This was the problem I used to have, but I solved it a different way. I found these plastic positive-action clips (made for socks) called Sockodiles. I use 7 of them to clip the bottom sheet closed – I never have a problem with the top sheet – and that solved the problem for me. Unfortunately, they’re from Australia (I bought mine in Japan) and they’re not available commercially in the US. But there might be some other brand like it. They need to be all plastic, to be able to withstand the heat of a dryer, and they should have a positive lock rather than depending on the grip strength of something like a clothespin.
eta: I googled “sock clips for laundry” and found another brand that looks like it would do the job. It’s a 2-minute nuisance up front, but it takes care of the issue completely.
Huh. I got a Fisher & Paykel washer & dryer set when I moved into my current home, and the dryer does, in fact, reverse every few minutes. It’s also a top loading dryer with a barrel that’s set so the side is up, instead of an end.
I think hanging out your laundry in an apartment is seen (by management at least) as giving the premises a “ghetto look”. Most landlords and rental managers don’t give a shit about their tenants, whom they tend to see as necessary nuisances at best. All they want is the rent to be paid, and some of them care to keep the external premises looking good.
Many landlords dictate things like what color curtains you can hang in your window, so the whole building will have a “uniform” look. Tenants are just chattel to them.
Yes, those are them. Not the ones I use, but they should also work.
I never had a problem with sock pairs, and I’m not sure why I bought the Sockodiles in the first place, but they sure work well to close up a bottom sheet.
One of my gf’s aunts lives in a HOA restricted condo that has very strict rules about hanging up laundry. She doesn’t have a basement, so for years she hung her laundry in her attic.
Last year she was up there hanging laundry when she slipped and fell, going through her kitchen ceiling and landing on the floor.
Sometimes it’s just about appearance - for example , when for example and HOA prohibits hanging laundry in a yard. But there may be more to it with balconies - I’ve seen balcony restrictions that go beyond laundry , sometimes to the point where it seems you can’t even have a chair on the balcony if you aren’t actively sitting in it. Sometime, it’s explained as : if it gets windy, the wind could pick up the (whatever it is) and drop it.
Which can happen
In my building we are allowed to have chairs and tables and BBQs (gas only) on our balcony but they do warn that heavy winds can make things fly off your balcony. If that happens and it causes damages or, worse, hurts someone that is on the owner and they will certainly be sued (or worse).
The only thing in my dryer was the sheets and the manufacturer claims it has a 17 pound capacity so I was well under that.
I can put just a queen size sheet set in my dryer and have them ball up, but the ball does dry, unlike when I add other items to the load. It’s a stacked dryer, but it is full capacity.
the water in your sheets when they are wet weighs quite a bit. in a standard washer, put in your sheets and pillow cases from one set. then add exactly 2 bath towels. nothing else. my dear departed daddy was an appliance repairman and that was his advice. it has worked for me for 50 years.
