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I have had cotton T-shirts, underwear, and some cotton socks my entire lifetime (I am 67) and have dried them in a dryer my entire lifetime. There is absolutely no damage and all those cotton things last a long, long time. I am totally mystified as to what you are talking about.
"When repeatedly machine dried at high temperatures, cotton fabrics eventually tear more easily than those tumble-dried at room temperature, drip-dried indoors or dried outdoors by sunlight, the study concludes.
Abrasion from the tumbling action of dryers also contributes to fabric damage."
-Amercian Chemical Society
Personally I've noticed that many of the collar on shirt are stretched out, while other shirts have shrunk.
Seriously? There are neighborhoods that ban drying lines outside?
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Usually they are called Deed Restricted Communities and a comity of home owners write up a list of rules and regulations that the citizens of said community have to sign a legal paper saying they will abide by said rules,
Hanging out laundry would definitely be verboten.Some other rules would be what color you could paint your house,what vehicles you can park in your driveway, Your landscaping has to be properly maintained and conform to a set standard, it goes on and on and on..
today was wash day at my house, sheets, towels, socks, undies, t-shirts, hung on the line, blowing in the sunshine. My bedsheets will smell good tonight!
today was wash day at my house, sheets, towels, socks, undies, t-shirts, hung on the line, blowing in the sunshine. My bedsheets will smell good tonight!
I used to work at a major retailer that sold appliances. We had a lot of people looking for Energy Star rated appliances to get rebates from the local power companies. To be Energy Star rated an appliance has to be a certain percentage more energy efficient than an average appliance in that class, and at that point no gas or electric dryers had achieved that (I don't know if any have yet or not). So when people would come in looking for an Energy Star dryer I would walk them to the front of the store and show them the clotheslines. Most folks didn't really appreciate my sense of humor, but I did sell a few!
I used to work at a major retailer that sold appliances. We had a lot of people looking for Energy Star rated appliances to get rebates from the local power companies. To be Energy Star rated an appliance has to be a certain percentage more energy efficient than an average appliance in that class, and at that point no gas or electric dryers had achieved that (I don't know if any have yet or not). So when people would come in looking for an Energy Star dryer I would walk them to the front of the store and show them the clotheslines. Most folks didn't really appreciate my sense of humor, but I did sell a few!
Love it,
But your right, there is no such thing as an energy efficient dryer.
I don't like the stiffness of air-dried clothing (especially jeans), so I usually let them air dry and then, when they are dry, throw them in the dryer for about 3-5 minutes, which softens them up and usually gets the wrinkles (mostly) out.
Also, as someone with allergies, I don't let my sheets air dry outside.
Condo rules forbid outside drying (fear it will realistically illustrate the income level of this place) but I do dry some things inside during the winter to add humidity.
Seriously? There are neighborhoods that ban drying lines outside?
Unfortunately yes.
There are some who think that it's low-class or they prefer not to see someones undergarments because they're too uptight.
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