No one ever really things about saving money when they dry their clothes, do they? Well, our tip today certainly offers up a simple (and probably not often considered) way to save a few pennies every time you use your clothes dryer:
Dry one load right after another. The dryer will already be warm from the first load and the second will dry more quickly.
This is good advice but if you really wish to save drying clothes than instead of using a dryer hang them outside for the sun to dry. It is retro but it sure is smart and will save you lots on energy.
Posted by: A.F. | August 05, 2005 at 12:48 AM
Good point about the sun...its free. Or get a natural gas dryer, they are far more efficient than electric and much faster.
Posted by: John | November 27, 2006 at 11:58 PM
I thought this was a good thing too, but it turns out that my dryer wasn't properly ventilating. By waiting some time, it allows the area to cool down and you don't get a bunch of hot air condensing in a puddle in your wall.
Posted by: Lazy Man and Money | January 30, 2007 at 12:56 AM
In the winter the heating bill gas or electric can get very high. My washer dryer is in the house, I vent inside in the winter, I leave the laundry door open and voila. It is amazing how nice and warm it feels, and smells good too!
Posted by: SANDI | February 13, 2007 at 04:02 PM
And you feed the mold spores in your house good smelling humidity.
Posted by: apimom | April 12, 2011 at 08:00 AM