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Handy drying laundry by Innes Donaldson
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Handy drying laundry |
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Advice,Business,Consumer
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Hanging clothes and other washable items outdoors to dry is not only an inexpensive way to dry them, but it also can give them a renewed freshness. This is because the air blowing through fabric fibers helps lift out odors, while at the same time the ultraviolet rays from the sun will act as a mild bleach and sanitizer. However, if you plan to dry your items outside, be alert for the presence of unwanted outdoor odors, especially if you’re chemically sensitive. This is because smoke from burning leaves, barbecues, and fireplaces as well as traffic exhaust can quickly become absorbed by fabric fibers. You should also be alert to days with a high pollen count if you’re an allergic person, and not hang your clothing outside on those days either. In addition, everyone should make certain that his or her clothesline and clothespins are clean and in good repair so they won’t soil or damage hanging items. Handy single-line retractable (up to usually 40 ft. long) clotheslines are commonly found in hardware stores. Although commonly used outdoors, they can be used in some locations indoors, too. Large collapsible outdoor umbrella dryers with multiple rows of concentric lines are another option for hang-drying. For drying small hand washables indoors, you might want to purchase a solid-wood, folding, drying rack. These are made with a number of dowel rods in alternating positions so that many of your small items can be dried at the same time. Such racks are often sold in hardware stores. Also, certain damp clothing laundry items can be hung to dry using heavy anodized aluminum hangers. (Anodized aluminum has a protective coating.) Such hangers won’t rust or bend out of shape and can be purchased at some department stores. A handy piece of equipment for drying hangable items is a collapsible metal rack. Some have casters, some do not. Some are tubular chromed steel, others are painted metal. Many of these can be temporarily placed in the tub, in your utility room, or outdoors on a flat surface.
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