Drying the washing in winter

[woollywonka]

Has anyone tried one of these?

littlepants.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=36&products_id=430

Looks a brilliant idea, but do they really dry things quicker than a clothes horse?

Am very tempted, as our downstairs loo has the boiler in it and it's always really warm in there, but no room to put my clothes horse. Would just like to know if anyone uses one

They are amazing! My mum had one and it really works. I would have one if our ceilings were high enough as they higher up they are the better.

Thanks Patchybob.

After asking loads of people about them, and everyone saying things dry really quickly on them, I've taken the bull by the horns and ordered one from Littlepants which was the best price I could find for the one I wanted, given that it was free shipping. I like the flat platform idea of theirs as well - better than the traditional type, where you can only hang things on them, as apparently you can stack piles of folded things to finish airing on these as well - good idea!

I've decided to put it up in the stairwell though, as that's just wasted space, really high, and I can get a bigger one there than in the downstairs loo, and it won't be in your face at all in the stairwell, which it would be in the loo.

Would that work for you PB, if you've low ceilings?

Do they make your house more damp? I was wondering about putting one in our stair well but we struggle to get the bathroom to dry out already so assume there is a fair amount of moisture in the air...

Tuble drier is cheaper to run than you would think. Mine costs 50p per cyle to run and it's brilliant for when you're desperately trying to get things dry.

heating and airing...
we have a clothes horse but hang stuff there quite losely so air can circulate around it. in addition we have a large folding airer like this which dries stuff much faster because air can circulate better but takes up a lot of room.

Yeah, but 50p a time adds up! I do a wash every day, and that would be £3.50 a week, £14 a month, and £182 a year, and the electricity used isn't very carbon friendly either!! And tumble driers wear out as well, so I guess you need to take wear and tear of that into account!

I'm going to give this a good try anyway - haven't got anywhere to put a tumble drier TBH!

Ohhhhhh we had one of these in our kitchen when I was little, my Mum still regrets getting rid of it. But we did have an old house and the kitchen has a really high ceiling. Can remember why we got rid, think it was taken down for decorating and never got put up again, less need, less children.
Used to be fun at Halloween, we?d lower it and hang slimly things off it, and then lead friends through the darkened kitchen .

But yes they were very good wish I had the room for one now

Yes, I have one and love it. There was a thread a few nights ago....

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/good_housekeeping/1060051-Can-I-sing-the-prasises-of-my-new-pulley-airer

IT's called a clothes maid- we have an old house with one in the kitchen- never dared let it down in case I can't get it back up though!

Well mine's arrived, and up and I absolutely LOVE it! Dries the washing real quick and the flat bit is fantastic - like an airing cupboard as I can fold and stack stuff which just needs a bit more airing, and that saves me ironing as well - am most impressed,

Rightly or wrongly, we decided dehumidifier + clothes rack worked out cheaper than tumble dryer. Dehumidifier sucks the moisture out of the clothes and keeps the mildew out of the house :)

No idea about relative merits of different racks, though....

I put things on hangers along my curtain rail and turn on the heating. I find this better than a clothes rack as they can't be knocked over and they're out of reach of sticky little hands.