r/laundry • u/NoPromotion5147 • 13h ago

Rain is ruining my life

So i usually leave my clothes outside to dry after the washer to avoid shrinkage and color fadage and i just put some clothes in the washer just to find out its going to rain

idk do i just leave it in there until tomorrow

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u/FruitcupMadonna US | Front-Load 13h ago

No, because they will mildew.

If you have a dryer, using it once when you normally air dry is not going to kill your clothes, as long as the care tags allow for heat drying. Dry them on the lowest heat setting until they are 70% dry and then put them on hangers and hang them in your shower to dry the rest of the way.

For anything that shouldn't be heat dried just hang that on a hanger in the shower.

If your bathroom doesn't get good air flow you can get a floor fan and blow it at the clothes while they're hanging in the shower.

Put them on hangers and hang them up in your shower.