My complicated system is that I put it all in the dryer but only about 15 minutes on medium. Then go check it and take out the thinner fabrics (like these would be) and some items even if slightly damp and lay out to dry. Then depending on what is left I’ll adjust the time and temp to finish it off. I do this both to save energy and also to avoid thrashing the stuff that really doesn’t need to be in there anymore (less fabric damage).
I have a friend that has a fixed method and it’s always 40 minutes on high. Even if only a few items that are probably plenty dry after 20 minutes. I pointed out a few times that the machine had all sorts of automatic settings where it can detect dryness and you can even set to make extra-extra-dry if you want, but he said, no, I always do 40 minutes on high it works for me. So there.
My complicated system:
Wife’s clothes get hung up with a few exceptions like undies and socks. My clothes get thrown in the dryer with a few exceptions like sweaters.
@macromeh There was a college student / bachelor theory that if you leave dirty laundry in a pile long enough, eventually it would become clean enough to ‘use one more time.’ I think this is scientifically disproven, but can’t deny that I might have tried it a few times, for research purposes.
@macromeh@pmarin My kid attempted that approach so I had to confiscate the dirty things. In 4th grade I warned her if she cleaned up her room by putting the clean clothes in the dirty clothes hamper one more time she was going to do her own laundry. Not unsurprisingly she did it again.
Anyway back to the story, so I had to take the dirty things and lock them up when she only had things she hated left. When she said she wouldn’t wear them I told her I didn’t care if she went to school in her PJ’s (she didn’t). She decided to learn how to do laundry that night.
She once had an entirely pink load due to refusal to sort but by high school she was even hanging things to dry she didn’t want to shrink. It was safe to allow her to wash some of my stuff if she wanted to do a load but didn’t have enough for a full load (rule was no part load or she’d run the washer with just one or two things in there).
@Fuzzalini My nearby dollar stores carry a bra washing thing that’s basically a zippered mesh container that has two plastic frames inside to keep the bra from getting mangled. It works pretty well, as long as your bras are in the size range that fits in it.
@Fuzzalini@Kyeh Same here on the air drying. Finding one that fits at all to begin with is enough of a chore that I want to make them last as long as I can.
@Fuzzalini I’m a guy, but a single dad of a young teen girl…I didn’t know they weren’t supposed to be dried, or machine washed for that matter lol. But it’s super frustrating trying to find and reinsert those little pads through that tiny slot all the time so hang drying might be in my future .
@scilynt Do your daughter a favor and hang them to dry. You can get a bunch of them on one cheap plastic hanger (the center of the bras hanging over the bar) and just hang it in a place where they can dry.
@Fuzzalini@scilynt And unless her bras have the thick “wonderbra” pads, do her another favor, and wash the bras in one of the reinforced mesh thingies with the plastic grids, so that the pads don’t get mangled to begin with. Like these:
Once every two weeks or so, I do one large load of cold delicate (everything from jeans to socks to workout shirts). All that then goes into the dryer on the delicate setting with a target of “extra dry.”
The combo of low heat and extended time means all the “performance” fabrics (Dry-Fit shirts, sports underwear, etc.) gets dry, while most cotton items come out a little damp.
I hang up all the shirts, put the underwear in the dresser, and lay out the socks, jeans, and anything else that’s really damp to be put away a few hours later.
It depends on the weather. On a clear warm day with relatively low humidity, it goes on lines on the back porch. If it is below freezing or the humidity is 80+ percent, it goes in the dryer on delicate or the lowest heat setting.
When it comes to doing laundry, I:
Who or what is coming while doing laundry??
@awk
Hang anything that will shrink in the dryer, everything else dries low.
I do it wrong every time so don’t listen to me.
Jeans & towels go on the line as they are the thickest. Everything else go into the dryer!
I don’t have a washer or dryer anymore but I didn’t know not drying things in a dryer was ever preferable.
If you love something, put it in the dryer. If it doesn’t come back in its original form, it was never meant for you in the first place.
(But seriously, I will line dry about 3 things, and carefully avoid rayon.)
@brainmist
Too funny!
The choice is going through the dryer or catching whatever gets blown. I really don’t like sand in my shorts.
I do the folding, not the laundry. I’m more of a throw it all in there kind of person, so that’s not my job anymore.
I also don’t do it right and it drives my wife crazy to the point that I don’t have to do it anymore.
