Using a washing line on a frosty morning?

another question · 09-01-2013 11:27am #1

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Ok, so woke up, saw a lovely morning here in Sligo, threw a big bundle of sheets into the washing machine. Went outside to collect post and realised it was sub-zero (-1), frost everywhere....now wondering is it a bad idea to hang my washing out on the line in the garden? Funnily this senario has never happened to me before

Will my sheets be all stiff and not dry if I put them out?

listermint · 09-01-2013 11:32am

Is this a serious question ?

Hang them out!

another question · 09-01-2013 11:34am

listermint wrote: »

Is this a serious question ?

Hang them out!

Thanks for reply (yes a serious question!) thought they would be stiff as pokers if I hung them out but will do now :P

RubyGirl · 09-01-2013 8:10pm

They won't dry.

3ndahalfof6 · 09-01-2013 8:16pm

It is winter in Ireland, very hard to get clothes/sheets dry outside, even if it is a clear day,

windy weather is the best for drying clothing, clear skys with wind could lead to clothing weapon,

light overcast with wind, could get a result.

another question · 09-01-2013 9:10pm

RubyGirl wrote: »

They won't dry.

They didn't dry :-(

Joey the lips · 09-01-2013 11:54pm

Clothes need wind and a certain humidity to dry, for example -2 frost wind will feel like -6 and freeze the clothes,

So to be honest it needs to be at lease 4 deg with a wind.

I don't know the exact science but I would get a clothes horse or a dryer,

Using a washing line on a frosty morning?

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