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How to choose a laundry dryer
When visiting an elderly aunt, I often hear complaints that the neighbors on top are hanging out their laundry without squeezing, that someone is smoking and the sheets drying on the balcony now smell smoke, and the cigarette butts flying down have burned her favorite blouse.
In order to get rid of all these problems and in one fell swoop to extinguish the smoldering hearth of neighborly strife, I proposed to my aunt to replace the homemade external dryer of the Brezhnev stagnation with a new and, in my opinion, very convenient wall.
To my surprise, she flatly refused. In the sun, they say, the linen dries faster, after that it smells good, and in general - a tradition, so dried her parents and their parents.
Asking friends how they prefer to dry clothes, I realized that the question is not easy. Options to hang a linen rope, as it turned out, a lot. But the chances of finding a design that would meet all the requirements, alas, little.
To help readers make informed choices, "Site" Weigh all the pros and cons of external, floor, wall and hanging dryers, and also tell what their characteristics are worth paying attention to.
External systems of dignity
Deficiencies
Summing up, we say that hanging clothes in the sun is the cheapest, most convenient and environmentally friendly way to dry it, but this is associated with the risk of pollution, is not always acceptable from an aesthetic point of view, and in some cases may be prohibited by law.
Interesting fact: in the United States, because of the lock on drying laundry on the street, more than 3% of all electricity consumed by private houses and apartments falls on the share of drying machines.
The most popular laundry drying systems are located under the ceiling, which allows you not to occupy a useful place on the balcony or in the bathroom and not interfere with the opening of the doors, and also provides optimal air circulation for drying.
It is necessary to highlight one of the favorite women designs, called in everyday life “liana”. Its peculiarity is that the height of each of the 5-7 bars is conveniently adjusted, which allows you to dry both small things and bath towels, bedding.
In this group of products, inertial, console and sliding dryers can be distinguished. Inertial dryers are very easy to install and use. They consist of two parts: a wall case with a spring-loaded drum that pulls the cord to the desired length, and a special bar that is mounted on the opposite wall.
The disadvantages of the design include a small maximum weight (up to 6 kilograms), poor quality of linen rope and its rapid sagging.
Console designs will be a good choice for a small room, and can be easily mounted and removed if necessary. Standardly, in the unfolded dryer there are 5 rows of tubes that perform the functions of linen rope.
The third type of wall dryers are sliding systems, they are made of metal pipe, so they can withstand loads of up to 10 kg. In folded condition sink-dryer It takes up a minimum of space, and you can safely put it even on a small balcony. By cost, it is not much knocked out of the general row, and in terms of reliability wins over the two above.
If for some reason you can not afford to install a ceiling or wall drying system of laundry, you will suit fold-out dryer. It is mobile, accessible, easy to fold, can be of various sizes.
Floor dryers are compact (in folded condition), but they must be often laid out and folded. High-quality models can withstand a load of up to 10-15 kg, and cheap analogues, most often Chinese, can deform at 5, so we recommend paying attention to the quality and manufacturer.
It is also worth paying attention to the distance between the bars. The greater the distance, the better things will dry out, and the more convenient it is to hang clothes. We do not recommend buying a dryer in which the rods are fastened by welding (in the photo just such), in this case, corrosion is likely to form.
Washing machines with drying save time, get rid of dampness in the bathroom, free up space on the balcony, but especially widespread has not yet received, and there are a number of reasons. As a rule, they consume more electricity, their power class does not rise above B.
In drying mode, such washing machines are able to efficiently process no more than half of the total capacity of the unit. Therefore, it is necessary to dry clothes in two stages, and this is additional time and energy consumption. And, in addition, there are models with drying 1.5-2 times more expensive than ordinary ones.
Editorial "Site" You will learn how to make a laundry dryer with your own hands. The design will be attached to the heating radiator, and it is quite simple. So, such a necessary thing for the house can build almost everyone.
Are you overweight, but still not going to play sports? Additional motivation to tirelessly pedal will provide a new invention – exercise bike, combined with a washing machine. You come in the evening from work and relax on the simulator, bringing the body in order, and at the same time washing things. That's brilliant.
Scientists warn that drying clothes indoors can be unsafe. Find out who is at risk, and share this information with your friends, they may also be drying things incorrectly.
In order to get rid of all these problems and in one fell swoop to extinguish the smoldering hearth of neighborly strife, I proposed to my aunt to replace the homemade external dryer of the Brezhnev stagnation with a new and, in my opinion, very convenient wall.
To my surprise, she flatly refused. In the sun, they say, the linen dries faster, after that it smells good, and in general - a tradition, so dried her parents and their parents.
Asking friends how they prefer to dry clothes, I realized that the question is not easy. Options to hang a linen rope, as it turned out, a lot. But the chances of finding a design that would meet all the requirements, alas, little.
To help readers make informed choices, "Site" Weigh all the pros and cons of external, floor, wall and hanging dryers, and also tell what their characteristics are worth paying attention to.
External systems of dignity
- Save space
The structural elements of drying are located outside the balcony and thus save usable space that can be used for other purposes.
