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When to do laundry during extreme temps.

For our household, we watch the weather to decide when to do laundry. You figure, your dryer has a big blower that's the equivalent of having a fan blowing out a window.

We do our laundry during times when it's as close as possible to "room temperature". This approach makes it easier on your HVAC. E.g. It's been frigid the last week or so. Instead of running the dryer when it's 10°, wait until the warmest part of the week so the furnace doesn't have to run (as much) to compensate for the air being blown out of the house.

Ditto when it's hot. Run the dryer when it's 70° outside instead of when it's 90°.

 

[Pearl]

When to do laundry during extreme temps.

For our household, we watch the weather to decide when to do laundry. You figure, your dryer has a big blower that's the equivalent of having a fan blowing out a window.

We do our laundry during times when it's as close as possible to "room temperature". This approach makes it easier on your HVAC. E.g. It's been frigid the last week or so. Instead of running the dryer when it's 10°, wait until the warmest part of the week so the furnace doesn't have to run (as much) to compensate for the air being blown out of the house.

Ditto when it's hot. Run the dryer when it's 70° outside instead of when it's 90°.

I watch the weather so I can hang clothes on the line!

 

[Mad Dog 1]

When to do laundry during extreme temps.

For our household, we watch the weather to decide when to do laundry. You figure, your dryer has a big blower that's the equivalent of having a fan blowing out a window.

We do our laundry during times when it's as close as possible to "room temperature". This approach makes it easier on your HVAC. E.g. It's been frigid the last week or so. Instead of running the dryer when it's 10°, wait until the warmest part of the week so the furnace doesn't have to run (as much) to compensate for the air being blown out of the house.

Ditto when it's hot. Run the dryer when it's 70° outside instead of when it's 90°.

is it not possible to use that hot air into the house on the cold days , might take some modifications to the system but it could be beneficial , not seeing the situation I could be talking out the back of my head

 

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is it not possible to use that hot air into the house on the cold days , might take some modifications to the system but it could be beneficial , not seeing the situation I could be talking out the back of my head

Yes, very doable and very easy.
Inside, take your dryer vent and blow it into a bucket of water (to catch the lint so it doesn't blow all over).
They sell products for around $20 to do this and they have filters for the dust. Here's an example
https://www.amazon.com/VIWINVELA-Indoor-Bucket-4-Inch-Proflex/dp/B09JZ1N5KB

Here's what I'm talking about (homemade version).

 

[angie_nrs]

I know this thread mentioned using citric acid for cleaning washing machines.

I have a humidifier that wasn't working very well. When I took it apart there was a rock like buildup on the metal heater core. I couldn't even chisel it off b/c it was so hard. I used vinegar for weeks trying to get it to breakdown with no luck. I was going to buy a product on amazon that was highly rated but then saw a post by someone who said to use pure citric acid instead. So, I bought a bag (that was way cheaper than the descaler stuff) and put it in my humidifier over night with some water. I couldn't believe how effective it was at getting rid of that rock! It's ready to go again and I didn't have to use any nasty chemicals.

I was going to buy a distiller so that I didn't have to buy distilled water, but I'll just keep using my filtered water and clean the scaling off with the citric acid. So, that just saved me from having to spend $100 on a distiller I don't need. I hear the citric acid also clean toilets well too. And apparently you can use it for your diswaher instead of dishwasher soap. I haven't tried that yet, but I will.

Here's the recipe for dishwasher detergent found in the link below:

• 2 parts baking soda
• 2 parts washing soda
• 1 part citric acid
• 1 part salt
• Essential oils, optional (I used lemon)
  
  https://www.cheaprecipeblog.com/2014/06/less-toxic-dishwasher-detergent/

 

[Pearl]

I know this thread mentioned using citric acid for cleaning washing machines.

I have a humidifier that wasn't working very well. When I took it apart there was a rock like buildup on the metal heater core. I couldn't even chisel it off b/c it was so hard. I used vinegar for weeks trying to get it to breakdown with no luck. I was going to buy a product on amazon that was highly rated but then saw a post by someone who said to use pure citric acid instead. So, I bought a bag (that was way cheaper than the descaler stuff) and put it in my humidifier over night with some water. I couldn't believe how effective it was at getting rid of that rock! It's ready to go again and I didn't have to use any nasty chemicals.

I was going to buy a distiller so that I didn't have to buy distilled water, but I'll just keep using my filtered water and clean the scaling off with the citric acid. So, that just saved me from having to spend $100 on a distiller I don't need. I hear the citric acid also clean toilets well too. And apparently you can use it for your diswaher instead of dishwasher soap. I haven't tried that yet, but I will.

Here's the recipe for dishwasher detergent found in the link below:

• 2 parts baking soda
• 2 parts washing soda
• 1 part citric acid
• 1 part salt
• Essential oils, optional (I used lemon)
  
  https://www.cheaprecipeblog.com/2014/06/less-toxic-dishwasher-detergent/

And don't forget your coffee pot!!

 

[UserNameTaken]

When to do laundry during extreme temps.

For our household, we watch the weather to decide when to do laundry. You figure, your dryer has a big blower that's the equivalent of having a fan blowing out a window.

We do our laundry during times when it's as close as possible to "room temperature". This approach makes it easier on your HVAC. E.g. It's been frigid the last week or so. Instead of running the dryer when it's 10°, wait until the warmest part of the week so the furnace doesn't have to run (as much) to compensate for the air being blown out of the house.

Ditto when it's hot. Run the dryer when it's 70° outside instead of when it's 90°.

We try to avoid heating up the house in the summer. When it's 120 outside clothes dry in about 5 minutes, then at night we put them in the dryer on air for about 15 minutes to soften them up. In the in the winter we use the dryer as it can take 24 hours to dry on the rack.

Along that line in the summer we often cook on the BBQ outside (has a pot burner) to keep the heat out of the house. I'm thinking of getting a propane griddle to move most of our cooking outside in the summer. We also use the toaster oven instead of the gas oven in the summer when we can.

I have a friend who owns a mid-size AC company. He says the best way to keep your house cool is keep the heat out. Cook outside, the more people in a room the harder it is to cool, if you have kids going in and out all the time you'll never get it cold enough.

 

[Weedygarden]

I know this thread mentioned using citric acid for cleaning washing machines.

I have a humidifier that wasn't working very well. When I took it apart there was a rock like buildup on the metal heater core. I couldn't even chisel it off b/c it was so hard. I used vinegar for weeks trying to get it to breakdown with no luck. I was going to buy a product on amazon that was highly rated but then saw a post by someone who said to use pure citric acid instead. So, I bought a bag (that was way cheaper than the descaler stuff) and put it in my humidifier over night with some water. I couldn't believe how effective it was at getting rid of that rock! It's ready to go again and I didn't have to use any nasty chemicals.

I was going to buy a distiller so that I didn't have to buy distilled water, but I'll just keep using my filtered water and clean the scaling off with the citric acid. So, that just saved me from having to spend $100 on a distiller I don't need. I hear the citric acid also clean toilets well too. And apparently you can use it for your diswasher instead of dishwasher soap. I haven't tried that yet, but I will.

Here's the recipe for dishwasher detergent found in the link below:

• 2 parts baking soda
• 2 parts washing soda
• 1 part citric acid
• 1 part salt
• Essential oils, optional (I used lemon)
  
  https://www.cheaprecipeblog.com/2014/06/less-toxic-dishwasher-detergent/

One of the houses that I house sit in, they only use distilled water in things like their electric tea pot. I just figured it was due to scale build up that they do that. They keep several gallon jugs of distilled water in their garage.