Electric dryers use five to ten percent of residential electricity in the United States!
(Learn more…)
10) Save money (more than $100/year off electric bill for most households). FN1
9) Conserve energy and the environment. FN2
8) Clothes and sheets smell better without adding possibly toxic chemicals to your body and the environment. FN3
7) Clothes last longer. Where do you think lint comes from? FN4
6) It is physical activity which you can do in or outside. FN5
5) Sunlight bleaches and disinfects. FN6
(Among all things that purify I am the wind, fire, the sun, water and speech. SB 11.16.23)
4) Indoor racks can humidify in dry winter weather. FN7
3) Clothes dryer fires account for about 15,600 structure fires, 15 deaths, and 400 injuries annually. The yearly national fire loss for clothes dryer fires in structures is estimated at $99 million. FN8
2) An outdoor experience that is meditative. FN9
1) Demonstrates that small steps can make a difference. You don’t have to wait for the government to take action. FN10
“My #1 reason for hanging clothes: time management. When I dry clothes in the dryer (which I must do in Illinois in the winter) I need to be there when the dryer stops or everything comes out wrinkled, so I can’t walk away except for short periods. When I line dry, I can walk away – go shopping, have fun, garden, whatever – and the clothes will be fine no matter how long they hang on the line after they’re dry.”
- Marti Jernberg, Elgin, IL
September 25, 2008 at 12:45 pm
a comment I left on the first site
Hello and Hare Krishna,
I wear long white robes for I am Hare Krishna priest. If it put the robes (dhotis) in the dryer then there is no possibility of wearing them without thoroughly ironing them. However I put the robes on a clothesline then they come out quite nice and may need a little quick ironing. I prefer installing lines in my house (I have them in my laundry room) for it helps with allergies whereas outside permits the possibilities of picking up pollen.
Hare Krishna,
Nityananda Chandra Das
Dallas, TX
September 25, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Didn’t work well for us. Diapers take too long to dry. We have very hard water, and air-drying makes the clothes very hard and stiff. With a family of 7, there’s not enough room to hang clothes indoors, and even outdoors drying takes too long to keep up with the laundry.
Of course for those who are able, it’s a great practice.
Hare Krishna
September 26, 2008 at 2:26 am
Here is a nice dryer rack for clothesthat folds up against the wall when not in use.
September 29, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Another good reason: stains don’t get set when air dried. So if you miss one, you can relaunder it and still have a chance to get the stain out. This is important if you resell (Ebay) or want to use them as hand-me-downs. All our kids clothes are air dried on hangars in our laundry room closet.
September 30, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I did not know that.
The benefits seem to be innumerable.
:-)