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Does anyone hang dry their clothes to save money? Do you actually see a difference in your bills?

I’m curious if anyone here regularly air-dries their laundry instead of using a dryer, specifically to cut down on electricity or gas costs.

Have you noticed any real difference in your monthly utility bills? Is it worth the effort in terms of savings?

I’m considering doing this more often and would love to hear from people who have tried it—whether you saw noticeable financial benefits or if the change was too small to matter.

Bonus points if you have tips for drying indoors during colder months!

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience!

[Cathy]

I don’t see a difference other than too much fuzz on my socks

[Char]

I use a high capacity umbrella line. Holds 4 loads including king sized linen. American made.

Yea. It saves $$$!

[Connie]

I don’t own a dryer! Even when I had one I used it less than 10 times annually!

Yes, my bill went down substantially when I stopped using it a dryer!

[Jill]

I can’t say I notice a reduction in our electric bill because of it. But I often hang items off of our deck to dry in the sun for disinfectant purposes.

Especially blankets my dog lies on.

UV radiation that gives us a sunburn will also destroy microbes.

[Fee]

Yes, definitely see a difference. Our clothes line came down last year and bill went up.

I still air dry some clothes with a folding rack.

[Peggy]

Clothes last longer. Dryer is bad for the materials used & seams & elastic get worn out.

[Paulina]

My bill was $298. I put up a clothes line. Now my bill is between $110.

And my last bill was $75.90.

[Mia]

I have been drop drying my clothes (and my kids cloth diapers for 6 yrs) for 27 yrs!!!!! I am not sure of the savings as I never tested it.

I do know that my clothes don’t become faded or worn.

I have clothes that are ten or more years old and look almost new.

[Debra]

I put up extra bath tub rod it works. I also have one of the square clothes lines out back.

I can’t use it anymore but loved it.

Stand in one place turn as you need held six big loads. Can turn as it dries

[Irish]

I never put anything in the dryer unless it’s my large comforter or blanket

I hang everything up when I wash in the morning and it’s all dry by 5 PM the same day

Dryers are a waste of money
They ruin your clothes

[Jaded]

I wash in cold water but I dry towels, underwear and socks and bedding. I try to hang dry most of my clothes especially sunscreen shirts and bras and tanks.

Lasts longer

[Maria]

Absolutely! But where I live, the dryer machines are now $3.25 a dry; it all adds up.

I have 3 clothing hangers in my studio apt.

I do use dryers for really heavy stuff, comforters mainly

[Heather]

I watch Hope and Larry on YouTube (great frugal gurus) and I believe they gauged it with their reader device and they said they save around $.50 a load if they don’t use a dryer.

[Christine]

I do! But always finish off in the dryer for 15-20 mins just to make sure it’s fully dry. Putting straight in the dryer takes 1.5-2 hrs, if there are towels, jeans, etc.

I’ve never tracked it, but it’s a huge difference in terms of elecricity spent.

Only drawback sometimes is that you have to plan for it to dry (on the rack/line indoors or outdoors) for about a day, but that doesn’t bother me.

[Henke]

I hang right on hangers and let them dry in the house when heat is in use.

I don’t in the summer because it causes the dehumidifier to run and that’s expensive!

[Kiersten]

We live in the high desert so it’s usually hecka dry in here. I tend to hang dry 3/4 of our clothes indoors to save money, save the environment, save money eat and tear on clothes, and save our sinuses.

I haven’t noticed a difference in electric bill but that’s because we have solar panels so it’s already hecka low.

When o was working full time, I didn’t feel like I could keep up with it and tended to use the dryer more.

*I always use a dryer for towels and sometimes stick some other stuff in there for ten minutes to soften it up

[Jess]

Yes, but I don’t particularly do it to save money on electricity. I do it to save my clothes from wearing out.

So, a frugal reason but not the same reason.

[Versie]

Because my AC and my dryer are 220 volt I try to use the clothes line to dry clothes and I do think my electric bill is about $20 cheaper for that 8 months.

Winter I only use the dryer when the weather is really nasty.

[Janna]

ME!! Good for your wallet, good for the planet, good for your clothes! I also mostly wash in cold.

I have read most things don’t need hot water because today’s detergents are so good.

Also, I use my Quick Wash cycle a lot of the time.

[Krista]

I do it 95% and it keeps stains from setting and clothes from wearing out as fast along with the energy savings

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