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I heard a good discussion today about how some people don't use dryers because they are a waste of electricity. They say that hanging their clothes dries almost as fast sometimes.
This made sense. I usually will take out shirts and pants before they are done drying to eliminate wrinkles. But the smaller items don't even require that much care. I will literally have to keep setting a dryer for extended periods just to finish drying some socks. But isn't this kind of a waste of electricity? Especially if they can get dry just as fast by hanging?
What do you think? Should they be banned for home use?
Last edited by OzzyRules; 09-08-2019 at 03:38 PM..
I heard a good discussion today about how some people don't use dryers because they are a waste of electricity. They say that hanging their clothes dries almost as fast sometimes.
This made sense. I usually will take out shirts and pants before they are done drying to eliminate wrinkles. But the smaller items don't even require that much care. I will literally have to keep setting a dryer for extended periods just to finish drying some socks. But isn't this kind of a waste of electricity? Especially if they can get dry just as fast by hanging?
What do you think? Should they be banned for home use?
Dryers damage fabrics and use energy, yes - but they are necessary if you live in a city, don't have garden/patio/balcony and/or not enough clothes or other items to wait for those to be air dried.
I don't have dryer by choice, but I understand that other people need it, and wouldn't demand that they stop buying/using them.
Not having dryer by choice is more common in other countries, even highly developed in EU, but this is America and asking to stop using washer, dryer, dishwasher, TV, computer/smart phone is not debatable.
Why not ban microwaves and electric stoves and ranges, we could all cook outside and wash dishes by hand and candles for lighting, aren’t these a waste of electricity ❓❓
Rick Steves, on his travel show talks about using clothes that wash and dry easily. He hand washes the clothes in the sink and hang dries them overnight. Inside.
I don't buy the argument that people can't do this or don't have enough space in their house to hang them. Nope. That doesn't sound right.
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