Avoid overdrying

Overdrying disappoints in a number of ways. It uses excess energy, it leaves clothes more wrinkled (requiring additional ironing), and it wears fabric faster. The next time you do laundry, challenge yourself to remove clothing when it’s a bit damp.

(We’ve given you 30 days for this challenge. When you log your progress, you only need to log as many days as are applicable.)


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Posted May 07, 2008 at 11:29 AM

I am going to start wirh this load of laundry that is going in now.

Tree
Posted May 08, 2008 at 09:12 PM

I’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 3 YEARS BUT I AM STARTING TO SLACK. I ACTUALLY FEEL GUILTY THAT I AM WASTING ENERGY. THIS WILL BE A GOOD REMINDER- A LITTLE EFFORT GOES A LONG WAY

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Posted May 09, 2008 at 08:53 AM

The majority of my clothes are dried naturally. I just hang them right up in my doorway and let the Good God do the rest. It takes a couple of days and also gives the clothes extra life.
I am thinking of possibly hanging my under clothing as well and save more engery and money!

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LYNNIEHAMM
Posted May 11, 2008 at 12:08 PM

My dryer has an automatic sensor that senses when the clothes are dry! I always use this option. DON’T FORGET TO CLEAN THE LINT TRAP AFTER EASCH LOAD!

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Posted May 13, 2008 at 06:47 PM

I too have a dryer with an automatic sensor and it works well. But I also hang up all of my clothes and my daughters dresses. I will try this challenge with the rest of our clothes and see how it works. Saving money and energy is very smart. God blesses us with common sense and we all need to use it. It’s great to see so many great people doing something good. We also need to treat each other with as much respect as we are expected to treat this earth with.

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mbionaz
Posted May 14, 2008 at 09:15 AM

Wow, I have been doing this for many many years and the added benefit is your clothes last longer.

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Posted May 14, 2008 at 10:59 AM

guess i’ll get up and take those clothes out right now. No need to let the dryer continue on tumble while I surf the net ;o)

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Posted May 14, 2008 at 02:11 PM

I do this on a regular bases cause I wear a lot of cotton and shear fabrics. The dryer srhinks clothes. And since I am tall, I have trouble getting them long enough. So I dont need any help.

Jan_2007_063
Posted May 14, 2008 at 06:31 PM

Hang drying your clothes helps save them from wear and tear and it also saves energy and money. :)

My_hansome_boy_and_i
Posted May 14, 2008 at 11:01 PM

Hi everybody!!! I’m new to this website. I like this challenge, I actually made way with it today as I did laundry, I didn’t even know I was saving energy. This is great!