anyone got cover for Rotary dryer?

mumoftwo

I have been looking at one of these

http://www.ecowashinglines.com/rotary-washing-line/

The weather here has been awful so far, with only a few sunny days and I have to dry all my washing inside, not so bad for normal stuff but struggling with bedding and towels and end up using the tumble dryer which is expensive.

Has anyone got one and if so, what is your opinion?
I am a bit worried that all kinds of beasties will make their home under it, not so keen on that.

So, what do you think?

Gigervamp

I haven't got one, but I remember that there was a thread on here a while ago about them.

The people who had them seemed to like them.

kathie1101

There is a thread on here somewhere, it was after reading it last autumn that I decided to buy one. On the whole I have to say I do like it and because of it I dry my washing outside an awful lot more.

It's not perfect though, and washing still does get wet under it if it rains - the items that are on the outside edges, but the inner layers don't usually get too wet (depending on how the rain is falling) Depending what the forecast is, I sometimes put the washing out late at night, and find that it is dry by the morning.

We also have an awful lot of seagulls round here, so there is the benefit that I know that my washing isn't going to have any nasty surprises on it

Yes bees and wasps do seem to like the netting, - only things that I have found that seem to be attracted to it, and a quick shake of it and they soon buzz off.

You have to be careful in the wind, (like you would with a gazebo). Once you have it fitted it is really easy, it is no more difficult than putting up and down your rotary line is normally.

anguk

If you do decide to buy one I think they're slightly cheaper on the manufacturers website:
http://www.rotaire.com/

mumoftwo

Gigervamp wrote: »

I haven't got one, but I remember that there was a thread on here a while ago about them.

The people who had them seemed to like them.

I used the search thingy but couldn't find the thread, I do remember MSE ers talking about it.

Thanks for all the replies. Just so sick of the bad weather and wet washing taking up space in the kitchen.

MaggieBaking

I use one of these indoors and hang all my clothes up straight from wet http://www.lakeland.co.uk/2180/Hangaway I have propped it up in most rooms as it's easy to shift to a spare room, or bathroom for example.

It's absolutely fabulous, but as you say - not much use for towels and bedding.

lovethymini

I had one from Rotaire, really nice company to deal with. My washing line was so big that I didn't need to hang washing on the outer lines, so if it rained nothing got wet. I'd recommend one, especially if you're not at home all day to get the washing back in if it starts to rain!
(Also, the cat loved to sit under it!)

mumoftwo

Thanks a lot. The thing is I have tried so many things, I am driving my OH crazy with my obsession of getting the washing dry without the tumble dryer. We don't have a lot of space anywhere but I already have a heated dryer from Lakeland which is great but still uses electricity although they say it is less than 3p an hour.

And I have one of those huge airers from Ikea called Antonius, fits everything on but takes up most of the kitchen, until one of the kids leaves home we have no where else to put it. So I have already spent a fair bit of money on airers, if I buy the Rotaire cover, I need to buy a Rotary dryer, only have a washing line just now.
So I need to justify to the OH and myself it is worth it. :money:;)

kathie1101

You mention that you have one of those electric heaters from Lakeland and they cost 3p an hour to run. That actually doesn't sound that bad, but it depends how long it takes for it dry your clothes and also often you have it running. If it takes 6 hours to dry a full load, that's 18p, if you use it 4 times a week that's 72p, 52 weeks a year is £37.44 which is about the cost of one of the rotaire dryline covers. Electricity prices are going up and up, so that 3p per hour running cost may no longer be true. Of course, I am only guessing on the amount of times you may use it/drying times.

I can probably count on 1 hand how many times I have used my dryer this year, even more so since I have got one of those energy monitors that show how much electricity you are using. I put my dryer on the other week and the meter reading shot through the roof, they are a real eye opener those things - I have it sat on the mantle shelf where I can keep an eye on it and I am forever shouting at people when I see the usage go up:rotfl:

I had a load of washing out yesterday that wasn't quite dry. Before getting my cover I would have brought it in and finished it off in the dryer. I left it out overnight, this morning it was dry and 3 more loads have been washed and dried since. The other thing is that you never have to worry if you are out and the heavens open that your washing is going to get wet

Justamum

lovethymini wrote: »

I had one from Rotaire, really nice company to deal with. My washing line was so big that I didn't need to hang washing on the outer lines, so if it rained nothing got wet. I'd recommend one, especially if you're not at home all day to get the washing back in if it starts to rain!
(Also, the cat loved to sit under it!)

I'm just interested to know if you have been using your Rotaire cover with all this awful rain this summer. If they work with this awful weather I'm definitely thinking of investing in one.

Rainy-Days

At my last home I did have a rotary dryer (I now have a full length washing line with poles) and I bought quite cheaply from Wilkinsons the rotary cover. It saved me time from wiping the line. The birds didn't sit on my lines with their mucky feet and I don't ever recall beasties underneath it. I recall mine had a drawcord at the bottom which gathered it all in.

It also kept the line tidy when it was not in use as well. If I had a rotary line again I would buy another cover no problem