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.