ᐅ Laundry chute – Hygiene? How to keep it clean

We have an old dryer. And nothing has ever come out smaller.

We have a new one and I apparently have sensitive items. I no longer dry anything in it. For me, drying means fully drying. Either the laundry goes straight from the washing machine to be hung up fresh, or it is dried and then put into the wardrobe.

You just have to be careful about what you put in. We mainly use it for hand towels. Most of our clothing is not allowed in.

Product idea:
Cleaning T-shirts. They keep the laundry drop-off area tidy.

Sometimes I think we live in a hygiene craze. In any case, this market works so well that questions like the one from the original poster arise. Ultimately, it’s all a matter of balance. Our immune system needs a certain amount of "dirt" to function. Anything can be harmful if the dose isn’t right.

hampshire schrieb:

Our immune system needs a certain amount of "dirt" to function properly.

That’s why allergies are on the rise nowadays... It can really be overdone.

Joedreck schrieb:

We have a new one, and obviously I have sensitive items. I don’t dry anything in it anymore. And for me, drying really means drying. Either the laundry goes straight from the machine onto the drying rack or it’s fully dried and then put away.

You see, the dryer has already taught you how to use it, without even reading the manual. Maybe some things would have worked better if you had done that first… but hey! You never stop learning.

A 60-minute pre-dry program, then hang dry. That’s the approach. Clothes come out fluffier, lint-free, and slightly damp, and you save 4–6 liters (about 1–1.5 gallons) of water per load that would otherwise go down the drain instead of evaporating into the air. That’s how my mom has done it for 35 years, how I do it, and how my wife’s mom has always done it too…

I have no idea how anyone comes up with the idea of drying something completely in the dryer. The last bit of moisture requires the most electricity and is also the hottest.