kay_peele t1_iuiqjec wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:11 PM

Reply to comment by themistergraves in LPT: Pointing a regular fan at drying clothes indoors massively speeds up process in wet season by Intertubes_Unclogger

if it's under the roof, it should be fine if you actually leave it out until it dries no? It would just take longer. Was he bringing them in wet?

Wjyosn t1_iuissbe wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:26 PM

Not really. The humidity from the rain causes them to sit moist long enough for mold to grow, even if they're not getting rained on. And that's the original point of the lpt; if you use a fan, you can still effectively hang dry while it's rainy and humid. If you don't, then they will dry too slowly and accumulate mold.

kay_peele t1_iuivuvf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:46 PM

I see, I grew up in a poor country without a "dryer" culture and we just left the clothes under a roof to dry even during monsoon. That explains the weird smell they sometimes had after being washed lol.

Bladestorm04 t1_iujpzjh wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:09 PM

Yeah I never knew this. I guess it takes time for mould to develop and where I loved if it was rainy for a few hours, the heat would dry it out quickly enough not to notice