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For apartment goers (or those that live in uncooperative climates) the reliability of such a system is a bigger problem than the speed. But for those that can
by ergothus 10y ago
For apartment goers (or those that live in uncooperative climates) the reliability of such a system is a bigger problem than the speed.
But for those that can use it, it is indeed a great system.
- jdavis703 10y agoCan you put your clothes on a fire escape? Or in your bathroom (works great if you have a bathroom with a window).
- FullMtlAlcoholc 10y agoAlternatively, a clothes rack on a balcony or receiving direct sunlight through a window or glass sliding door, with both slightly ajar works well. One benefit of this is that your clothes last much longer.
- _delirium 10y agoIn the winter, I find they dry quite quickly if I just put the clothes rack indoors near a radiator.
- celticninja 10y agoHowever never hang clothes on a radiator to dry, this is the least efficient method of using your radiators.
- seanmcdirmid 10y agoIf you have city central radiated heating, then making the radiators less effective is just a bonus of getting your clothes to dry a bit faster.
- celticninja 10y agoI'm not sure how common that is, the only place I have heard of it is in some Scandinavian countries but if you know otherwise i would love to hear about it.
- seanmcdirmid 10y agoAll of northern china is like this. I'm sure much of Russia is also, its a pretty common thing spread by the soviets (socialized heating....).
- ergothus 10y agoEvery apartment complex I've lived in has had rules banning hanging clothes (no idea about enforcement). Also, for any group larger than 2 I imagine the clothes would not dry fast enough to keep up. And most bathrooms are small and often without a window. Not a complaint, just pointing out that sun-drying is often not a real choice. Often it is.
- jasonmp85 10y agoMany management types will attempt to tell you that you can't hang clothes on a line. In nineteen states, such rules are explicitly prohibited by state law: http://www.sightline.org/2012/02/21/clothesline-bans-void-in-19-states/ http://www.sightline.org/2012/02/21/clothesline-bans-void-in... . They have the cheeky name of "right to dry states". A related thing often banned is external over-the-air antennas, protected by US federal law.
- vitus 10y agoWell, the focus in that particular article is on HOA bans, not apartment ones. For instance, the Hawaii law (the first one I clicked on that seemed particularly cut-and-dried) is restricted to single-family homes and townhomes. "The purpose of this Act is to prohibit real estate contracts, agreements, and rules from precluding or rendering ineffective the use of clotheslines on the premises of [b]single-family dwellings or townhouses[/b]." [0] http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/SB1338_CD1_.pdf http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/SB1338_CD1_....
- seanmcdirmid 10y agoLiving in Beijing, we never dried our clothes outside the apartment. We had racks in the kitchen for that. I don't think management companies can ban drying inside! It sounds unenforceable.
- sambe 10y agoIt's considered reasonable to endanger lives to dry washing? (I don't live in the US).
- jdavis703 10y agoWell obviously don't be stupid where you put the clothes, (I.e. don't block egress).
- Nition 10y agoOne day we'll invent a technology device to answer the age old question: "Still wet or just cold?"
- sbierwagen 10y agohttps://www.amazon.com/SSEYL-MS-C-Textile-Moisture-Meter/dp/B00ZH9GI00/ https://www.amazon.com/SSEYL-MS-C-Textile-Moisture-Meter/dp/...
- Nition 10y agoPerfect, of course this exists. It even has a FUN button for when waiting for the clothes to dry gets too boring.
- obituary_latte 10y agoWhat really struck me as remarkable was this bit: "Digital display with back light gives exact and clearly reading although you stay at the somber conditions" I wish my TV could do that...
- hugodahl 10y ago4.47$ shipping, and it's not even next day? Pass! /s
- seanp2k2 10y agoYeah I'll wait for the ETEKCITY version for $16 with prime shipping.
- Tharkun 10y agoI press it to my face to answer that question. Somehow my face is much more reliable at telling the difference between cold and wet than my hands.
- Nition 10y ago
- Quequau 10y agoI live in a tiny flat in Austria. The vast majority of my washing dries overnight provided I actually get it done around lunch time... even when it's raining. I don't even put it outside most of the time. If I'm in a major hurry, mostly due to self inflicted procrastination, I'll point a regular fan at the rack as it dries.
- jp555 10y agoI used to hang my clothes indoors when I was living in Europe (some apartments had clever retractable hangers built above the bathtub), and even when raining they would dry in less than a day.