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Sprucecot

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04/07/2008 4:59 PM
I have heard that in Scandinavia, folks have a method to hang clothes on lines inside up high in a room where the heat tends to gather. This would obviate the clothes dryer. There must be a way to lower the lines to hang the clothes, which I assume would normally be done to dry during the night. I can't imagine how to do it but would surely like to avoid the electricity expensive dryer.

Jelly

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04/10/2008 6:07 AM
I don't know about a way to lower the line, but in Europe clothes are often stored on the same line on which they are placed to dry. Wash your shirt, hang it on the rack, wear it when it's dry. Of course it can't be closed up in a closet. This is also done in the kitchen with pots and pans - they are washed and stored on the same hook where they drip dry - the drainboard is underneath.

Road Block User is Offline

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04/10/2008 9:03 AM
Living in MD I'd be afraid of the extra humidity that would be produced would create a mold/mildew issue. Not a problem for really cold or desert environments but I'd think any place with 70+ humidity would not be a good place to dry clothes inside.

gregj

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04/10/2008 12:29 PM
I don't have any problems hanging clothes to dry in my basement. This isn't rocket science. People have been hanging clothes to dry for thousands of years. If it's raining or freezing hang them indoors, if it's dry and above freezing hang them outdoors.

danmtl

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04/12/2008 4:40 PM
Hi, Look at the clothes drying closet in the document (research house for the environmentally hypersensitive) provided from the Canada Mortage and Housing Corporation. Dan

Sprucecot

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04/12/2008 6:58 PM
Thank you very much, Dan. Kind of you to send this info. In the winter here my house is dry and adding moisture to the air is a good thing. My ceilings are open to the rafters, so the heat goes up there, of course. I have heard that some places have clothes drying lines up high where the heat collects and thus adding some moisture to the dry air. Darned if I can think of how to do this! At least in Finland, the only country I have visited in Scandanavia, I predict that if they do this they do it with style and class, like they build their houses, so beautifully and cleverly. I of course use a drying rack for laundry, put it near the stove, and it works OK but is sure in the way, taking up too much space, and is pretty slow. Hanging the laundry up by the ceiling at night would be lovely. Judy Sitka, Alaska

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