how come people in england or like australia don't have clothes dryers?
[2007-08-24 16:52:35]

Q: yeahhh, lol i wonder why they don't have clothes dryers..

stupid, i kno

A: Where did you get that idea from? You are SOOOO wrong!

I live in Australia and I can tell you that EVERYONE I know has a clothes dryer - even the hotel apartments that I have stayed in have clothes dryers. People in the southern parts

Cleaning & Laundry »

Why do gas clothes dryers have two solenoids?
[2009-07-04 17:16:37]
Line of Washers

Why do gas clothes dryers have two solenoids? One with two terminals and one with three terminals?


cause they do?
engineered that away

Cleaning and Restoration Company COIT Launches LintAlert™ Dryer Safety Program

COIT, a leading supplier of specialty cleaning and disaster restoration services headquartered in San Francisco, has launched a new program to help homeowners prevent potentially dangerous fires caused by dirty, unmonitored dryer vents. The company now offers a dryer vent cleaning service combined with the installation of a LintAlert™ Dryer Safety Alarm.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 23, 2012

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), clothes dryers account for about 15,600 fires, 15 deaths, and 400 injuries annually. Eighty percent of clothes dryer fires in structures occur in residential buildings, and “failure to clean” is the leading factor contributing to clothes dryer fires in these buildings. In addition, FEMA notes, new home construction trends have led to the placement of clothes dryers and washing machines in areas of the home that are more hazardous, such as bedrooms, second-floor hallways, bathrooms, and kitchens.

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If 100% used laundry line to dry clothes instead of dryers would that help our planet?
[2007-04-15 13:32:24]
Mother Speed

My apartment burned on 1/11/07. A local church gave me a used washer that had been donated to them; however, there was no drier. Since then I have had to rely on a laundry line to dry my clothes. Now that I have realized over the course of these 3 months


Of course any method that uses less, or no, man made power will have a positive impact.

Using electrical power contributes to polution because most power comes from plants that use fossil fuel to generate the heat that generates the steam

Politics »

If Oprah's Liberal Viewers Used Clothes Lines Instead of Clothes Dryers, How Many Glaciers Would be Saved?
[2008-10-16 06:59:28]
Uniformity

If the followers of "The View" didn't use air conditioning at home, how many polar bears would be saved?

Should Obama make clothes dryers and air conditioning illegal? Or isn't saving the planet important if it makes Americans

Clothes Dryers - News
Clothes Dryer Safety: Tips to Burn into Memory
The Maryland State Fire Marshal, warning that clothes dryers can cause fires, urges owners to clean lint from filters and vents and to never leave home when a dryer is operating. By Janet Metzner Maryland State Fire Marshal William Barnard warns that

Photo before prom leaves Wis. students drenched
The kids sloshed toward one student's home, where they all broke out the towels, hair dryers and clothes dryers. Everyone made the big event, and Orne says the incident has provided them a memory they'll all enjoy at their 50th reunion.

An Appreciation of Clotheslines
By Eleanor Scott “One of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce energy use at home is to obtain a solar clothes dryer—otherwise known as a clothesline,” writes University of Tennessee Professor John Nolt in Down to Earth: Toward a Philosophy

Does “BC” Mean “Bans Clotheslines”?
Multiply that by clothes dryers' prodigious appetite for electricity and you'll see that the potential benefits of unbanning clotheslines mount quickly. Of all common household appliances, electric clothes dryers are second only to refrigerators in

MD State Fire Marshal reminds you of clothes dryer safety
Many home fires begin in the clothes dryer – but they can be eliminated. Regular maintenance and cleaning of your dryer – and the attached vent ducting will not only make your dryer work better – but decrease the chance of a fire.

New Standards for Clothes Washers and Dishwashers Great News for Consumers
New Standards for Clothes Washers and Dishwashers Great News for Consumers Clothes washers and dishwashers meeting new energy efficiency standards announced today will continue to wash clothes and dishes well, without washing away hard earned cash. The standards issued by DOE today will require clothes washers to use up to 35