• eneff
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    11 months ago

    I don’t get why people would waste energy on drying clothes with a dryer if you can just as well air dry them.

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      11 months ago

      Air drying gives me crisp clothes. Using a dryer with fabric softener gives me nice and soft clothes.

      I want soft clothing. So I use the dryer.

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        11 months ago

        Honestly, for me personally this doesn’t make any sense.

        Firstly most fabric softeners are terrible for the moisture wicking abilities of fabrics. You should never use them on towels, bed sheets or any clothing that you expect to absorb sweat to some degree. They are known to contain chemicals that can pollute the ground water and they also cost money.

        Now taking into account all that and the fact that using a dryer is very energy intensive, I find making all those comprimises just because you want your clothing to be soft is less than understandable.

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      11 months ago

      So… currently it’s 28 deg. F. (-2.2 c) outside. so obviously I can’t put them up outside. (todays high is 41f, 5 c. So even if it cracks above freezing, it still won’t be dry anytime today.) Historically, we would be at -20f, and would have been for the past month or two, and would be there for the next month, too. (you have no idea how freaky this winter has been here. 55 in jan/feb is… terrifying.)

      I don’t have the space to hang up bedding (top sheet, bottom sheet, comforter. pillow cases), 3 loads clothing, whatever loads my GF has, the towels, wash cloths, dishcloths and random other bits that need to be washed on a regular basis inside.

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        11 months ago

        I live in a 190sqft (18m²) single bedroom apt and I have the space for it. The amount of people that have even less space should be pretty low. At least the drying rack folds up and hides behind a cabinet. The dryer doesn’t.

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      11 months ago

      if you can just as well air dry them

      IF.

      Pervasive mold is one of the drawbacks of living in my (beautifully forested and wet) part of the world. I can’t line dry my cloths because stuff I’m allergic to will grow on it, rendering it unwearable.

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        11 months ago

        How does the season or it being rainy or not change anything? I have been air drying my laundry all year round for the past eight years and I live in a pretty rainy climate.

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        11 months ago

        Well, so you can’t reasonably air dry them. I’d use a dryer then, too.

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          11 months ago

          That’s kind of the point. You said you can’t imagine why anyone would use a dryer. I’m giving you a pretty concrete answer lol there are millions and millions of
          people like me around the world. Air drying is not always an option.

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            The second part of my initial statement was supposed to be a conditional. Forgive me if I didn’t phrase that correctly, but English isn’t my native language. I am talking about people that COULD JUST ASWELL air dry them, but don’t. I don’t see why those people are wasting energy on it. Does that make sense?

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              Ahhhhhh I see your interpretation. Yeah it’s a bit of a gray area. It also comes off as “you could just as well air dry it because it’s an option for everyone.” But I also definitely see what you mean now.

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        11 months ago

        Not sure how this relates to anything other than that you seem to be shook enough by what I said to dig through my comment history.

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      11 months ago

      Because I don’t want to spend three days to run a load of laundry.

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        11 months ago

        You do not need to watch your clothes dry. They dry all on their own. You are free to do other things in the meantime.