me , I do i put my towles, jeans, sheets, blankets and other big items on the line to dry them. after they are dry i put them in the dryer with a dryer sheet for like 10 mins or so instead of the hour or more it would take to dry a load of jeans. am i the only one?
2007-06-07 09:32:10 · 33 answers · asked by panda 6 in Environment ➔ Green Living
Ya, you have a great idea about that. I don't like when my clothes and towls are all stiff. So 10 minutes in the dryer would work great! Also the clothes dryer heats up my apartment like crazy in the summer!
2007-06-07 12:38:23 · answer #1 · answered by Just Me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not easy to dry-line where I live. Between the sudden rains and the pollen and the pine trees I would end up needing to rewash every load over and over again. I am considering some sort of dry-line system I could place in my garage, but I haven't found one right for my situation just yet. Any advice? In the mean time I make sure to clean my dryer filter, adjust the drying time to the type of clothes and so on.
2007-06-07 09:59:58 · answer #2 · answered by Green Me 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dry the towels in the dryer because it would take to long to dry on a drying rack plus they're softer and I line dry our clothes after 10 min. of drying in the dryer. It is much easier on the clothes to line dry.
2007-06-07 15:29:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We used to when we lived in the country but now that we're in the city our back yard is so small that our cloth line would be in the alley way.
It's an awesome idea though. I'm gonna start doing it again when I have a bigger yard.
For now I let them drain in the bath tube and put them in the dryer for a shorter time.
2007-06-07 14:57:24 · answer #4 · answered by OptimusFan1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grew up in Colorado and we had a line in the yard you can also buy round types that fit on balconies and in smaller yards. I never saw the need for the 10min in the dryer though line dried clothes always smell so nice and are softer. We even hung clothes out i the winter and although it took longer they still dried - they froze first but they dried.
2007-06-07 13:05:48 · answer #5 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, I live in an apartment and don't have the ability (except my towels). They again, as a guy in a non-sweating job I have very little laundry to do each week (sheets, 2 jeans, 4 shirts, towels and my "unmentionables")
My lil brother lives in the country and they use a line all the time.
He also gathers all of their "grey-water" from washer, sinks and the roofs in a cistern for irrigation and fire-fighting.
2007-06-07 12:45:25 · answer #6 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not own a dryer so all my drying is done on a line.
But there is a little difference here in Japan we use a clothes pipe.It sits on two hooks in the balcony.Majority of the Japanese dry their clothes this way.You can find a dryer in the coin laundry.
2007-06-07 11:39:58 · answer #7 · answered by thumba 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've been begging my boyfriend to install a clothes line in my yard for the last 3 years.... I have the tinyest washer and dryer and it takes forever to dry clothes. But now, i'm buying a new house, and, by god i'm going to dry most of them from now on outside. ;) I can't wait!!! lol
2007-06-07 11:40:16 · answer #8 · answered by Silver Thunderbird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's a really good idea. Sure, it takes a little longer, but it's well worth it. It saves you money for the dryer and power bill. Plus, it helps reduce your energy consumption, thus helping the environment. If that's not enough, your clothes are less wrinkled.
2007-06-07 12:15:39 · answer #9 · answered by Eric B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the summer I always put my clothes out on a line to dry.
2007-06-07 09:43:45 · answer #10 · answered by thinkGREEN 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