energy efficient dryers

RobTi

RobTi

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so my elderly mother cant reach the washing line anymore and i noticed she is using her tumble dryer more, so anyone point me in any direction on what to do to help her out ?
Thanks
 
SoliD said:
Could go and help her peg the washing out or just get a couple of clothes horses that she can reach.
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was thinking clothes horse which would be okay in the summer or next to a radiator in the winter, but thought to ask on here if anyone had any helpful answers ?
Thanks
 
SpellowHouse said:
If you are concerned about cost, then two simple changes can be made. First of course is the heat-pump drier and second is get her to lower the wash temperatures she is using. Ariel is now a cold-water detergent so for most washes she just needs a washing machine that you can adjust the temperature on and set it to cold. For whites and so on you can set it to 30 degrees.
Anyway, did you consider just lowering the washing line?
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yes asked her if she wanted me to ask the nephew to come down with his welder and fit a couple of bars half way down the poles but that was a no but i will need to work on her, as far as i know she washes at either 30 or 40. i did show her a couple of heat pump dryers but she is set in her ways but early yet to get her to think about how we go on from here
 
bimbleuk said:
Just a thought but I use a vertical spin dryer myself to do my cycling clothes in regular small batches. No heat just a 4 min spin and then hung on a pull drying rack over a radiator to dry over night. In summer the heating isn't on but everything drys very quickly.

Not good for doing larger loads and bed sheets etc. but maybe the tumble dryer can be prioritized for that.
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atm the clothes airer is her prefered method but then in winter that would mean the heating on but as ii have said before anything the heating will be on in winter
 
jpaul said:
can get a whirly line which you can lower/raise with a windy handle , but maybe it will need too much force.

I'd be looking at the newer hybrid heat pump dryer options, which are supposed to be a third more efficient, over standard heat pump (and since they have a heater, I'm guessing you could run them in a colder room)
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Never heard of hybrids but will certainly have a search now you told me
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