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In case you’ve never experienced using one of these solar laundry dryers, let me assure you that using it requires skill. Here’s what you need to know and be able to do to run a solar clothes dryer.
- You must know how to clip the clothespins so they don’t come loose in the wind. Where to clip the clothespins so they don’t leave huge wrinkle spots in wrong places. How to wear the clothespin apron.
- You must know which items to put on the inside lines… Items that never go on the outside lines. This is very important if you want your lines to look good in the neighborhood.
- You must know how to handle a bed sheet–putting it on the line and getting it off the line without touching the ground, untangling it in a strong wind and keeping it from engulfing you, folding it as you unclip it so you can put a folded sheet in the bottom of the basket that’s on the ground.
- You must know how to clip items so they can share the same clothespins because on a big wash day there never are enough clothespins.
- In case of rain, you must be able to get almost dry clothes into the house quickly before the dark clouds begin dumping rain drops.
- You must be able to know when items are dry and ready to take down.
- You must know how to prop up sagging full lines with a pole when linens threaten to touch the ground.
- You also have to know what to do in freezing weather when laundry, hung out in a bright winter sun, freezes as stiff as a board.
- You must never forgot about wiping the lines so they are clean. Clean laundry requires clean lines. And did I mention about collecting the pins? But that’s why we wear the clothespin apron, right?
One of the best smells in the world is linens dried outside in the sun. The bath towels are annoyingly crunchy, the scratchiest towels ever. I remember when my mother got a mangle to run the sheets through. The mangle was set at 375 degrees so it pulled the last trace of dampness out of the sheets and ironed them at the same time! And when you ran the scratchy towels through it, they got soft. Hm… Running a mangle has another set of skills.
Have you ever used the solar clothes dryer?
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Oh, what wonderful memories you evoked in me. I had almost forgotten the pole to hold up the sagging lines! Your list is the best! There is nothing better than sheets dried on the line.
I remember having to be careful with that pole because you could get splinters… or maybe it was just our wooden pole that did that.
Alice,
Love all the wisdom behind these rules. Thanks for bringing back a good memory of running out with my grandmother to pull the clothes off the line before it rained. I can smell the rain and hear my grandmother laughing.
What a great memory — full of your grandmother’s laugh!
I agree that the smell of clothes dried in the sun is the best. We have four months of monsoon season, other months our clothes dry in the sun. I liked your post.
Thank you. Monsoon season would present a problem with sun drying.
Tnis brings back memories. I stood on a chair to hang clothes on the line from the time I was around seven. Yes, they froze on the line during winter, and occasionally a bird took a dump on clean laundry. We had a neighbor who hung laundry wearing her bra and a half slip. Drove my dad crazy!
Hahaha! Guess she was getting ALL the laundry on the line. I forgot about the bird dumps. It would aggravate my mom so much.