Thanks to this grandmother’s secret, laundry dries in record time in winter

 

Are you tired of your laundry taking days to dry and smelling damp? With this grandmother’s suggestion, it’s almost history.

Since the fall, the problem has been the same: laundry takes days to dry, and we quickly find ourselves with clotheslines crammed full of clothes. Moisture and condensation in apartments and houses, mold problems, and even bad odors from damp laundry that are difficult to eliminate! But what do you do if you don’t have a dryer or want to limit your energy costs?The answer: Don’t change your habits. Do as your grandmothers and great-grandmothers did and hang your laundry outside to dry, both summer and winter. This would solve many problems and also give you a nice reduction in your heating bill. We can trust our ancestors; they know a thing or two about laundry and care. So it’s time to put these valuable tips into practice so you can love the icy cold of winter.

How does it work? When you hang bedding, towels, and clothes outside in temperatures above zero degrees Celsius, the water in the laundry freezes and loses 90% of its moisture through a chemical phenomenon called sublimation. This means the water changes from a liquid to a solid, then to a gas, and then evaporates. Once your clothes harden, it’s time to bring them safely home from the clothesline. The laundry, which has lost almost all its moisture, dries incredibly quickly. What’s more, air-dried laundry smells fresh and is no longer stale or damp.If you really have no other choice because it’s raining or you don’t have outdoor space to hang your clothes, remember to ventilate the room where you’ve set up the clothes rack and choose a ventilated and coolest room in the house. Be careful not to place it too close to a radiator to avoid a fire hazard. Also, consider turning your clothes inside out to dry the