Tumble dryers
Tumble dryers use a lot of energy – check the labels. Hanging washing outside on a line uses very little energy but is more effective on a dry day!Rotaire manufacture the Dryline – a rotary line with a cover which protects clothes from passing showers – and bird poo! It is also possible to put a clothes line in a carport or other covered area. If you wash small amounts the items can be hung on a rack over the bath or by a radiator. One can buy overhead drying racks which can be lowered for loading and then raised to the ceiling with a pulley, the old fashioned sheila’s maid. Near the ceiling it is warmer, as hot air rises, and the laundry is out of the way.