- Higher drying quality
Outdoors, especially in summer, things dry faster. And in winter, after drying, they smell pleasantly fresh and frosty. - Drying does not affect the air quality in the apartment
It is believed that regular drying of things in the room significantly increases the humidity of the air and thus can contribute to the formation of mold fungi on the walls. In addition, washing powder usually contains surfactants (surfactants), the evaporation of which can lead to allergies, problems with immunity, and in large doses are toxic to the liver, kidneys, lungs and nervous system.
It is clear that with external drying, these factors cannot significantly affect your health. But experts still recommend ventiling the room after washing and choosing certified powders that do not have a pungent odor.
Deficiencies
- Probability of contamination
There is a chance that clean things will fall to the ground, get caught in the rain or get contaminated by dust. If there is a busy road under your window, they can soak up toxic car emissions. - The aesthetic side
The mistresses of the old, Soviet hardening often hang out underwear, including underwear, right in the yards, where it can be stolen, spoiled and where it looks, frankly, not very appropriate.
Hanging clothes behind the balcony, you should remember that it can cause inconvenience to neighbors. On the one hand, these are flows of not always clean water, on the other - the very sight of washed underpants and T-shirts in yellow divorces - a spectacle not for the faint of heart. - Legality
In the United States, the law explicitly prohibits the use of linen ropes to dry laundry in the sun. Such a ban is included in the rules for renting housing and has a strong economic reason. A California homeowner explained it this way: “Having linen ropes on the street can reduce property prices by 15 percent.” Modern homeowners do not like to watch hanging underwear. It's just not aesthetic.
According to the new rules of improvement adopted in a number of Russian cities, citizens are forbidden to install protruding beyond the loggias brackets for drying laundry.
Ignorance of the laws does not exempt from liability for their violation, so before installing an external dryer, make sure that this is not prohibited. - Security
There are many cases when, hanging clothes, housewives lost their balance and fell from the balcony. On the other hand, it is the linen ropes stretched below that save sometimes falling people’s lives.
Summing up, we say that hanging clothes in the sun is the cheapest, most convenient and environmentally friendly way to dry it, but this is associated with the risk of pollution, is not always acceptable from an aesthetic point of view, and in some cases may be prohibited by law.
Interesting fact: in the United States, because of the lock on drying laundry on the street, more than 3% of all electricity consumed by private houses and apartments falls on the share of drying machines.
The most popular laundry drying systems are located under the ceiling, which allows you not to occupy a useful place on the balcony or in the bathroom and not interfere with the opening of the doors, and also provides optimal air circulation for drying.
It is necessary to highlight one of the favorite women designs, called in everyday life “liana”. Its peculiarity is that the height of each of the 5-7 bars is conveniently adjusted, which allows you to dry both small things and bath towels, bedding.
In this group of products, inertial, console and sliding dryers can be distinguished. Inertial dryers are very easy to install and use. They consist of two parts: a wall case with a spring-loaded drum that pulls the cord to the desired length, and a special bar that is mounted on the opposite wall.
The disadvantages of the design include a small maximum weight (up to 6 kilograms), poor quality of linen rope and its rapid sagging.
Console designs will be a good choice for a small room, and can be easily mounted and removed if necessary. Standardly, in the unfolded dryer there are 5 rows of tubes that perform the functions of linen rope.
The third type of wall dryers are sliding systems, they are made of metal pipe, so they can withstand loads of up to 10 kg. In folded condition sink-dryer It takes up a minimum of space, and you can safely put it even on a small balcony. By cost, it is not much knocked out of the general row, and in terms of reliability wins over the two above.
If for some reason you can not afford to install a ceiling or wall drying system of laundry, you will suit fold-out dryer. It is mobile, accessible, easy to fold, can be of various sizes.
Floor dryers are compact (in folded condition), but they must be often laid out and folded. High-quality models can withstand a load of up to 10-15 kg, and cheap analogues, most often Chinese, can deform at 5, so we recommend paying attention to the quality and manufacturer.
It is also worth paying attention to the distance between the bars. The greater the distance, the better things will dry out, and the more convenient it is to hang clothes. We do not recommend buying a dryer in which the rods are fastened by welding (in the photo just such), in this case, corrosion is likely to form.
Washing machines with drying save time, get rid of dampness in the bathroom, free up space on the balcony, but especially widespread has not yet received, and there are a number of reasons. As a rule, they consume more electricity, their power class does not rise above B.
In drying mode, such washing machines are able to efficiently process no more than half of the total capacity of the unit. Therefore, it is necessary to dry clothes in two stages, and this is additional time and energy consumption. And, in addition, there are models with drying 1.5-2 times more expensive than ordinary ones.
Editorial "Site" You will learn how to make a laundry dryer with your own hands. The design will be attached to the heating radiator, and it is quite simple. So, such a necessary thing for the house can build almost everyone.
Are you overweight, but still not going to play sports? Additional motivation to tirelessly pedal will provide a new invention – exercise bike, combined with a washing machine. You come in the evening from work and relax on the simulator, bringing the body in order, and at the same time washing things. That's brilliant.
Scientists warn that drying clothes indoors can be unsafe. Find out who is at risk, and share this information with your friends, they may also be drying things incorrectly.
