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Six reasons to use an outdoor clothesline for your laundry
1. Saves energy
With the detrimental effects of climate change regularly on the news, we can all play a part in saving energy by allowing a gentle breeze to dry our clothes instead of adding to our energy bills by using the tumble drier. The clothesline is therefore good news for our bank balance as well as for the environment. According to Which? magazine, the average household spends £67 on using the tumble drier each year!
2. Anti-Bacterial Effects of drying clothes outside
Even after a cool wash, the UV rays from the sun will kill any surviving bacteria on your clothes which will have health benefits.
3. Clothes last longer
How many times have your clothes got tangled up in the tumble drier and ended up with little holes in them? Or your towels have faded in colour or even shrunk in size? By hanging your clothes out on the clothesline securely with WigglyPegs, they are protected from tumble drier damage and will look better for longer.
4. Clothes smell better
There is nothing quite like the fresh smell of clothes which have been dried outside. Even the fabric conditioner companies try to put the “outdoors smell” in a bottle but this is no substitute for drying clothes outside.
5. Easier to iron
Once the laundry is dry, the iron and the ironing board are the next challenge but clothes which have hung on the line have fewer creases and are much easier to iron than clothes dried in the tumble drier. By using Wiggly Pegs on your line, there will be fewer marks on your clothes too when compared to using spring clothes pegs.
6. Good for your health
By carrying out the laundry basket to the outdoor clothesline, bending and stretching to hang out the clothes and then bringing them back into your home, you are actually carrying out more exercise in the fresh air which is good for your health too. And if it’s sunny, you will get a little extra Vitamin D which is good to boost your immune system, especially in the winter months. Taking a moment to enjoy the breeze, listen to the birds and smell the freshly cut grass after you have hung out the washing is good for your mental health too.
So the next time your washing machine has finished a cycle, put your clothes in the laundry basket, get your WigglyPegs out and enjoy the benefits of drying clothes outside in the fresh air.
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Why use an outside clothesline?
- Saves energy
- Anti-bacterial effects
- Clothes last longer
- Clothes smell better
- Easier to iron
- Good your health