Turned off by shrinkage? Well, when you’re talking about laundry, it’s usually the dryer not the water that does it. Keep your clothes their optimal size and shape by line-drying, since dryers shrink the lifespan of your clothes and use a whole lot of energy.
Here are some benefits by doing this. You will have less damage to the goods. Repeated drying at high-temps can reduce fabric strength by 25% or more, and the tumbling action of the dryer (not the heat, believe it or not) causes shrinkage. Another is enlarging your bank account. You can save up to $135 per year on electricity bills by forgoing the machine. And if you don’t have your own dryer, you’ll spend a lot less time searching under couch cushions for quarters. It is also softer on the earth. Except for fridges and washing machines, dryers use more energy annually than other major household appliances. And summer sun-drying gets it done. Lastly, it is less shocking. Line-drying clothes means less static cling. In fact during the hot, dry summer it will took just 10 minutes for most of your clothes to dry on the line, too bad the average washing cycle ran for over an hour.
