How long does it take to dry laundry hung in a normal room?

[Syringer]

So our dryer is broken and all the cleaners are closed now, so I'll probably just hang everything up, which I have not really ever done.

How long can I expect to wait for everything to dry? Would blowing a fan toward it do anything?

 

[Leros]

You drying silk handkerchiefs or wool sweaters? It makes a difference what the material is.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Yes, blowing a fan will help.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Leros
You drying silk handkerchiefs or wool sweaters? It makes a difference what the material is.

And how wet your clothes are.

 

[ElFenix]

and what the relative humidity of the room is

 

[Baked]

It's gonna stink if you try to let dry indoors. Hang it outside under cover.

 

[SlitheryDee]

If your normal room isn't very humid they might dry enough to wear if you blow a fan on them overnight. I would count on it taking some of the next day though.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
If your normal room isn't very humid they might dry enough to wear if you blow a fan on them overnight. I would count on it taking some of the next day though.

theyll likely dry fine overnight unless its something heavy like a sweater, or maybe jeans.
/drycleaner, we air dry more shit than youd expect

use a fan if you have it though. to remove the inevitable wrinkles put it in the dryer on lo----oh, oh you dont have a working dryer :laugh:

 

[Syringer]

They're mostly t-shirts, and it's San Diego which has no humidity..

They're in my closet now too, which should hopefully keep the odor out where it belongs..

 

[ViRGE]

T-shirts? They'll be dry within a day as long as you give them room to dry.

 

[0roo0roo]

shouldn't dry inside, you want moisture outside..you dont want to encourage mold on the walls.
it doesn't take long to dry outside in the sun. even in the shade maybe 6 hours on a warm day. buy some clothes line.

 

[Fritzo]

It takes exactly 23.7 minutes. For everything. No matter what it is. It's a law of physics. It's called Newton's Law of Drying.

 

[dabuddha]

We do this all the time since the god damned apartment people won't fix our dryer.

We usually hang up our clothes all over our office and we have a fan that rotates and blows on em. By morning, everythings dry.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
We do this all the time since the god damned apartment people won't fix our dryer.

We usually hang up our clothes all over our office and we have a fan that rotates and blows on em. By morning, everythings dry.

Where exactly do you work that allows you to bring in your laundry? I hope it's not a laundromat.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: dabuddha
We do this all the time since the god damned apartment people won't fix our dryer.

We usually hang up our clothes all over our office and we have a fan that rotates and blows on em. By morning, everythings dry.

Where exactly do you work that allows you to bring in your laundry? I hope it's not a laundromat.

Home office?

 

[alkemyst]

you do know spiders are attracted to damp hanging clothing, right?

 

[wwswimming]

Originally posted by: Syringer
So our dryer is broken and all the cleaners are closed now, so I'll probably just hang everything up, which I have not really done..ever.

How long can I expect everything to dry? Would blowing a fan toward it do anything?

2 days. 1 day if it's hot. 1/2 a day if it's all lingerie.

 

[Analog]

Amish rules apply. Hang outside for best affect.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: dabuddha
We do this all the time since the god damned apartment people won't fix our dryer.

We usually hang up our clothes all over our office and we have a fan that rotates and blows on em. By morning, everythings dry.

Where exactly do you work that allows you to bring in your laundry? I hope it's not a laundromat.

Home office?

Bingo We call our 2nd bedroom the office lol

 

[Bryophyte]

When I was living in Davis CA, the humidity level was low enough that it took light things like tshirts about the same amount of time to dry outside on the line as it did to put it in the dryer. Low humidity + good air circulation = very fast dry times. They come out stiffer than if they are dried in the dryer, but a little fabric softener takes care of that.