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For those thinking about going no-dryer: You can also get small, indoor, foldable clothes drying racks for around $20. I used one of these my entire adult life and pretty much never needed a dryer. Later on I got a house that came with a dryer, but only use it for large items like bed sheets.

>>bm3719+(OP)
I've been using a 1300 RPM spin dryer[0] and drying rack[1] combo for the last two years and, at least as a single person, I can't come up with a good reason I would want to do anything else.

There's the step of moving the clothes from the spin dryer to the drying rack, but that's really the only extra effort, and they dry nearly as quickly (~1 hour), either in the sun when it's warm or in front of my house's propane heating unit when it's cold. The drying rack I use doesn't require clips or anything, so hanging clothes is really fast.

I do need to steam certain fabrics to make sure they're not all wrinkly, but people with heat dryers have to iron certain things too.

I'm in coastal New England, so it's not like this is an especially warm or dry climate.

[0] https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07TDP2MMQ [1] https://www.bestdryingrack.com/

>>bm3719+(OP)
I must be doing something wrong, but whenever I dry clothes on a rack they end up with weird wrinkles and feeling a bit "starched".

>>throw_+S9
Give the cloth a good whip or two before hanging it. While drying: constant airflow from a fan (make sure it’s not depositing dirt from the floor / wall / window-ledge to your clothes while it is on).

This breaks the oils/soap that have remaining in the woven fabric, that sometimes harden to encourage a wrinkle pattern. I think…

>>bm3719+(OP)
Be aware that if you are in a more modern "tight" house, that drying indoors like that can increase the moisture load tremendously, and if the house isn't setup to handle it, you can get moisture damage from drying clothes.

The water has to go somewhere, and if it's not going down the drain or out the dryer exhaust, it's going into the air. (This may be desirable in some cases to balance humidity).

Same reason that storing wet wood in the basement can lead to water issues in the walls.