Check out my new solar/wind powered clothes dryer

(c)2023 Douglas W Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
United States
June 11, 2023 9:42am CST
It operates with no electricity and no moving parts and effectively dries every type of fabric. I can work on sunny days with no wind, windy days with no sun, and on sunny, windy days. It doesn't work well after dark, though, and the manufacturer suggests it not be used on rainy days. Just imagine how positive an impact we could have on climate change if everyone had one of these in their backyard to use in place of their electric or gas dryer. Would you be interested in installing one of these solar/wind-powered clothes dryers at your home? They are available at most pet supply stores where they are secretly sold under as pet runs. I don't know about your pets, but I don't think Ace of Sophie could run along that thin line. They aren't circus performers, after all. I hope your Sunday is going/went well. Let me know what you've been up to or will be getting up to this fine day.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (67737)
• United States
11 Jun 23
Coinky-dinkily, that’s what my dryer runs on! Although I dry my clothes inside under the ceiling fan. I feed birds and some of them might repay my kindness if I hung my clothes outside.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (67737)
• United States
12 Jun 23
@DWDavis — maybe they just go after clean cars and leave clothes alone.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
12 Jun 23
We have a large population of birds in our woods that also frequent our yard. I was concerned about their decorating our sheets, and glad they chose not to.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jun 23
I am trying to visualize the adornments or "decorations" the birds might provide.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112774)
• El Paso, Texas
11 Jun 23
Heyyyy, I'z got 1 of those. Here it doesn't work well on windy dusty days but that's no problem. Oh, I've hung stuff out late in the day and it'd be dry by morning, mostly its the heavy stuff like quilts I'd do that with.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
11 Jun 23
I think they will really catch on, what with everyone trying to go green these days.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112774)
• El Paso, Texas
11 Jun 23
I hope so but I haven't noticed it around here.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (92415)
• United States
12 Jun 23
My mom tried this when we were children, but unfortunately, she had two daughters with allergies, one (my older sister) so badly affected they had to give her the "Master" bedroom, because everything growing out her own bedroom window was making her allergies crazy. They went through everything trying to get her allergies under control. It's a shame the tiniest bit of "something" on clothing, bedding, or bath items can do so much damage. But a clothes drying line made sense because that was what her mom did, and that is what my dad's mom did (even when her kids bought her a dryer). If it works for most people, it would be great for the world.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
12 Jun 23
When I was growing up, my mother always used a clothesline. I don't think we had a dryer until I was in the 4th or 5th grade.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51064)
• Canada
11 Jun 23
I have always used a clothesline to dry the clothing, and during the winter months, I often hang some articles to dry on their own-afterall, we do have to heat our homes and that heat dries clothing.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
12 Jun 23
I remember my mother hanging items on a line over the bathtub in the winter or when it rained, but laundry still needed doing.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (105884)
• Marion, Ohio
11 Jun 23
I can't use mine today as it is raining here. But I love the smell and feel of fresh dried clothes
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
12 Jun 23
There is something special about clothes dried outside.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jun 23
Dang! How much do the cost? Edison and Tesla must be going "Doh!" in their graves.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
12 Jun 23
The cost can vary depending on the quality of the line you want to use, its length, and whether you want the clothes-securing devices option. These are a must if you live in a particularly windy area or are drying smaller pieces of clothing.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
12 Jun 23
@TheHorse Yes, Yes they do. I used them in class to hang up student work.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218492)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jun 23
@DWDavis Do they still make clothes pins?
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
13 Jun 23
Growing up, we had those.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
14 Jun 23
My mom had a neat one on a pulley system. She could hang up the clothes from the porch one piece at a time and then roll it out and hang up the next piece. This kept the clothes high enough of the ground that little hands couldn't reach up and pull it down.
RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (79687)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Jun 23
How lucky you're are drying your clothes in the wind and the sun, I loved doing that in Latvia when I had my own garden, Now I have no choice but to use the drying we have here,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339496)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jun 23
I have one of these. There is also a circular one available. The original - the Hills Hoist - was invented in Australia.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
12 Jun 23
My mother had one on a pulley that she could attach the clothes while standing on the porch and run them out to the tree across the yard. This kept the clothes high enough to keep little hands from grabbing them.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339496)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jun 23
@DWDavis That sounds a good idea too.
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paigea
@paigea (36317)
• Canada
12 Jun 23
Must be a popular model this year, I have one just like it
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
12 Jun 23
I hear they are catching on.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (177979)
• United States
12 Jun 23
We use the dryer. We can't physically hang clothes anymore. Nothing much going on here. Wishing you a good week.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
12 Jun 23
There are times of the year, Spring pollen season being the worst, when we wouldn't think of using the outdoor dryer unless we wanted to turn all our clothes yellow.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (177979)
• United States
13 Jun 23
@DWDavis I remember my mother hanging the clothes outside and having birds fly by. Not a good time for the clothes!!!
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
12 Jun 23
I've had one of those forever...even when my neighbours felt sorry for me because they thought I didn't have an electric dryer (I have always had one I just prefer my clothes line-dried and save it for rainy days)
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
12 Jun 23
The great thing about ours is that it doubles as a dog run. When not being used for clothes, there's a wheel that runs on the line with a retractable leash attached if you need to limit where in the yard the dog can go.
Suhadi Warsyah
@Suhadiwarsyah (35)
• Ujung Pandang, Indonesia
11 Jun 23
That's truly fascinating! A solar/wind-powered clothes dryer sounds like an innovative and eco-friendly solution for drying clothes. It's impressive that it can effectively dry all types of fabric without the need for electricity or moving parts.
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• Ujung Pandang, Indonesia
12 Jun 23
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