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Rotary drying

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pen50 Mon 13-Mar-23 12:03:00

I'm trying to avoid using the tumble dryer. Does any have advice on how to manage outdoor clothes drying and a full time job?

I have a big four arm rotary and found myself in the garden, in the rain, at seven this morning hauling in yesterday's washing - which then had to go in the dryer anyway sad.

I lived abroad in the sun for many years and I seem to be lacking the skills to manage laundry in a damp climate.

NotSpaghetti Thu 16-Mar-23 07:11:30

Gingerrice - it looks like an open tent. Isn't it difficult to use - as you can only stand up in the middle?

Allsorts Thu 16-Mar-23 07:15:12

Rarely have to dry indoors. I now use a rotary drier, but I do think a line is better as with a prop as it gets higher and they dry faster, but got fed up with taking it down all the time. My tumble dryer never got used, so it was given away, clothes benefit from a good blow, they smell fresh, the reason I won’t go in a flat is that i couldn't stand drying indoors but if I had to I would get a trifold clothes airer and leave them overnight. Never leave clothes out overnight.

Granmarderby10 Thu 16-Mar-23 08:08:57

I live in a 1st floor flat with a designated fenced in area that serves four of us. It has rotary dryers.
I don’t like them because I think they’re more of a faff than ordinary washing lines but better than nothing.

nipsmum Thu 16-Mar-23 10:22:47

I don't leave washing out in the hours of darkness. I used to live on a place where it got stolen from the line during the day so take it n before it gets dark. I got rid of my tumble drier years ago. I live alone ( now retired ) and try not to wash on days of poor weather. If required anything not quite dry gets hung on the airer inside. The central heating dries it on wet days.

Glenco Thu 16-Mar-23 11:41:42

If you can find a gazebo cover that fits over the rotary dryer that might help.

Beechnut Thu 16-Mar-23 11:47:23

Glenco

If you can find a gazebo cover that fits over the rotary dryer that might help.

Or put up the gazebo and tie washing line across from frame to frame. This is how we dried washing when camping.

Franbern Thu 16-Mar-23 15:07:42

Loved my rotary dryer when I lived in a house with a garden. Mind you, this was packed away during the winter months.

But for the rest of the time, that is where washing was hung. Had a lovely washing basket with foldable legs (from Lakeland), so did not have to keep bending down to get each piece of washing. NEVER EVER left any washing out overnight, even on really hot days, Too many things flying about at night.

BIg items hung up first closer to pole and gradully filled up other lines with smaller and smaller items. (So, undies on outside line). If I was to be out most of that day I wold check weather forecast for my area.

Auntieflo Thu 16-Mar-23 15:47:56

When I had to change from a long, straight washing line, to a rotary drier, for some reason I thought the washing wouldn't dry properly.
Franbern, I hang my washing in completely opposite to you, in that small items are nearest the pole, and large items on the outside, longer lines.