https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:22:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loud-dryer-help#post-2276767 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 16:48:40 +0000 charlotte 2276767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>update for any poor unfortunate people looking for loud dryer help in the future !</p> <p>we had the vent cleaned and it is still loud. had the repairman back and the motor is dying. we're probably going to just get a new dryer now. this one was probably 8-10 years old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loud-dryer-help#post-2264744 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 22:19:06 +0000 BSB 2264744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: oh, my dryer takes forever to do a load. I usually have to run it twice. Our laundry room is in the middle of the house so I have no idea where the vent goes. I know where it ends up. Maybe I'll get the DH to convince our landlord to pay for half of the fee. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loud-dryer-help#post-2264723 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 21:19:56 +0000 charlotte 2264723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I see that all the husbands are doing the vent cleaning! Perhaps I should just send him up there to see what he can do...haha. He did clean the gutters once... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loud-dryer-help#post-2264666 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 18:34:19 +0000 Andrea 2264666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, try and clean the vent. Our dryer was taking forever to dry a load of clothes, like 4 hours, and DH cleaned the vent. Problem solved! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loud-dryer-help#post-2264628 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 17:08:55 +0000 Travelinmoon 2264628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This just happened to us. while I was out shopping for a new dryer my DH cleaned out our vent and lo and behold our dryer is perfect again. Took him about an hour and he came down with a bucket full of lint, bird nest and unfortunately a bird. Our dryer is good as new now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loud-dryer-help#post-2264613 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 16:30:13 +0000 charlotte 2264613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: I am so impressed! I wish we were that handy. We don't have an attic and I don't really trust DH on an outdoor ladder, ha, so we have to wait for the people to come clean it. I definitely want that done as the first step either way because it hasn't been done in 2 years, possibly as long as 8 years and the fire risk scares me. </p> <p>Im still not convinced it will fix the noise though, ugh. I've actually laid a ton of clothes out to dry flat or hanging lately to avoid hearing it and I feel like a colonial woman. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loud-dryer-help#post-2264587 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 15:07:50 +0000 BeachMama 2264587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know how handy you or DH is, but my DH just cleaned our vent which goes thru the attic to the roof himself with a tool he bought at Home Depot. Our dryer wasn't noisy before that but now works SO much better. It's also a huge fire hazard to have the vent clogged up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loud-dryer-help#post-2264472 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 11:31:46 +0000 charlotte 2264472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last week, out of nowhere, our dryer started vibrating VERY loudly. Called the repairman and he told me there's nothing wrong with the dryer and that the air vent on top of the house (most people have it on the side of theirs) probably needs to be cleaned out. The people who do that haven't called me back yet...</p> <p>Does anyone have experience with this? It doesn't seem right to me but I'm obviously no expert. Im so annoyed drying anything because it's on our bedroom level and way too loud whether we are awake or asleep. Andddd at 36 weeks pregnant I would really like to be washing and drying baby stuff. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2175184 Tue, 12 May 2015 08:11:12 +0000 looch 2175184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: I have a cover for mine, works perfectly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2175147 Tue, 12 May 2015 07:46:27 +0000 skipra 2175147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to line dry in the summer but our set up is annoying so it's a lot of work to do it. Year round I dry towels, jeans, sweaters, diapers, etc on a drying rack inside. So I still run the dryer a lot but I can often combine two loads into one.</p> <p>I don't know about allergies but I never dried baby clothes on the line because I was nervous about things irritating the skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2175115 Tue, 12 May 2015 07:13:01 +0000 honeybear 2175115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I mostly just dry sheets and towels in the dryer. I can't hang up the sheets easily, or else I'd line dry them, too. I don't even use a clothesline. I mostly put the clothes right on the hangers and hang them up on the shower curtain rod. A few go on a drying rack. They are dry by the end of the day (at the latest, usually by lunch) and then I put them straight into the closet. I'd like to be able to take them outside, but our weather can be tricky. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2175024 Mon, 11 May 2015 23:52:30 +0000 Ree723 2175024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: @looch: You're right, the hills hoist does work very well for drying the clothes, and takes up significantly less room than a line would, I just find it a pain to put up and down...and the spiderwebs that seem to show up on them overnight also creep me out... Other than that though, I have to admit they work well! Our clothes were dry yesterday in an hour, despite the overcast skies!</p> <p>In regards to some other responses, I'm curious about those who cited allergies as a reason not to line dry. I have terrible seasonal allergies, but despite our line being under our massive oak tree, and out amongst the rest of the plants and flowers we have in our garden, I've never had a problem with the clothes exacerbating my allergies. Is drying something that is recommended to minimise the allergens exposure? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2175019 Mon, 11 May 2015 23:42:21 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2175019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything we wash goes in the dryer (unless care instructions indicated otherwise). