[Greenbuilding] drying clothes

[Susan Kramer]

Nice to hear a passive drying success account!

Susan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Cascio" <roncascio at verizon.net>
To: "Green Building" <greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 6:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] drying clothes


> 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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