primitives discuss spinning laundry

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Oh my.

Fumesucker (39,713 posts)    Mon Mar 16, 2015, 04:45 PM

I learned a frugal trick this cold and wet winter, double spinning my clothes before drying
 
I've cut the time needed to dry my clothes in the dryer by nearly twenty percent by running the final spin cycle on my washer a second time.

It's been far too wet and cold to hang laundry out much this winter so I've been using the dryer more than usual. Had some problems with the timer mechanism on my washing machine and ended up final spinning the clothes a second time by accident a couple of times and realized it wasn't taking as long in the dryer as otherwise. I'm not sure of the overall energy savings but my washer runs on 115V and doesn't draw a lot of power while my dryer runs on 230V and does draw quite a bit for the heating elements.

One of these days I'm going to weigh a washer load after the first spin cycle and then put them back in and spin again then reweigh just to see how much extra water it gets out.. My old top load washer really doesn't pick up full speed spin until about half way through the spin cycle on the first time, the second time it comes up to speed much faster without all the water in the basket dragging it down. Even near the end of the second final spin some water still comes dribbling out of the drain hose into my utility room slop sink where it dumps. 

Curmudgeoness (16,391 posts)    Mon Mar 16, 2015, 06:09 PM

1. I would never have thought to do this

so I will have to check it out to see if water is still dripping out on a second spin as well. I have found that, especially with loads with jeans or other heavy clothes in them, if I stop the washer in mid-spin and rearrange the load, I will often have more water pulled out of the load.

Thanks for the tip.....every little bit helps. 

^^^the primitive with a sensitive bottom; the one looking for a charity for the homeless operated by atheists; a pal of the big guy in Bellevue, although they live far distant from each other; one of the tightest skinflints on Skins's island.

[Carl]

It's been far too wet and cold to hang laundry out much this winter

Walk the walk to save the planet DUmbass.
Hang them in a room inside and let them air dry.

[JohnnyReb]

Walk the walk to save the planet DUmbass.
Hang them in a room inside and let them air dry.

NO NO...hang them outside. When water evaporates it causes cooling therefore outside drying would serve as a carbon offset for the electricity used by the washing machine.

Hey, it doesn't matter if the clothes freeze. DUmmie isn't going to need them until he/she takes there annual bath come summer.

[GOBUCKS]

I've cut the time needed to dry my clothes in the dryer by nearly twenty percent

Another DUmmy living too close to the edge.

A full hour in a dryer costs about thirty cents in electricity.

A twenty-percent savings means six cents. A nickel and a penny.

[obumazombie]

I'm not falling for it.
I didn't see even 1 washer and or dryer at Woodstock.

[SVPete]

I can understand DU-folk having an affinity for the spin cycle.

[Bad Dog]

I guess I'm just too old to understand the hipster jargon but, why would one call themselves a fumesucker or any other sort of a sucker for that matter?

[Skul]

Fumesucker...Polesmoker.  Same-same.

[obumazombie]

Maybe they could schedule time in an Air Force G tolerance centrifuge.
Wear their wet clothes in layers, and get ready for a sustained 9 G hit.
That should wick away some moisture.