Drying clothes

frogglet

Js_Other_Half wrote: »

http://www.rotaire.com/ seems to be getting good reviews - it's basically a cover for a rotary dryer which enables washing to be dried even in bad weather.

No personal experience of it though - I hate rotary dryers...lol.

That looks really good, I get fed up of hanging my clothes out early in a morning, going to work and it chucks it down before I get home, so what would have been dry is now soaking wet.
They are a bit expensive though.

anthonykeates

The chap that invented that Rotaire thing was on Chris Evans' show on the radio the other week - certainly made a very convincing sales pitch.

frogglet

Has anyone used one of those rotaire covers? They do look good and as I was measuring my rotary dryer I noticed the line was worn, so was wondering if it would be a good investment to buy the biggest rotary dryer available and one of those covers, then I could hang towels out all year round as they are a nightmare to dry in winter and having a gym going family, we have loads of towels to wash.

Fire_Fox

Powerful_Pierre wrote: »

Drying clothes inside is probably the biggest cause of condensation problems in residential property - wet walls - mould in corners and on clothes etc. Where do you think the water from the clothes goes? It goes into the atmosphere in the property initially which is only able to support a given amount of vapour at a given temperature. It makes no difference where in the property you do this as the water vapour quickly distributes itself uniformally throughout a property before discipating out through the walls,cracks etc. As the temperature falls at night the air cools and it can no longer support the water vapour so it is dumped as condensation on cool surfaces and if this happens regularly mould will grow and you will get a musty smell which is not damp - it is mould!

Try not to dry clothes inside unless you want a condensation and mould problem - I know it is not easy.

Only if you don't ventilate properly. I open my windows daily all year round, ands have only ever one small patch of black mould. Alternatively you can use a dehumidifier, which is cheaper than a tumble dryer, but not as eco- or purse-friendly as opening the windows.

dougk_2

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Only if you don't ventilate properly. I open my windows daily all year round, ands have only ever one small patch of black mould. Alternatively you can use a dehumidifier, which is cheaper than a tumble dryer, but not as eco- or purse-friendly as opening the windows.

But its more Eco than letting all you heat escape... the cost of heating is far more than running the dehumidifier. But yes you need adequate ventilation anyway (which is one of the reasons why the blocking of evry draft and gap is bad news for your house).

knowledgepower1

I go to the laundrette and stick £1 to dry everything...

Fire_Fox

dougk wrote: »

But its more Eco than letting all you heat escape... the cost of heating is far more than running the dehumidifier. But yes you need adequate ventilation anyway (which is one of the reasons why the blocking of evry draft and gap is bad news for your house).

I open the windows during the day, while the heating is switched off. :rolleyes:

Urco

dori2o wrote: »

With the weather as it is at the moment, and not having a working dryer, can anyone suggest the best way of dryiong clothes in the house.

We have 2 clothes maidens but the take up so much room, every radiator has those hook over things on them. We used to have a shower rail in the bathroom but since we did it up and built a shower room there is none to hang clothes off.

Can anyone suggest anything.

Yes, I don't remember what it's called, but you see them advertised in posh colour supplements for hanging pots pans and dried herbs on. It consists of two metal ends with four wooden slats running about a metre long between them, this is hung with a piece of rope and two pulleys screwed to the rafters in your ceiling and the rope is hooked around a cleat on the wall lower down. Mine was given to me in '87 and has been used daily for 5 peoples washing. I made it eight foot long by replacing the timber and used climbing rope from an outdoor shop. It will easily take a full washing load, then you just take a deep breath and haul it up into the ceiling space, mind you, it's a vicky house with 8 and a half foot ceilings, and no damp problems in all those years.
You can buy all the parts seperately from a good DIY ironmonger, maybe on e-bay too. I haven't used a tumble drier in 22 years !!.;)

BTW those rad hangers are carp, better just put the clothes on the rad itself, dry much quicker

Js_Other_Half

Urco wrote: »

Yes, I don't remember what it's called, but you see them advertised in posh colour supplements for hanging pots pans and dried herbs on.

This sort of thing? http://www.pulleymaid.com/Classic_Clothes_Airer.htm

gazzamondo

I purchased a rotary washing line cover off the net from this place called eco washing lines...they semed to have all sorts of lines not available on the high st.

there website is http://www.ecowashinglines.co.uk and they have a range of covers available by the look of things.

I also ahve an indoor airer for when the weathers bad and I do not have to many issues with condensation