Not genius, I know - but is it a really terrible plan? I have so little space to line dry indoors (no drier).
2007-10-31 00:29:57 · 9 answers · asked by h 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
where i am, weather is more humid than snowy... i suppose it could take weeks for it all to dry out there!
2007-10-31 12:53:57 · update #1
as long as there is not frost or snow on the ground go ahead, but if the temps are freezing or below dont or it will get to be frozen wet clothes and it isnt a pretty site at all...
2007-10-31 06:35:21 · answer #1 · answered by THE UK WILDCAT FAMILY 10 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised with drying clothes outside. In the blizzard of 1978, yes I'm 43, we had 10 foot drifts on our road. We hung out the laundry for a couple of hours and then brought inside and let thaw. Most items dried in the 2 hours, it's called freeze drying. The only time not to hang out is raining or snowing actively. You will save on the electric bill as well!
2007-10-31 12:59:22 · answer #2 · answered by gigglings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I, too, have no drier. I hang all year. It just takes a little longer, unless it's really windy. The only problem I have ever had is if I leave them out and it snows. I just make sure to shake them well as I take them off the line.
2007-10-31 08:03:29 · answer #3 · answered by saaanen 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In your rinse cycle try putting some salt in your water the salt will prevent the cloths from freezing on a normal winter day and will help the clothes to dry.
2007-10-31 08:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by jane r 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i hear ya. i have a very small 2 bedroom house with a small dryer. and i like to save on my electric bill. i do have a laundry room. so i went to lowes and bought a closet rod, it came with the stuff to hang it. it is white and adjustable. i think it was only $8.00. i hung that across my laundry room. so i can now hang a lot of stuff inside. hope this helps ya.
2007-10-31 08:02:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the air is much less humid in cold weather so if it doesnt freeze it should dry...
2007-10-31 08:17:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I remember my mother hanging my younger siblings diapers outside in the winter. They froze, but they also dried.
2007-10-31 08:13:48 · answer #7 · answered by EvilWoman0913 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
we hang ours outside in the winter, the water will freeze and fall off [when the wind blows the cloths] it will work,
2007-10-31 07:46:37 · answer #8 · answered by William B 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If it's freezing outside, the clothes will just freeze stiff and when you take them inside they will unthaw and still be wet...
2007-10-31 07:34:32 · answer #9 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