Old-fashioned pulley clotheslines

Jane43

I line dry when I can except for towels, I have never found a way to line dry them without them going hard so I tumble dry them.

I love a hard towel!

That cheers me up no end lixy to remind you of your Manchester granny!

mollygo thanks for explaining about the ‘free’ electricity. I still think it’s great for those who have access to it, though it does take some organisation.
I get ‘encouraging messages’ from Duolingo!

I would love a pulley drier - my grandma had one in her Manchester kitchen.

Your post took me back to the baby days in our house, my clothesline forever teeming with diapers and rubber pants from one end to the other, and when I had two wearing diapers at the same time, my clothesline sported a long row of diapers and rubber pants daily
Again?

Farmor15

I've always had one- part of kitchen has high ceiling so it's up out of the way.

Yes, they're fine if you have a high enough ceiling.

We had one in our old house, when I was a child, but I was always terrified that it would come crashing down if the ceiling supports couldn't take it.

I have a creel ( pully dryer) I'm my utility room. Wouldn't be without it !

LindaPat
Your moment about wet washing draped everywhere struck a chord.
Shirts dry quickly on hangers on the landing when the heating’s on, but if I can’t hang it out, I’ll get it dry the quickest way I can.

LindaPat

I always line dry outside if the weather permits. Very rarely use the tumble dryer in the spring/summer months.
However I can't abide wet washing draped around the house for very long, so in the autumn/winter it either goes in the dryer if suitable, or on an expanding clothes airer in front of a radiator.

I remember my Granny having a clothes pulley in their kitchen, in front of the range. I think she called it a creel?

When my children were in terry nappies, my dad engineered a pulley clothes line for me, outside, from just by the back door to the end of the garage. ( Think of it like running flags up a flagpole, but horizontal instead of vertical). I could stand in one spot, basket of nappies on a buffet, pegs hanging in a bag on a convenient hook, and quickly hang out my lovely white nappies. My neighbour said she loved to see them blowing in the breeze - so did I! xxx

Your post took me back to the baby days in our house, my clothesline forever teeming with diapers and rubber pants from one end to the other, and when I had two wearing diapers at the same time, my clothesline sported a long row of diapers and rubber pants daily!

Changing and washing was constant!

Those were the days!

I always line dry outside if the weather permits. Very rarely use the tumble dryer in the spring/summer months.
However I can't abide wet washing draped around the house for very long, so in the autumn/winter it either goes in the dryer if suitable, or on an expanding clothes airer in front of a radiator.

I remember my Granny having a clothes pulley in their kitchen, in front of the range. I think she called it a creel?

When my children were in terry nappies, my dad engineered a pulley clothes line for me, outside, from just by the back door to the end of the garage. ( Think of it like running flags up a flagpole, but horizontal instead of vertical). I could stand in one spot, basket of nappies on a buffet, pegs hanging in a bag on a convenient hook, and quickly hang out my lovely white nappies. My neighbour said she loved to see them blowing in the breeze - so did I! xxx

Grannypanties

Hands-up if you still line-dry.

Holding my hand up!

The better part of 45 years for me now, with no intentions on slowing down/quitting!

When I had babies in the home, my clothesline was my best friend! Couldn't have gotten by without it.

Tumble dryer usually, a line in the utility room if needs must.

I always used to hang my washing out, but now I can't walk up the garden as there,s a slight slope and I'm not steady on my feet, I bought a fold away thingy to hang the washing on, if it's nice weather I put it out by the back window. If it's raining I use it indoors.

So nice hearing from everyone, great posts!

Same here. Line drying works, costs nothing to run, and clothes last longer. It also makes sense when you have kids and constant laundry. No reason to stop if it still does the job.

FGT I always feel sorry for the poor ‘maiden’ you use to dry your clothes on. Can’t be good for her back!😂

I have always used a pulley if I can’t, preferably hang a washing out in the garden. The current one is in the utility room where I also have a dehumidifier for quicker drying.
Also, free electricity between 11.00 am - 4.00pm on a Sunday.
I neither like the smell or feel of clothes from a clothes drier.

A Sheila Maid. I’ve got one in the utility room, I love it, particularly for trousers because they hang straight on it. Mines’s above the dog’s crate, so it doesn’t get in the way.

RosieandherMaw

AIBU to feel I am being labelled as “old fashioned” (OP) because I have a pulley in my utility room?

No. I remember we had one as a child and we had one in the kitchen when we lived in an old house with high ceilings.
Sadly it’s not practical any more, but it would certainly take up less floor space than my airer.

I line dry the laundry when possible.On wet days an airer in the conservatory does the job.

A couple of weeks ago we had 12 hours of free electricity.I did so many loads of laundry and used the tumble dryer a lot!Also cooking and charging everything in sight!

I believe those pulley aiders are highly sort after. I would love one but have no where to put it. Not at all old fashioned…quite the reverse.

AIBU to feel I am being labelled as “old fashioned” (OP) because I have a pulley in my utility room?

I’ve got a pulley clothes airer in my utility room . It has a very high ceiling ,so the clothes don’t smack you in the face . Although bed linen does .
I dry outside as much as possible and have an ordinary airer as well in the utility room .

It’s EDF. There’s a target tracker on the app on my phone. You get encouraging messages like this one.
Keep going!
You're on track to earn 12 hours of free electricity on Sun, 21 Dec.
Check our tips from other Sunday Savers to see if you can move up a level - and earn 16 free hours.
My sister, with a different company will suddenly get messages to say she’s got 1/2 price electricity for a certain time in a certain day. She says there’s no apparent reason.

We don’t get that option, not sure why as my friend in another area does.

lixy
We have to earn the free electricity by using more outside peak times than we do during peak hours.
Sometimes difficult to organise when peak hours are 4pm to 7pm and we like to have dinner around 6pm.
We generally use so little during the day, except on washing days.

We always line dry - have never owned a tumble drier.

Our laundry goes out in the garden whenever possible. On wet days we have an airer in the shower room and sheets are draped in a complicated tent arrangement over the shower door so they are above the bathroom radiator. Drives me potty but keeps my OH happy!

Glad to see that free electricity is really available to some people, that’s great.