[Greenbuilding] drying clothes

[Ron Cascio]

Our transition began when we visited some friends in Vermont for a week's 
stay. Went to do a load of laundry and the sign on the dryer read something 
like; "Guests, we're trying to reduce our use of fossil fuels, please use 
the lines and drying racks if at all possible. Think about it."

Since then we're reduced our use of the dryer by about 95% or more. Paying 
attention to the weather, timing wash loads to mornings on sunny days to 
enable the best of a full day's drying conditions, and hanging in ways that 
maximize the laundry's exposure to sun and wind all help.

We have 75 feet of 3/16" nylon line, split into 4 separate lines outside, 
strung between the house and carriage house, and about 50' in the basement. 
The outside line does one big load of laundry. Rarely are our items soiled 
by birds, and we're careful to shake items just before taking down to evict 
any insects. It helps not to locate the lines anywhere near black cherry or 
mulberry trees etc., for obvious reasons in fruiting times.

I've grown to enjoy the task.

Ron

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <candtcampbell at juno.com>
To: <greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 8:18 PM
Subject: [Greenbuilding] drying clothes


> If I may, I'd like to get back to the practicalities of transitioning from 
> dryers to racks and lines. Questions:
>
> 1. In areas where pine pollen, birds and insects abound, how do you keep 
> them from soiling clothes hung to dry outdoors?
>
> 2. How many linear feet of line or square feet of rack is necessary if I 
> need the capacity to dry 2 loads simultaneously, at most?
>
> 3. What materials should lines and racks be made of? How are they 
> constructed?
>
> Charles
>
>
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