tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post5142983098532277867..comments2024-03-28T19:35:24.365-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Laundry issuesPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-25656506002588717312015-02-01T18:16:57.382-08:002015-02-01T18:16:57.382-08:00Patrice, we live in the Phoenix area and what I al...Patrice, we live in the Phoenix area and what I always do is put the sheets back on the bed wet (don't tuck top sheet in) and turn on the ceiling fan. If I wash the sheets in the morning, they will be dry by bedtime (even during the wetter winter months). After they dry on the bed, I tuck every thing in. I do the same with the comforter or mattress pad, put it on the bed wet and use the ceiling fan. Obviously you let one layer dry before putting on another layer. In the hot summer months, sheets will be dry on the bed in about 1/2 hour (no kidding!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-6284973073115118302015-01-29T22:12:28.712-08:002015-01-29T22:12:28.712-08:00When I lived in the tropics with no clothes dryer ...When I lived in the tropics with no clothes dryer I put the wet laundry on a wooden drying rack and then set it in the middle of the living room under the ceiling fan.<br />Back home now and with a wood heater in the basement. There is a large floor grate set above the wood heater. With all that heat drifting up - I've set a large wooden drying rack right on the grate. Doesn't take long to dry laundry or wet outdoor gear.<br />Summer time I do use an outdoor clothes line.KarenBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-19418353988307408542015-01-29T19:32:31.203-08:002015-01-29T19:32:31.203-08:00I rent a small house right now with access to a wa...I rent a small house right now with access to a washer & dryer. There's a clothesline on the property, so I use the washer and then hang all my wet clothes on the line to dry. There's some sort of simple satisfaction in hanging laundry out to dry and it also saves on the gas bill. Dryers also wear out clothing more quickly (dryer lint). I live in New Mexico, and those of use in dry, mild climates know that clothes out on a line will dry within several hours, year round.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-30450528502069967372015-01-28T17:11:00.664-08:002015-01-28T17:11:00.664-08:00I bought a three armed pole and place it over the ...I bought a three armed pole and place it over the heater vent with a fan underneath to blow air. Works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-60043586341309343032015-01-28T13:17:31.737-08:002015-01-28T13:17:31.737-08:00Patrice / Ruth .... I never thought of that ! Make...Patrice / Ruth .... I never thought of that ! Makes perfect sense ... wood heat !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-55650445566993525632015-01-28T12:25:04.857-08:002015-01-28T12:25:04.857-08:00Forgot to mention that I grew up in the winter sno...Forgot to mention that I grew up in the winter snow, and my mother and grandmother hung up the laundry outside in the winter unles it rained or snowed, then the laundry was hung in the basement similar to your setup, although hooks were junk screwed into rafters.Quail bridge farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782004098194320098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-85608768389023083482015-01-28T12:17:17.651-08:002015-01-28T12:17:17.651-08:00Heavy old fashioned metal poles work the best. On...Heavy old fashioned metal poles work the best. Only place I found mine was watching for older houses to go up for sale. Ask owner if I could buy the clothesline poles and they were happy to see them used, so I was gifted them. Also didn't want to pour concrete so I dug about two feet down, put in pic pipe vertically (just slightly larger than clothesline pole) then filled in wih dirt, packed tightly and watered and packed again. Slid poles into pic pipes. Twenty years later still working fine. If I ever leave, I'll take them with me or gift to someone else. E advantage over wood poles is the permanence.<br />Also, you can make wooden support poles to bolster the line in the middle so you can maximize line capacity by hanging towels on the shorter end vs wide side. If you would like pics, I'll be happy to snedQuail bridge farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782004098194320098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-85809049681597868832015-01-28T08:43:46.283-08:002015-01-28T08:43:46.283-08:00If you're heating with wood you likely don'...If you're heating with wood you likely don't have a moisture problem. Infact, you may have a "dryness issue". We heat almost entirely with wood, and run two large humidifiers 24/7 and the house is still so dry as to cause random nose-bleeds....Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924993310937754220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-66939141358894357862015-01-28T08:26:10.058-08:002015-01-28T08:26:10.058-08:00my sister's husband put up long towel racks(ru...my sister's husband put up long towel racks(running length wise) on the rafters in the basement she put her clothes on hanger and hangs them on the towel racks. she also has 2 clothes line that runs across the basement. she has a wood stove in the basement<br />so her things dry fairly quick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-8392246694450883622015-01-28T07:45:43.579-08:002015-01-28T07:45:43.579-08:00Heavens no.
- PatriceHeavens no.<br /><br />- PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-19710952981829146492015-01-28T07:43:37.075-08:002015-01-28T07:43:37.075-08:00Do you iron all that?
