Is having a clothes dryer necessary? (sale, items, old)
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It's really not necessary here in SoCal, and I do hang about 75% of our laundry, but I also have to admit that towels, specifically, become hard and scratchy when I hang them up. I put those in the dryer, as well as sheets, which are too large for me to hang on a rack.
That's horrible. I know that there can be a fire, I've just never known anyone it happened to.
I don't leave anything running (except the refrigerator and heat) when I leave the house.
The ironic thing about dryers and fires - the kitchen toaster is the most dangerous item in your house.... NEVER leave your toaster plugged in....
clean out the dryer lint vent every time you take a load out of the dryer. Pull off the vent in the back and vacuum it out every couple of months and there shouldn't be a problem...
Speaking only for myself, I have used the clothesline, the dryer in the apartment basement, the laundromat, and my own dryer in my own basement. These were all utilized at one time or another when I was busy taking care of five children.
The "children" are now responsible for their own laundry in their own houses. I'm the only one who has to wash (and dry) my own clothes. The dryer is the least exhausting way to dry my clothes and so that's my choice.
I do have lines in my basement so I do have another option.
It's necessary for me/modern living. I feel no pride is pretending things aren't necessary if they are. When I do laundry I want to put things away after drying and not make a project out of it. I'm not that bored.
This microscopic damage happens in the washer TOO, heck, just WEARING clothes all day is damaging them. I never had clothes fall apart, they get stains on them, I get into something that rips a hole in my jeans, or the knees wear through.
I have the same washer and dryer for the last 18 years, never had a fire yet and I wash an average of 5 loads of laundry a week, including lots of dog hair impregnated shirts, jeans and blankets, the trick is CLEAN the machine and the vent out!
I buy 5 pairs of jeans on Amazon, wear one a day, that means each is only washed and worn once a week, at about $18 each with free shipping they are hardly worth getting upset over worrying about microscopic dryer damage over months, geez!
I can't fathom putting wet laundry up on a line or clothes rack to dry in humid times, and with the bugs and insects all over outside looking for moisture and water, birds and bird crap, and so on. It takes 20-30 minutes to dry an entire load in a gas dryer and hardly uses any gas anyway.
I wear my jeans several times before washing, unless they got dirty for some reason.
I wear tops twice.
Undies - only once!
I do have work clothes for around the house that I will wear multiple times before washing. So I don't wear my good clothes for chores around the house.
It's necessary for me/modern living. I feel no pride is pretending things aren't necessary if they are. When I do laundry I want to put things away after drying and not make a project out of it. I'm not that bored.
If using the dryer is a necessity (for instance, towels, steaming wrinkles out, or if it's raining or cold outside) I use it, but I enjoy hanging clothes and bedding outside. They smell FANTASTIC and sun is a natural disinfectant. (Great for dog beds!) I don't think less of people who don't do this, but I also don't do it because I'm "bored and looking for a project." I do it because I like the results and therefore the tiny extra bit of time (about five minutes - it doesn't take long to hang clothes out on the patio) is time well spent for me.
Question about line drying. I read about so many people loving the scent of line dried laundry, but when I did it, all I smelt was the laundry powder scent. What am I missing?
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