Wondering about when drying towels is it better to separate dry hand towels and face cloths to keep them longer so they don't damage from overdrying? Or is there enough mositure in the dryer to prevent that from happening?
Drying Towels
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Things dry better with mixed load of various sizes. Hand and face towels IMHO wear out faster more due to hard wear compared to bath towels.
You shouldn't be over drying anything, it's bad for fabrics...
You shouldn't be over drying anything, it's bad for fabrics...
I dry my towels on hot. Drying on medium would mean longer tumbling, more wear, and more lint in the filter.
Hand towels and face cloths are always first to go.
Have tons of white towels bought from England years ago that still look pristine. OTOH face/hand towels and wash cloths are hopeless. It's like buying table linens, one always buys more napkins, and same with face/hand towels and wash cloths.
Several years ago got into waffle weave towels and quite fancy them now. Far easier to launder and dry quite quickly.
Have tons of white towels bought from England years ago that still look pristine. OTOH face/hand towels and wash cloths are hopeless. It's like buying table linens, one always buys more napkins, and same with face/hand towels and wash cloths.
Several years ago got into waffle weave towels and quite fancy them now. Far easier to launder and dry quite quickly.
I always dry the towels on high, and everything else for that matter too, except the sheer curtain panels or anything thats delicate, of which we have very few items. I want to have the dryer run for as short a time as possible to save electricity.
We buy large packs of inexpensive washcloths that are fairly thin at Target or Walmart. Granted they don’t last forever, but we get at least 3-4 years out of them, which isn’t bad when you consider that they only cost about $12.00 for 12. I don’t need to have the washcloths match the bath and hand towels. We only use washcloths once, then in the hamper they go, so they aren’t left out as a decoration, they are strictly utilitarian.
The worn out cheap washcloths are used as cleaning rags when they are no longer good enough for bathing use. Waste not want not.
Eddie
We buy large packs of inexpensive washcloths that are fairly thin at Target or Walmart. Granted they don’t last forever, but we get at least 3-4 years out of them, which isn’t bad when you consider that they only cost about $12.00 for 12. I don’t need to have the washcloths match the bath and hand towels. We only use washcloths once, then in the hamper they go, so they aren’t left out as a decoration, they are strictly utilitarian.
The worn out cheap washcloths are used as cleaning rags when they are no longer good enough for bathing use. Waste not want not.
Eddie
Oh, and BTW
Horror of horrors, I wash the towels with clothing in mixed loads, even with dark items.
My washer NEVER leaves lint on anything, even if a kleenex or paper towel mistakenly finds its way into the wash. Every load comes out of the washer lint free and the same way out of the dryer too.
The washer is a BOL Roper TL. I’ve never known any other washer to be as effective at keeping lint off of finished loads.
Eddie
Horror of horrors, I wash the towels with clothing in mixed loads, even with dark items.
My washer NEVER leaves lint on anything, even if a kleenex or paper towel mistakenly finds its way into the wash. Every load comes out of the washer lint free and the same way out of the dryer too.
The washer is a BOL Roper TL. I’ve never known any other washer to be as effective at keeping lint off of finished loads.
Eddie
Drying Temperature And Operating Costs
It is always less expensive to use the lowest heat setting that gets the job done, even though the dryer may run somewhat longer.
That said the difference is less than 10% in most cases.
John L.
It is always less expensive to use the lowest heat setting that gets the job done, even though the dryer may run somewhat longer.
That said the difference is less than 10% in most cases.
John L.
bradfordwhite
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"BOL Roper TL."
I remember in the late 90s buying these for my rental props at Circuit City for $188.
You could buy either the washer or dryer for that price.
But it's quality Whirlpool DD just without the water level and temperature controls.
I remember in the late 90s buying these for my rental props at Circuit City for $188.
You could buy either the washer or dryer for that price.
But it's quality Whirlpool DD just without the water level and temperature controls.
I used to dry everything on low in my GE gas dryer. It was always perfectly done when it beeped. The Frigidaire isn't as sensitive. Even dried on high heat and sensor setting it still takes another 15 minutes to get done.