My complicated system is that I put it all in the dryer but only about 15 minutes on medium. Then go check it and take out the thinner fabrics (like these would be) and some items even if slightly damp and lay out to dry. Then depending on what is left I’ll adjust the time and temp to finish it off. I do this both to save energy and also to avoid thrashing the stuff that really doesn’t need to be in there anymore (less fabric damage).
I have a friend that has a fixed method and it’s always 40 minutes on high. Even if only a few items that are probably plenty dry after 20 minutes. I pointed out a few times that the machine had all sorts of automatic settings where it can detect dryness and you can even set to make extra-extra-dry if you want, but he said, no, I always do 40 minutes on high it works for me. So there.
My complicated system:
Wife’s clothes get hung up with a few exceptions like undies and socks. My clothes get thrown in the dryer with a few exceptions like sweaters.
Had to…
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/its-ok-laundry
The HOA doesn’t allow hanging outside, but I have a sophisticated dryer. (And a spouse who can program it)
@olperfesser Eek, HOAs!
Apparently Hanging’s too good for 'em.
When the mysterious menace arrives doing laundry, I remind them to clear the lint filter.
Yes, rhere’s a missing “to” in that poll. The proposition does not state the idea that whoever wrote it apparently was aiming for.
We have a magic laundry basket. Dirty clothes get tossed in and then once a week they magically appear clean and folded/hung up.
@macromeh There was a college student / bachelor theory that if you leave dirty laundry in a pile long enough, eventually it would become clean enough to ‘use one more time.’ I think this is scientifically disproven, but can’t deny that I might have tried it a few times, for research purposes.
@macromeh @pmarin My kid attempted that approach so I had to confiscate the dirty things. In 4th grade I warned her if she cleaned up her room by putting the clean clothes in the dirty clothes hamper one more time she was going to do her own laundry. Not unsurprisingly she did it again.
Anyway back to the story, so I had to take the dirty things and lock them up when she only had things she hated left. When she said she wouldn’t wear them I told her I didn’t care if she went to school in her PJ’s (she didn’t). She decided to learn how to do laundry that night.
She once had an entirely pink load due to refusal to sort but by high school she was even hanging things to dry she didn’t want to shrink. It was safe to allow her to wash some of my stuff if she wanted to do a load but didn’t have enough for a full load (rule was no part load or she’d run the washer with just one or two things in there).
Everything except the bras go in the dryer. Bras are supposed to be hand washed, but ain’t nobody got time for that shit.
@Fuzzalini My nearby dollar stores carry a bra washing thing that’s basically a zippered mesh container that has two plastic frames inside to keep the bra from getting mangled. It works pretty well, as long as your bras are in the size range that fits in it.
@Fuzzalini @werehatrack I wash mine in mesh bags but air dry them so the elastic will last longer.
@Fuzzalini @Kyeh Same here on the air drying. Finding one that fits at all to begin with is enough of a chore that I want to make them last as long as I can.
@Fuzzalini I’m a guy, but a single dad of a young teen girl…I didn’t know they weren’t supposed to be dried, or machine washed for that matter lol. But it’s super frustrating trying to find and reinsert those little pads through that tiny slot all the time so hang drying might be in my future
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@scilynt Do your daughter a favor and hang them to dry. You can get a bunch of them on one cheap plastic hanger (the center of the bras hanging over the bar) and just hang it in a place where they can dry.
@Fuzzalini @scilynt And unless her bras have the thick “wonderbra” pads, do her another favor, and wash the bras in one of the reinforced mesh thingies with the plastic grids, so that the pads don’t get mangled to begin with. Like these:
https://www.amazon.com/MARMINS-Washing-Lingerie-Thickened-Sandwich/dp/B08GQQSKVK/
(Hint: You can probably find them cheaper and faster in a dollar store.)
@Fuzzalini @werehatrack thanks, going to follow both pieces of advice
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One-person household here.
Once every two weeks or so, I do one large load of cold delicate (everything from jeans to socks to workout shirts). All that then goes into the dryer on the delicate setting with a target of “extra dry.”
The combo of low heat and extended time means all the “performance” fabrics (Dry-Fit shirts, sports underwear, etc.) gets dry, while most cotton items come out a little damp.
I hang up all the shirts, put the underwear in the dresser, and lay out the socks, jeans, and anything else that’s really damp to be put away a few hours later.
It depends on the weather. On a clear warm day with relatively low humidity, it goes on lines on the back porch. If it is below freezing or the humidity is 80+ percent, it goes in the dryer on delicate or the lowest heat setting.
Most of my recent shirts go in the dryer. DTG prints are replaceable.
Most of my older shirts do not – USA made and screened.