laundromat prices have gone up!
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Sheets are the only thing I dry 100% in the dryer. Everything else, I take out of dryer when still pretty damp & hang them on hanger on on the 4 clothes lines I have over my washer & dryer. I do almost no ironing when I do it this way & only use a tiny bit of fabric softener in the winter.
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Originally Posted by Flour Sack Mama
Is line drying an option? I think my grandma dried all of the quilts and sheets on the line. Are you concerned about fading?
I was able to put 3 quilts in one of the largest washers and 2 comforters in another. Not much would fit in the smallest (cheapest) washers. The dryers were 50 cents for 10 minutes. I ran them all for at least 20 if not 30 minutes. Boy, a couple of those dryers ran really hot, even on medium!
My son and daughter living in Korea do not have a dryer. They have a nice sturdy rack to dry everything on. We Americans are so spoiled! But I like it!
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Originally Posted by crafty_linda_b
I agree with flour sack mama about the line drying. If that is possible for you to do. I live out of town and my closest neighbor is 3/4 mile away from us. I asked DH to put up a clothes line for me out back and he did it yesterday. Now I line dry the clothes til they are just a little damp. Then finish them in the dryer long enough to get the stiffness and wrinkles out. A friend of mine told me her daughter started doing this and her electric bill dropped $55 the 1st month. I hope mine drops too. It's been pretty high lately. crafty_linda_b
maybe I don't want to buy a new dryer...lol...
of course, my dryer was like 20 years old, so it was an energy hog....if I bought one of the new ones, it wouldn't cost as much to run as the old one.
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