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[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, dryers themselves are a waste of both money and energy.

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago

Depends. They do save on space, which is why it's so weird that most US people have them and europeans who generally have much smaller homes usually don't.

[-] Shmandom@feddit.uk 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

My drying rack takes a bit of room for 24h every 2 weeks and folds to non-existence between loads, so I don't really share that logic.

Plus, it does not try to compete with my water tank on electricity consumption.

[-] RutabagasnTurnips@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

I think family size is the kicker. My kids are really active and exploratory. So residue and odor leaves me needing to do multiple loads a week. I know scientifically when it comes to bacteria and odor I could do the deep freeze/freezer thing....but I just can't.

There are some items we have to hang dry. Those I can keep on the one hanging rack. If I did it for everything though my 3-4 loads a week means my office/desk/craft space is now basically permanently occupied by laundry. Summer is more feasible......that's only three months of consitent +13 C for my area though. :'(

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