So..one of the hardest things I had to get used to doing differently was WASHING CLOTHES! Since the washer you are given here from the base only holds about 3-4 towels and the dryer takes hours to finish drying I have come up with a system that has really helped me! I got one of those racks for clothes to hang out to dry...you can use it outside but I just leave it in my laundry room since I have room. Mine came from the SME store in Pordenone.
Normally I wash a load then dry the load and so on...not here. I wash clothes back to back (because I cannot run the washer and dryer at the same time or I blow the electric fuse). I wash, wash, wash and wash some more. Then I lay out what I don't want in the dryer and then the other stuff goes in the dryer. My dryer gets so hot and makes the room so warm that it makes the hanging clothes dry faster. So far this is the plan that works for me. Now, if you do a load a day you won't have much trouble but sometimes it just gets backed up fast! Some of you may have different methods...please share! And some people just don't mess with the ole' washer/dryer and haul their loads to the laundry mat on base.
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Good idea! We have our drier in our bathroom, but we totally have room in there for a hanging rack! I think I might get one.
-Jenn
Thanks for commenting, Jenn!! Please let me know if you have any tips to share for our readers! :)
I cant take credit for this my friend turned me on to it. Hang your clothes on the radiators it dries usually before another load comes out of the wash and has the added benefit of making the house smell good. Of course only good for winter months but was the only time I used my dryer anyway. Ciao
If you add up the cost of electricity it takes to run your washer and dryer, it is almost more cost effective to do the laundry at the laundry mat. Especially if you have a family and more than 3-4 loads a week. Early in the morning during the week, there is NO ONE at the LM and you can be in and out within an hour 1/2.
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