Drier Balls
- Thread starter Lullabelle
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We also have a 'Sheila Maid' ceiling drying rack, which we have bought with us from house to house, so we have never had a dryer.
It lives in our scullery with the dish washer, the fridge/freezer and the washing machine
The number of times I put on a shirt or fleece and find the arm blocked by a dryer ball!
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
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- Over the Hill
We had one of those in the kitchen when I was a boy. Place was always dripping in the winter. I thought they'd gone out of use but a friend of mine now has one in his dining roomWe've not got a drier but a ceiling clothes drying rack in the kitchen. It works a treat!!
Not my kitchen but you get the idea:
In principle - a good idea - but good ventilation and some heat are required.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
We went without a dryer for about a decade but the decision to use washable nappies and the heinous weather made getting one necessitous. We have always used dryer balls, they have the advantage that you can clearly hear when your drying is done!
deanE
Senior Member
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- Falmouth, Cornwall
Drier balls bash the living daylights out of your garments. Check the fluff filter.
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Lullabelle
Banana
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- Midlands UK
We had one of those in the kitchen when I was a boy. Place was always dripping in the winter. I thought they'd gone out of use but a friend of mine now has one in his dining room
In principle - a good idea - but good ventilation and some heat are required.
I remember my great grandma having one in her kitchen, I am going back at least 30 years
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
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- Over the Hill
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snorri
Legendary Member
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- East coast, up a bit.
Me too, I hadnt realised there was any other way, replace the rope every 20 years or so and that's it.
I have to say "ceiling clothes drying rack" sounds a bit grand, in my part of the world they are simply known as "The pulleys" .
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User482
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You could buy a dehumidifier. Far less energy than a tumble dryer, no damp, no need to open the window, and your washing will dry overnight. Washing does dry outside in winter if you can get it on the line early morning, but I appreciate the weather isn't really helping at the moment.
Broadside
Guru
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- Fleet, Hants
We have the same thing but the 6 bar version :-) ours is in the bathroom directly over the bath, the kitchen is way too small...
We got rid of the tumble drier when we got the Pulleymaid and have never contemplated going back.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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- ...on the slake
[QUOTE 2242261, member: 259"]We used to have a drying rack in the kitchen. It worked very well, with the bonus that your pants ended up smelling like fried onions..[/quote]
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Black Sheep
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- Rammy
We had one of those in the kitchen when I was a boy. Place was always dripping in the winter. I thought they'd gone out of use but a friend of mine now has one in his dining room
In principle - a good idea - but good ventilation and some heat are required.
They do date from the days of houses being warmed by coal fires and wasn't unusual for kitchens to have a range type cooker that was coal, or later gas fired which would help with the humidity.
