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What resources do students living in the dorms have in terms of air-drying clothing to save energy and money in our current glob

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Dryers not only use energy, but they can also be responsible for shrinking clothes. As a victim of this myself, I have increasingly become frustrated with laundry dryers. A fantastic solution to the energy consumption from drying your clothes is a drying rack. These are perfect for drying delicate items as well as heavier clothing.

Dorms don't exactly have enough space to line dry freshly-washed laundry, which is why a drying rack can be an adequate replacement. These can be found at any store that sells home improvement-type items, such as Target, Walmart or Bed Bath and Beyond.

The laundry rooms in the dorms are unfortunately an easy place for items to get lost or stolen in the transition from washer to dryer. Dryers in particular do not lock after they begin running, but the washing machines do. Bundle up the majority of your wet clothes to bring upstairs and dry on your drying rack to save yourself some trouble, money, and reduce energy costs.

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In the Dorms you should probably just lay clothes around your room and open the window/turn on a fan.  Don't hang anything on the pipes though, if they break then the building floods.  Plus its against policy and you can get documented.

gunterk's picture

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Your best bet is to buy a clothes drying stand and set it up in the laundry room, your room, or outside.

name's picture

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I would suggest you use a drying rack and turn on a fan or keep the windows open otherwise your clothes will mildew.

denali's picture

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drying rack is probably best, you can hang them from the window but i think all the dorms prohibit that so you may get written up for it if you get caught

ryanshaw3ball's picture

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best is buying a drying rack

shellyKelly's picture

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I'd just buy a drying rack

Lucas Buccafusca's picture

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A drying stand is the way to go...or even a makeshift line if you can stand it :P

stellarhopper's picture

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there is no rule against setting up a clothesline outsideof your dorm ,just make sure nothing gets stolen

hangwa's picture

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No one is going to stop you if you want to air dry your clothing outside

FAJITAS's picture

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if you want to save energy and money in our current global economy then i would buy a drying rack for your clothes

nsheu's picture

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No one is going to stop you if you want to air dry your clothing outside

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