Chemical analysis and origin of the smell of line-dried laundry
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Chemical analysis and origin of the smell of line-dried laundry
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#2Awesome research in an unexpected field! I fucking love science!
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#3I can’t remember a time I ever line dried laundry outside. How significant is this smell, is it worth changing my laundry drying habits just to reproduce it?
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#4I can’t remember a time I ever line dried laundry outside. How significant is this smell, is it worth changing my laundry drying habits just to reproduce it?
Yes. Nothing beats it. Also, drying laundry electrically is a waste of resources, the sun will do it for free, as long as you live in a moderately warm country.
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#5I can’t remember a time I ever line dried laundry outside. How significant is this smell, is it worth changing my laundry drying habits just to reproduce it?
I have done line drying and it ended up smelling not so great. Like someone who went outside on a hot day. I wonder if you need a low humidity environment for line drying to “work”.
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#6I can’t remember a time I ever line dried laundry outside. How significant is this smell, is it worth changing my laundry drying habits just to reproduce it?
The smell can be rather significant / roughly equivalent to what you get with a dryer with scented sheets at its strongest.
I rather question how “nice” the smell actually is, at best it’s “interesting and not bad” from my experience. I find that sometimes line dryer laundry can pick up a “clumpy”, rougher but yet distinctively line dried texture when compared to the machine or hang dried inside.
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#7I can’t remember a time I ever line dried laundry outside. How significant is this smell, is it worth changing my laundry drying habits just to reproduce it?
Yes. Nothing beats it. Also, drying laundry electrically is a waste of resources, the sun will do it for free, as long as you live in a moderately warm country.
I am always disappointed that drying racks aren't more common in NA. Even in an apartment, you can set it up overnight and wake up to dry clothing in the morning. Better for the environment and your clothing.
Re: Chemical analysis and origin of the smell of line-dried laundry
#8I can’t remember a time I ever line dried laundry outside. How significant is this smell, is it worth changing my laundry drying habits just to reproduce it?
I have done line drying and it ended up smelling not so great. Like someone who went outside on a hot day. I wonder if you need a low humidity environment for line drying to “work”.
You need sun the most. In most of the northern hemisphere it will only be viable for a couple months in the summer.
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#9I can’t remember a time I ever line dried laundry outside. How significant is this smell, is it worth changing my laundry drying habits just to reproduce it?
I think it's worth trying if you have the availability (somewhere to set up a line or a rack, and low-ish relative humidity helps them dry quickly).
As for whether it's worth changing your habits: that's up to you. Give it a try, see how they smell, consider the lower environmental impact of line drying, consider the lower wear-and-tear on your clothes (tumble drying wears clothes out faster), and make a decision!
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have done line drying and it ended up smelling not so great. Like someone who went outside on a hot day. I wonder if you need a low humidity environment for line drying to “work”.
You need sun the most. In most of the northern hemisphere it will only be viable for a couple months in the summer.
> In most of the northern hemisphere it will only be viable for a couple months in the summer.
This is not correct. I've done line drying year-round, doesn't work great when it's below zero (freezes) but otherwise works fine. I think low relative humidity is important so the moisture in the clothing has somewhere to go.