Do You Hang your Clothes on --?

Question

a Line Outside or Do You Use a Dryer?

Does the dryer really use a lot of electricity?

Thanks!!

Answer 1

I always dry my clothes in the dryer keeps my clothes unwrinkled and keeps the smell of my detergent on my clothes....if your worried about your electricity bill go wash your clothes at a laundromat....you'll probably spend washing and dry'n like $2.50-$3.00 max on a load.

Answer 2

You also have another option...an indoor drying rack...I use one and they work well.  I use it in conjunction with the dryer.

Answer 3

I use drying racks, inside during the summer (having a dog who thinks pulling clothes off the line is a great game) and in the winter I hang them on clotheslines in the basement. I only use the dryer for underwear and towels.

Answer 4

if you have an efficiency dryer..then no..it wont use up alot of electricity. If you have allergies..it would be better to use a dryer or just hang dry it in the house.

Answer 5

i line dry almost everything...when the weather is good outside...when it rains or is cold ..i use the dryer...

Answer 6

In the summer we use our clothes line a lot, and in the winter we use our dryer, but we also have a line in the basement that we hang our shirts off of to air dry. Even an energy efficiant dryer will still cost more then air drying outside.

Answer 7

I have one of those racks that unfold that I have started hanging my clothes on to dry.  If you decide to do this, make sure you put Downy in the rinse cycle so your clothes will not be stiff.  I have saved much money doing this and your clothes will last longer too!

Answer 8

With the cost of electricity in the UK I dry outside if possible.  I put towels in the dryer after line drying on the last 10 minutes of time which is a cold tumble and that softens them.  They also smell lovely when they come of the line, takes you back to your childhood on 'clean sheets day'.

Answer 9

I always use a dryer. We have an energy efficient dryer and it may use $20 a month to dry clothes. At 1.25 a load to wash and 1.50 to dry a load at a laundry mat I do better drying them at home in the dryer. Hanging them outside they are stiff, get bugs and spiders in them, and they don't smell fresh.

Answer 10

I live in a canyon that is prone to collecting pollution.  So I had hubby rig up a closet rod in the laundry room so that I can air dry clothing.  I use the dryer briefly to toss out the wrinkles and hang dry garments the rest of the way.  Only towels and sheets get the full treatment.  My dryer not only uses a lot of electricity, but natural gas, too.

http://energyaudit-sdge.sempra.com/appca...  Here is a cost estimator so you can figure out how much your washer and dryer cost to operate.