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174998 Mon, 11 May 2015 22:51:42 +0000 StbHisMrs 2174998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I air dry all of the kids clothes, my jeans, and anything that I don't want wear on. Everything else goes in the dryer everytime, I do throw the air dried stuff in the dryer for ten minutes to remove the stiffness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174986 Mon, 11 May 2015 22:39:01 +0000 PinkElephant 2174986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dry a few delicate or pill-prone items along with things I'm concerned will shrink indoors. But definitely all sheets, towels, underthings except bras, etc. get dried in the dryer. MIL rarely uses her dryer so I've had to convince DH that nice dryers used properly donT ruin clothes! :)</p> <p>Eta: I HATE crunchy clothes, which is what I feel line drying often does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174980 Mon, 11 May 2015 22:33:42 +0000 FannyMae 2174980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: you're definitely right in that Australians have a thing about line drying their clothes :D I have a retractable 9m x 6 lines under my deck and I dry things out there every wash. If its snappy cold outside I put them on a clothes horse and sit them on top of the ducted heating vent. I will always 100% never fail to stick my towels in the dryer - I HATE scratchy towels!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174976 Mon, 11 May 2015 22:28:14 +0000 Crystal 2174976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We hang dry items that have to be (most of my work shirts, delicates, etc), but use a drier for everything else. I grew up in CA, and we never dry things outside! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174974 Mon, 11 May 2015 22:27:57 +0000 simplyfelicity 2174974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unless the dryer calls for it to air dried, in the dryer it goes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174718 Mon, 11 May 2015 16:30:29 +0000 kitty 2174718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted never because we don't have one. We do have a hills hoist like you mentioned! However, I'm considering getting a dryer before baby arrives just to make the constant washing a little easier. It rains all winter in south australia so it can get annoying trying to dry things inside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174649 Mon, 11 May 2015 15:15:37 +0000 MaryM 2174649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm moving to a house with a clothes line and thought it might be neat to use it when the weather was nice, but I hadn't thought about pollen </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174638 Mon, 11 May 2015 15:07:14 +0000 birdofafeather 2174638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every time. I had a clothes line when I lived in Italy and I used it once and birds crapped all over my clothes. My roommate and I jerry-rigged a clothes line because we didn't have a dryer. It was ridiculous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174501 Mon, 11 May 2015 13:43:47 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2174501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once the weather is above 75 and it's sunny, we try to dry stuff on our collapsible rack on our small condo balcony. Usually may through September. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174456 Mon, 11 May 2015 13:18:59 +0000 snowjewelz 2174456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The culture I grew up in dry clothes on racks too! But I use the dryer for every load... I ain't got no time to air/line dry lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174421 Mon, 11 May 2015 13:07:43 +0000 fancyfunction 2174421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the time.<br /> But we didn't have one growing up b/c my mom doesn't like dryers! I've tried to convince many times how great they are. She hangs everything in the basement and outside when it's nice out. I feel towels and things get really stiff that way, but the fresh air is nice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174288 Mon, 11 May 2015 12:02:55 +0000 Miss Ariel 2174288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted every single time. Although technically I don't dry my nice underwear and instead hang them up in the shower to dry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174284 Mon, 11 May 2015 12:00:55 +0000 tofuwad 2174284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually take out the "big" stuff to line-dry, like pants, sweaters, sweatshirts, dresses, (also bras) but I don't like the feel of a socks or underwear that I have been line dried so those go in the dryer, every time. But I really only do it on sunny days. I live on the coast in California and it's not always sunny or warm, so I don't want to have my clothes outside for days on end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174263 Mon, 11 May 2015 11:47:02 +0000 KT326 2174263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up we used a clothes line to dry our clothes during nice weather (anytime it wasn't raining). I enjoyed helping my mom hang things up. Now we have two posts in our back yard but the clothesline is broken and they are underneath a nectarine tree which is a mess in the summer. I don't know if it would work to use it. Maybe I'll have to try it out this summer... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174262 Mon, 11 May 2015 11:46:30 +0000 Kemma 2174262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in New Zealand and we don't own a dryer so everything is dried outside or under our verandah. I love the smell of line-dried laundry and there's something strangely satisfying about clothes getting dry in the sun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174175 Mon, 11 May 2015 10:57:37 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2174175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have room for a clothes line in my backyard so I use the dryer every time. If we ever have a larger backyard I'd like a line. I'd only use it in the summer most likely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-frequently-do-you-use-your-clothes-dryer/page/2#post-2174168 Mon, 11 May 2015 10:54:56 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 2174168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a lot of clothes that have to be line dried, so we always have a small rack set up in our bedroom, but we definitely put everything else in the dryer. </p> <p>It's usually raining around here, so even if we didn't live in an apartment line drying outside would be impractical. </p>