Would it do any harm to dry my handwashed clothes with a hair blowdryer?

Question

I have really no place inside nor outside my apt. to let them air dry. & they're just laying on the carpet. But if this becomes habitual, I'd hate to have to fight mold & mildew.

Answer 1

Yes, you can. Just don't put the dryer too close to the clothes. I've done this in a pinch.

Answer 2

probably yes

Answer 3

Natural fiber, certainly. Man-made, at your own risk. The heat of the blow dryer is hotter than some man-made fibers can take.

Linens 'n Things, Bed Bath & Beyond, and other stores sell wooden drying racks for about ten dollars--minus the ubiquitous 20% coupon on any single item. Sounds like you need to invest. (If you visit thrift stores often, these items are around sometimes, priced at about half that.)

Answer 4

You can use your blowdryer, just don't keep it at a high temperature too long, and keep it moving and not too close to the material.

If you can, first take a towel and place the clothes one at a time on it and pat some of the moisture out of them. That will make drying them easier.

You could also use a fan on the clothes if you have some time to let them dry. Hang the clothes in your bathroom to keep the moisture mainly in there. Direct the fan at the clothes on a low setting. The fan will slowly blow the moisture off of the clothes and dry them. If you do this before you go to sleep they will be dry by morning. I do this often.

There are also things called spin dryers which will use centrifugal force to pull most of the moisture out of your clothes. Then you just hang them for a little bit to dry them completely. No heat is required and the electricity it uses to spin the clothes would be equal to that of using a hair dryer. This is the site of the one I've used, so I know that it is good:

http://www.laundry-alternative.com/produ...

Answer 5

nice Question !!! its really is i think it ok to dry like you do i myself use big air blower it takes 10 min. only