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Skipping just ONE clothes-dryer load, and air-drying, can reduce your carbon footprint as much as burning an LED light for 275 to 350 hours (depending on its wattage).
For several years now I have air-dried shirts, underwear, socks and similar light, often-worn clothing.
Reason being that as a practical matter dryers are very harsh on these articles of clothing and shorten their useful lives.
If in parallel such practice reduces electricity use, electricity bills and carbon footprint, so much the better.
I also put the wash cycle on manual. Not sure if that helps too, but it may do.
Now heavier articles such as blue jeans, towels, bed sheets, etc. are another story as a practical matter living in a building in a humid climate where a clothes line is not an option.
What about using one of those high speed clothes spinners? They are suppose to get most of the moisture out so that clothes dryer needs less time. Anyone use one?
What about using one of those high speed clothes spinners? They are suppose to get most of the moisture out so that clothes dryer needs less time. Anyone use one?
Hotel Collection is the biggest trickery out there. They are soft when put out for display, but after the first wash, they're toast. Caro (available at TJ Maxx / HomeGoods) stays as soft as Hotel Collection after multiple washes, and they're only $8 for a full size bath towel vs. what, $30 for Hotel Collection at Macy's.
I already line-dry most clothes, but there are some things like towels that really are better machine-dried. Anyway, we have a gas dryer.
I air-dry everything. Don't mean towels being a little harder. Great body massage
And yes, high spin washers help a lot with the drying time - 1400 spin speed and higher. And I don't mind ironing.
No dryer at my home, by choice.
You guys are missing the real point the OP is making - that humans are evil and that the planet would be better off without them. I don't want to call it self-loathing, because of course, these self-proclaimed Gretas never include themselves in that category, for they are "green" and as we all must know by now, Green is Good.
That being said, whenever I have something like a blanket that holds a lot of residual water, I'll throw it over a line in the basement for a few hours before putting it in the dryer to finish the job - at least in the winter. Helps to humidify the house. I'll similarly let used bathwater lose its heat for a couple of hours before draining it in the winter as well. But it's just common-sense living, not a "religion".
who knew there were charts and measurements people take of humidity indoors?
i just knew something was up when i lived in a town where the housing lease required me to have the windows open on a daily basis. and even when i did that, including west facing afternoon sunlight, mold grew on the walls. Literally on the walls. On the flat surface of the walls mold would appear in between the time i went to work, and came home in the afternoon.
i also developed health problems from the damp and sadly had to move. it was a beautiful small town, i walked every day by the water and saw herons and other wildlife daily.
Yeah well, I don't line dry because I live amongst a variety of trees. Between the large amount of tree pollen and the bird shyt, no thanks! I see that tree pollen on my car and it's a mess.
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