I've learned to just put the sheets in the dryer by themselves and use the sensor-dry setting (they get washed with everything else, though). They dry pretty fast just by themselves, so I don't think it's wasting much, if any, energy by splitting them out. Probably at least breaks even since I put the rest of the wash load on the drying rack while those are in.
Why does the largest fitted sheet not simply eat the other five?
no, it does
I feel like you might be the ruler of omicron persei 8...
I wash them separately, too, because the clothes will ball up inside and it feels like they aren't getting washed.
Using a dryer is in itself a waste of energy.
Why are drying racks not a thing anymore? Don’t tell me everybody lives in a swamp nowadays.
Because the shrinking living space makes it impossible to hang up a full sheet unless you’re just hanging it through your kitchen/living room/ bedroom all at the same time.
And some areas such as Taiwan and the west coast is so humid you’re essentially just molding your sheets rather than drying them.
Sorry,didnt mean to interrupt your tale of privilege.
I used both options. It's worth mentioning that, depending where you live, using a drying rack indoors can cause major mold issues. The humidity needs to go somewhere.
It's also worth noting that modern dryers are massively more efficient than the older ones. Many older dryers (at least in the UK) could run at around 2.5-3kW. my new one is down to 500W. That energy also gets dumped into the living area as heat, so isn't wasted in the winter.
Basically, the equations are not as simple as they first appear.
I have a drying rack, and I use it too.
My washer/dryer are in the basement, so unless it's winter when I need the humidity, it's already humid down there so the rack's efficacy is limited (plus, too humid, and I have to run the dehumidifier to prevent mold). Hanging clothes outside is a no-go for me because, like someone else said, birds frequently shit all over the clean laundry.
I typically pre-dry things on the rack and pop them in the dryer to fluff them up, get the last of the moisture out, and, most importantly, get any remaining dog hair off of them.
Not to mention, making such a blanket statement like that is a bit rude; you don't know people's life situations.
My cats decided that the drying rack is a playhouse and knock it over. I used to air dry my clothes outside in the summer, but then i lost that apartment and have nowhere to dry outside
I just wash and dry similar things with themselves. 🤷♂️ Sheets and such by themselves, towels by themselves. Rarely have any issues. ✨
And, even after all that, when you go to put the sheet on the bed you still find a sock.
You can search thoroughly in the fitted sheet shoved over your head to look closely and you'll still miss the damp sock somehow.
I use a laundry bag for any sheets to avoid this
What happens when the sheet eats that?
Thats why I stopped using dryers and just hang stuff out to dry. Also saves a lot of energy.
Look at Mx. Privilege over here talking about wide open living spaces.
Even in a small apartment it's doable, speaking from experience. Just get the kind of rack you can hang over a door or radiator.
It's nice to have a house, eh. Or a balcony. Or both. Or a nearby meadow. Or some electrical wiring attached between apartment buildings.
towels become so much softer in the dryer though :)
Exactly. I hate that coarse air-dried towel feeling. Like sandpaper.
True. I prefer hard towels, so it's not an issue for me.
I was in a band called Pathetically Sodden Washcloth. Mostly Trip hop, a bit of Crust punk.
There are zipper "fitted" sheets that avoid this problem
As an aside I successfully folded a fitted sheet recently, and obviously I'm a wizard now.
Fucking necromancers and their black magic.
That's what garment bags are for, never have to worry about shit getting in your sheet of you jail it ahead of time.
I bought a cheap knock-off of a shark tank product, where you clip the four corners of the sheets together - and it’s worked a treat.
In retrospect, a large enough laundry bag as another comment mentioned would also work wonders!
Fitted sheets are garbage. Get extra large flat ones and one of those alligator clip elastic strap thingies that holds it together underneath the mattress.
I can't imagine that staying oerfectly wrinkle free
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