Drying clothes

[vernon1]

I have an internal garage and I have strung a pull-out washing line across where the bonnet of the car goes.

If I put washed clothes out after coming back from a drive (I spin the clothes hard to get them started), the warmth of the engine helps dry the clothes. Plus, they don’t get rained on inside the garage but also it doesn’t fill the house with damp.

In this weather that’s not perfect so I finish them off on a rack in front of my heat pump, as the air is already warm and dry (I know that’s not an option for some). I haven’t done the numbers but I’m sure it’s cheaper than running a dryer.

Also if it’s raining when I do this, I squeegee the car and push the water outside so it doesn’t add to the humidity load in the garage. It only takes a couple of minutes to dry it.

 

[labloomer]

@vernon1 Hey, I think the fumes from the car will get absorbed by the clothes fibers. Wearing them for long hours on your skin, they get absorbed into your system, might be bad for health in the long run.

 

[vernon1]

@labloomer What fumes? I’m not running the car in the garage

 

[labloomer]

@vernon1 My landlord used to park his car in the internal garage. It was a corolla then he switched to a 2 seater sports car. Both vehicles when he's back from outside, I could still smell fumes after a few hours. Just my 2 cents

 

[resjudicata]

@vernon1 https://esa21.kennesaw.edu/activities/smog-cars/doe-veh-pollutants.pdf

https://gasera.fi/blog/can-cars-create-air-pollution-even-when-they-are-parked/#:~:text=Evaporative%20emissions%20are%20created%20from,with%20its%20engine%20turned%20off.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722046769

 

[kalovisor90]

@labloomer I believe you are thinking about this too much.

 

[childojesus]

@vernon1 I have a pedestal fan running about two meters away from my clothes rack in the shed, some clothes are completely dry within a day, heavy items go in the dryer for 30min. Fans only 80w, so uses less than an old light bulb and works a treat.

 

[shiner222]

@vernon1 Do you clean the bonnet before doing this? Or even put something in between?

 

[vernon1]

@shiner222 I find most of the clothes hang high enough not to need to worry about that, but I did use an old towel at times

 

[holysamurai]

@vernon1 I've got a line strung up in the garage too, mostly because I'm never able to get washing done & out early enough to try drying during winter (and it's easier to do it any other time of the year). This mostly works for me since I've got a "double" garage with a single metal panel door, so it can radiate heat directly inside.

 

[resjudicata]

@vernon1 I have a line in garage also. Mostly it's OK, when carport one is still getting rained on. But not the other day, 2.5 days and still wet, so gave up and threw in the dryer for 15 mins.

 

[feleb]

@vernon1 jfc this is the state of NZ. "string your clothes over the car bonnet so you don't waste any energy" keep voting Labour though

 

[vernon1]

@feleb Vote Green if you want more money

 

[feleb]

@vernon1 An utterly insane proposition.

 

[vernon1]

@feleb TOP’s quite good too. UBI would be good.

 

[meteorstorm]

@vernon1 A piece of pool fencing with the vertical poles. Hung up works great as a washing line