 · update #1

Know the oven isn't cost effective, but the heaters are all electric anyways. All of them have been on full blast for 2 months straight and the room never got warmer than 60.

I've duct taped all my a/c's....plasticed the windows...even duct tape my door at night (lose heat to teh hallway).

2007-02-08 16:43:17 · update #2

Not tryign to defend anything, main question still stands, just for the side remarks...my responses

Yeah i'm not domestic.....i pay friends $50 to clean my apt every month and my cooking is only done in the microwave.

Bought 3 thrift store beanies actually....its a college town and they all ended up being kids size. The normal beanies are $25 min (school's logo is on em).

Space heater requires a 20-40 minute wait for a bus....long johns, t-shirt, sweater, fleece, winter jacket do nothing against this wind.

2007-02-08 17:00:52 · update #3

19 answers

if you use the oven turn your oven on then open the door about a fourth of the way and lay your hat on the door. But keep an eye on your hat. it should be dry in no time. But let the oven heat up first.

2007-02-08 16:24:06 · answer #1 · answered by BRENDA P 1 · 3 3

I don't know much about drying the hat but my family has used the oven as a heater for years. It's really no different then any other heating source if you are careful. If you just want to warm the place up and will then turn it off 550 is what I normally do. If I'm going to leave it on for awhile I normally just keep at at 350 as it will do the job. For a combo of the both, turn it to 550 until you are warm enough and then turn it down to 350. Ignore these spoiled rich kids who don't understand the necessary things people do to survive. Its easy to tell someone to spend money they don't have when you don't have to worry about where your next dollar is coming from. Until someone offers to buy you all the things they are saying you need (which you don't), screw em. Someone mentioned drying your hat on the door, I've done that. Stay close though and flip it halfway.

2007-02-08 21:17:35 · answer #2 · answered by D. L 2 · 10 0

I'd suggest you just make one of your layers tomorrow a hoodie, and wait for the hat to dry.

A microwave is not going to dry something thick and heavy very easily, because any water that evaporates is going to have nowhere to go. An oven is a bit better in that regard but you run a much higher risk of it catching fire instead.

You might have slightly better luck with the microwave if you wring out the hat as much as you can first.

It sounds like your oven is electric; keep in mind that ovens are not meant to be used as heaters, and electricity is the most expensive way to produce heat, so your electric bill is going to be insane.

My old landlord made it clear that if he suspected us of using the oven to heat the house, he would not replace it if it was damaged or "wore out." So you may also wish to keep that in mind.

2007-02-08 16:35:58 · answer #3 · answered by kilauea0612 4 · 0 0

As far as the microwave goes i think that might be okay, they did say you could microwave your sponge to sterilize it . But your oven no no no no, my husband is a fireman and i can tell you heating your house with your oven is not a good idea. I would think it would be more cost efficient to buy some space heaters and make sure not to put anything flammable near them. I know desperate times sometimes call for desperate measures but wouldn't it be safer and more cost effective to just buy or a new hat or a used one at a thrift store so you then have 2 hats one to air dry and one to wear?

2007-02-08 16:29:52 · answer #4 · answered by noone 6 · 0 0

CAUTION, your oven is not going to shut off if you leave the door open until it has heated your whole house to 550. This can cause a fire to start in the wall behind the stove, where the electrical plug connects to the socket. Many houses have caught on fire in Chicago, because people are trying to get warm by turning the stove on and opening the door. You can leave a gas burner on top of the stove on, at a low setting in the day time, but please never leave either the top burner or stove on at night. Have you tried ironing the hat with an iron on a towel until it is dry.

2007-02-08 16:30:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anne2 7 · 2 0

I agree with the other answers not using either the microwave or the oven for drying and/or heat sources.

Three ideas for the future:

1) Get yourself another hat so that when you wash it, you have a back-up.

2) Use a product like Febreze or Clorox Fresh Care and spray the hat down. It will take the smell away until you can wash it.

3) Ask one of your neighbors if you could borrow their hairdryer.

2007-02-08 16:44:56 · answer #6 · answered by Amber Eyes 4 · 2 0

easy..

1. Place Microwave on 50% power... in the power options - this slowly heats clothes.

2. Place a bowl with not a deep drop, in the middle of microwave or dry without bowl if you have less saturated clothes... this lets water evaporate away from clothes quicker, and will Dry quicker.

3. place 1 shot glass in each corner of the microwave with an ice cube in each of them (as the heat and water vapour escape from your clothes the water in the air attracts to the ice and will drop in the shot glasses and condense. This pulls the moisture away from your clothes and into the shot glasses.

4. bunch clothes in ball to begin with so areas don't dry over others and melt. (During the drying cycle the microwave will need to be opened and clothes shuffled and put back into ball to distribute an even heat.)

5.once a good heat is reached clothes should be separated allowing air space this lets water vapour in the air near the clothes to escape and microwave power reduced to 25%.

Easy!!!

Alternately buy a washer dryer. Or make your own.

Like this link for me to post how to make your own dryer at home.

2014-07-09 09:16:18 · answer #7 · answered by Liam 1 · 1 0

Microwave Gloves

2016-10-14 11:19:08 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Turn the heat 350 and put the hat on a clean frying pan and put in oven .Be for you do this put the hat between two towels and press till no water come off then dry .

2007-02-08 16:45:08 · answer #9 · answered by Elaine814 5 · 0 1

Never even came to my mind to dry anything in a microwave.
Oven...mmhh...either. I did try the blow-drier (for hair usually!!).
Why dont you buy a dryer? Maybe next time you need to think more in advance and make sure the hard to dry clothings are fully dried for when you need them.
For now...blow-drier! I also think it may use less electricity than the full oven.

2007-02-08 16:30:00 · answer #10 · answered by Skyblue 3 · 0 1

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