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1-throw a dry bath towel in with your load to be dried. In your tumble dryer
I found that this takes anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes off of
the drying time. This really adds up if you're washing and drying
every day.
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  • Tony_H_3
    Tony_H_3 Posts: 2,643
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    Our family are like you say "Daily Users", I will pass this onto the wife or even try it myself!! I hope it works ;D

    Sometimes the daughters want something dried in a hurry, I guess the more dry towels placed in the drier would speed the drying of one or two items significantly :-/
  • cathy_3
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    exactly ;D ;D ;D
  • System
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    1-throw a dry bath towel in with your load to be dried. In your tumble dryer
    I found that this takes anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes off of
    the drying time.  This really adds up if you're washing and drying
    every day.
    Good grief i never knew that!!
  • misty
    misty Posts: 1,042 Forumite
    How does putting a dry towel speed up the drying process? I quite often put in just one or two items for work next day. Now the weather si improving it all be outside though - miles better smell.
  • cathy_3
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    it soaks up loads of the steam and water off the other clothes then dries along side them honestly it works

    I rarely hang the clothes out as I cant stand picking off the earwigs seagull poop and soot off next doors barbeque when i bring it in
  • System
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    I cant stand picking off the earwigs  seagull poop and soot off next doors barbeque  when i bring it in

    I agree wholeheartedly with that comment, i hate pegging out washing, however i am forcing myself to do it to save a few pennies. I do give the washing 10 minutes in the tumble dryer though, just to soften the fibres up again.
  • cathy_3
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    ive balked at hanging out the wash since the day im wriggling round in the car thinking sweat was rolling down my back as it was a very hot day last summer and into my drawers

    get to work still this sweat trickling into me drawers which has never happened before I might hastily add

    so i go the loo

    there it was

    AN EARWIG RUNNING ROUND IN ME DRAWERS FOR OVER 2 HOURS


    ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH

    ;D ;D ;D
  • heldaz
    heldaz Posts: 192 Forumite
    OMG :-X

    lol
    I never knew saving money was so much fun :o)
  • System
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    AN EARWIG   RUNNING ROUND  IN ME DRAWERS FOR OVER 2 HOURS


    ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH

    ;D ;D ;D

    Who was more scared, you or him? ;D ;D ;D
  • cathy_3
    cathy_3 Posts: 1,500
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    ever seen an earwig in shock??

    its not a pretty sight
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