Do you iron all that?<br />Rachel and Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330180136504703687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-74338655051203613242015-01-28T07:43:17.250-08:002015-01-28T07:43:17.250-08:00Do you iron all that? Do you iron all that? Rachel and Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330180136504703687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-6915795482379643232015-01-28T07:19:14.293-08:002015-01-28T07:19:14.293-08:00My Mennonite egg lady invited me inside to see her...My Mennonite egg lady invited me inside to see her 'winter dryer' which was the same rack on pulleys you have upstairs mounted to your ceiling. Hers was in a rarely used area of the room and close to her wood cookstove. I hope to get my hubby to build one for me, plus install the smaller commercial one we found at a Habitat store. I have two of the sturdy wood drying racks and stair railings lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-27347272188646720312015-01-28T05:16:32.146-08:002015-01-28T05:16:32.146-08:00We don't have a lot of humidity here so moistu...We don't have a lot of humidity here so moisture build-up hasn't been a problem thus far. We do have a ceiling fan but seldom use it (except in summer). We also have deck doors behind the drying rack leading to a tiny unsafe balcony (never used) but the doors are not open in winter. But as I said, we just don't seem to have moisture issues.<br /><br />- PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-36668279266858261012015-01-28T05:01:58.947-08:002015-01-28T05:01:58.947-08:00Even tho we live in SW FL there are many days I ca...Even tho we live in SW FL there are many days I cannot dry laundry outside and due to HOA rules cannot have laundry lines. I dry everything on drying racks. There is only my husband and I so one set of king sized sheets. I use 2 racks folding the sheets in half and turning them once. Indoors I will run the ceiling fan for about 3 hours. Sheets and extra large bath towels always dry overnight. Just takes some getting used to.Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249001827113998376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-13807823248693749502015-01-28T04:49:00.485-08:002015-01-28T04:49:00.485-08:00I remember the "free-dried " Levi's ...I remember the "free-dried " Levi's as well. One question ... how do you solve the moisture problem created by your upstairs drying rack ? Open windows ? Dehumidifier ? fan-vent ? I am surprised that you would not have an impending mold issue on the drywall and other wooden components otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-59270684148051878642015-01-28T00:38:28.806-08:002015-01-28T00:38:28.806-08:00When we built our house we included a deck for our...When we built our house we included a deck for our washing line. <br />This deck is off the basement part of our house and under a deck that is off the upstairs part of the house. My husband hung parallel lines supported by timber struts attached to the bottom of the upstairs deck. There are 6 lines about 4 metres long. I can easily hang up sheets and blankets on the lines. <br /><br />I can hang out washing even when it is raining. (Snow is not an issue in Auckland New Zealand, but we do get plenty of rain.)<br />I bought a drier 27 years ago when our third child was born but have hardly ever used it. <br />I used cloth diapers for all three children and dried all the diapers on the clothesline. Sunshine is the best disinfectant. <br />Bringing in fresh washing off the line is definitely an enjoyable part of housework<br /><br />Nana from NZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-74240115628284914322015-01-27T20:17:51.213-08:002015-01-27T20:17:51.213-08:00Reminded me of years past when we would hang our l...Reminded me of years past when we would hang our laundry out to dry in the winter and bring it in frozen and then put it on racks on top of the heater grates! Nothing funnier than standing your Levis up in a corner while you hang the rest! We used to call them 'freeze-dried'!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209722078916803400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-5391805681978610132015-01-27T18:44:50.751-08:002015-01-27T18:44:50.751-08:00http://www.marthastewart.com/272859/outdoor-clothe...http://www.marthastewart.com/272859/outdoor-clothesline<br /><br />I've done this clothes line in many places, indoors and out. Maybe one of your readers would find it useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-85488987610059574322015-01-27T17:01:35.046-08:002015-01-27T17:01:35.046-08:00Growing up I lived at home for 21 years and we nev...Growing up I lived at home for 21 years and we never had dryer. I don't even think I ever saw one until I was 18 and that was at a laundrymat. We hung the sheets out on the line winter or summer rain or shine. In the winter after being out all day we would bring in the laundry and stand it in the corner until it thawed. It would be damp but not wet and we would drape it over the table and chairs overnight. We had wood heat and that meant no heat at night. Somehow the little dampness that was left after drying and freezing on the line was gone by morning. I didn't know there was another way for the first 21 years of my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-39682150397783514162015-01-27T16:20:53.245-08:002015-01-27T16:20:53.245-08:00I just put up a single line retractable in the bac...I just put up a single line retractable in the back yard this week, and I put the anchor hook in the mortar of our brick house. Of course, it's only been a few days, but I've had several loads out there- one day it was very windy (it's Oklahoma!), and no problems.<br />Jeff in OKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-88250412959680101652015-01-27T16:01:41.263-08:002015-01-27T16:01:41.263-08:00we had an outdoor clothesline that fell...but i ha...we had an outdoor clothesline that fell...but i had husband replace it with steel poles, concrete and plastic coated wire as well as twice as many lines and line ratchets...what does not fit the clothesline goes on a drying rack . if damp or foul weather mess up the day of clothes on the line then i make use of the back porch as well as the drying racks. push come to shove, if needed i can place a large drying rack in front of the fireplace and turn on the ceiling fan for air circulation...dry in no time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-69302752590767634842015-01-27T15:29:12.117-08:002015-01-27T15:29:12.117-08:00Hey we lived in London England for 4 years. Electr...Hey we lived in London England for 4 years. Electry was to expensive even 25 years ago for a dryer.But what we did for sheets was we had a long hall way upstairs. My husband put a couple of things at each end of the hall way and ran two pieces of<br />rope down the hall. I hung my sheets once a week on the rope<br />in the hall way.I also had a small drying rack for the rest of the laundry.<br />DebbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-4312646046904581302015-01-27T15:15:18.474-08:002015-01-27T15:15:18.474-08:00I imagine that helps with the dry-ness caused by h...I imagine that helps with the dry-ness caused by heating with wood too, they probly dry quickly in the winter!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924993310937754220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-37860282947920980212015-01-27T13:51:28.487-08:002015-01-27T13:51:28.487-08:00I'd love to see some close-ups on the construc...I'd love to see some close-ups on the construction and installation of your giant drying rack. We have six kids and get to pay CA electricity prices, so dryer drying is pretty out of the question for us as well...<br />jcdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com