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By Randy K. from Toronto, Ont
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07/24/2009
I agree with Puppermom, I dry inside out and completely dry outside, then throw in the dryer on LOW for a few minutes to soften up. I don't use a sheet, I use the liquid, that way the sheet doesn't leave marks on my clothes (seems to do so when I drop in a dry load to soften).
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07/22/2009
I just resurrected the outdoor clothes line in an attempt to cut down on the astronomical electric bills we have in S. FL during the summer. The AC has already been tuned up, has clean monthly filters and is set at 78--but the 10-14 dryer loads a week I do just has to be adding to the expense (as well as making the AC work harder due to the radiant heat from the dryer!).
Note a few posters saying that outdoor drying is wreaking havoc on colors and is too stiff; hang your whites and lights right-side out..natural bleaching. For colors, hang them inside-out.
I hang the clothes until almost dry and throw them with a dryer sheet in for only five minutes. Everything feels and smells the same as if they'd been in the dryer the entire time.
Am still waiting for my first full electric bill since "going green" and am anticipating some kind of drop--going from an average of 2240 minutes of dryer time a month to 336 has to be making a difference.
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(Archived Jul 21, 2009)Saving Energy Drying Laundry
If time slips away and the load completely dries before rescuing it to put back into the dryer, then take a hand towel and get it wet. Wring it out then put in the dryer with your dry clothes and put on high for 4 minutes. It will remove wrinkles and get clothes back to the feel that we love, right out of the dryer.
Please do not put clothes outside to dry if you have allergy issues.
Have a happy day!
By Kim from Rogers, AR
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By Glenn'sMom
By Barbara
The only reason I would use a dryer would be to fluff up the towels when they are almost dry, but as I give them a really good shake before hanging out, they always come back fluffy anyway. However, living in Australia, I only need to do this if it's raining for a long time as we get loads of sunshine where I live, even in winter, so there's no need for me to even own a clothes dryer. (08/12/2008)
By Wendy from Oz
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