In message ,
"Suz" wrote:


When we renovate I intend moving both washing machine and tumble dryer
upstairs permanently. It makes no sense to have dirty laundry upstairs,
take it down to wash and dry, and then cart back up again. Things end up
dangling on radiators sitting in piles etc. Why are they traditionally in
kitchens or utility rooms downstairs? Very illogical. I intend to
streamline the whole process: into basket, into machine, into dryer, on
hanger, into wardrobe. Downstairs will be laundry free! No ironing, no
piles.
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It adds £200 a year to our electicity bill. No ironing? Family of five?
Well worth every penny! I HATE ironing.


Something to do with the fact that WASHING LINES (yes, they do exist)
tend to be outdoors so if you do happen to want to save the money (and
all that electricity) you have to lug the clothes downstairs at some
point in order to take them outside to dry, and (I'd contend) it is much
easier to do this while they are dry - before washing - than wet.

Also, it is possible to minimise ironing by hanging clothes on the line
correctly and while they are still damp enough to have enough weight to
pull out the creases left by the washing process. Doesn't eliminate it,
of course, and isn't perfect for those who desire perfection. This is
why my wife does the ironing :-) I much perfer the "feel" of wind-dried
clothes, and there aren't really *that* many (consecutive) days when
drying outside is completely impossible, even in the uk, though it does
help if there's someone at home during the day in order to take
advantage of dry spells.

On a slightly different tangent, if you can afford the extra outlay and
have the facilities I'm told a gas tumble dryer is a *lot* less
expensive to run.

Hwyl!

M.

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