Looking for advice on buying a clothes dryer
Jonathan Wilson
I should be looking for? Is it worth buying one that has the automatic
sensor to detect how long the clothes need to be dried for? Are there any
brands or models that have better energy efficiency or are they all much
the same? Not looking to spend a fortune.
Also, I live in a small rented apartment and dont have a lot of room to put
a dryer in (so I need something that doesn't require a lot of room ideally)
jg
They all suck, use a mountain of power, wear out your clothes and bugger
the elastic, but if you have to have one see if any have a timer of less
than 120 minutes - women especially don't understand the significance of
that.
No real efficiencies have ever been introduced to the basic electric
design. It helps a bit to have an exhaust fan in the room, bit generally
people too lazy or stupid to hang clothes on the line or a rack won't
take advantage of that.
There are gas versions, but expensive to buy.
Mr.T
"Jonathan Wilson" <jfw...@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
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>Looking for advice on buying a clothes dryer
Yes, don't! :-)
MrT.
David Clayton
> No real efficiencies have ever been introduced to the basic electric
> design. It helps a bit to have an exhaust fan in the room, bit generally
> people too lazy or stupid to hang clothes on the line or a rack won't
> take advantage of that.
I simply put damp (because my washing machine does a decent job of spin
drying most of the moisture out) clothes onto a drying rack in a room with
a partially open window, and they dry within 8 (or so) hours on their own.
I don't really understand why people trade a little extra time for the
"benefit" of clothes that are dry in one hour because this costs an
absolute fortune.
IMHO clothes dryers are basically in the same category as tongue cleaning
toothbrushes, except far more people are sucked in to believing that they
need a clothes dryer than those who have fallen for the clean tongue con.
--
Regards, David.
David Clayton
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Knowledge is a measure of how many answers you have, intelligence is a
measure of how many questions you have.
jg
> On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:08:05 +0000, jg wrote: ......
>> No real efficiencies have ever been introduced to the basic electric
>> design. It helps a bit to have an exhaust fan in the room, bit generally
>> people too lazy or stupid to hang clothes on the line or a rack won't
>> take advantage of that.
>
> I simply put damp (because my washing machine does a decent job of spin
> drying most of the moisture out) clothes onto a drying rack in a room with
> a partially open window, and they dry within 8 (or so) hours on their own.
>
> I don't really understand why people trade a little extra time for the
> "benefit" of clothes that are dry in one hour because this costs an
> absolute fortune.
>
> IMHO clothes dryers are basically in the same category as tongue cleaning
> toothbrushes, except far more people are sucked in to believing that they
> need a clothes dryer than those who have fallen for the clean tongue con.
>
There are legit. uses such as someone who has a baby or three in
nappies, or works long hours and gets home late at night, but most of
the time most people can well do without them.
Mr.T
"David Clayton" <dcs...@NOSPAM.myrealbox.com> wrote in message
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> IMHO clothes dryers are basically in the same category as tongue cleaning
> toothbrushes, except far more people are sucked in to believing that they
> need a clothes dryer than those who have fallen for the clean tongue con.
Tongue cleaning is not a con, you just don't need a special brush to do it.
Clothes dryers OTOH are expensive to buy, expensive to run, and help destroy
the environment while damaging your clothes.
A real "must have" for many people :-)
MrT.
Ray Haddad
Well, if he must have an indoor dryer, here's the one that uses the
least energy. Guaranteed!
http://www.icon.co.za/~retractali/Pluto%20Pic.jpg
Low, low purchase price, too. Best of all worlds.
--
Ray
Mr.T
"jg" <j...@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> There are legit. uses such as someone who has a baby or three in
> nappies,
Then it's debateable whether there is much benefit over disposables,
especially considering the extra work, power, and water involved. Of course
if you buy enough, you can dry them on the line instead.
>or works long hours and gets home late at night,
You can still hang clothes on the line late at night! I simply hang them
under the patio in winter. Dry in a day or two at most.
MrT.
jg
I have always hated dryers, but the mother in law gave the wife a choice
between a year's nappy service and a dryer & I saw it as lesser of 2
evils and longer "benefit".
Dunno what the wife did most of the day (although the kids grew up
pretty fine), but when you've had no sleep, worked a long day, done the
shopping on the way home & cooked dinner, bathed babies etc and tried to
keep up with your sport I have to admit the dryer was a little luxury
occasionally at the time.
Could have done without it just the same.
Jonathan Wilson
> On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:08:05 +0000, jg wrote: ......
>> No real efficiencies have ever been introduced to the basic electric
>> design. It helps a bit to have an exhaust fan in the room, bit generally
>> people too lazy or stupid to hang clothes on the line or a rack won't
>> take advantage of that.
>
> I simply put damp (because my washing machine does a decent job of spin
> drying most of the moisture out) clothes onto a drying rack in a room with
> a partially open window, and they dry within 8 (or so) hours on their own.
actually get to do washing (meaning I cannot hang it on the line outside
since there is no covered area outside at all where it could go). Hanging
it on an inside rack wont work, there is nowhere near enough room for a
rack large enough to hold 6 pairs of thick soaking wet jeans plus jumpers,
shirts and more. They dont even MAKE a rack large enough to hang, say, a
sheet onto.
If you can show me how to dry a full weeks worth of washing (5-6 pairs of
jeans, matching shirts, jumpers, underpants, socks) in a single day when
its raining outside (and really cold with lots of moisture in the air)
using a drying rack small enough to fit into a tiny 1-bedroom apartment
(with almost no available floor space), then I will go that option.
But since its not possible to do that (unless some magic device that I
havent heard about exists), a clothes dryer is the only suitable option.
someone
dehumidifies - probably the most efficient without generating too much heat
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Bernd Felsche
>you might be worth looking at something like the meile (sp?) which
Miele.
>dehumidifies - probably the most efficient without generating too much heat
Still a lot more costly than a piece of string.
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someone
"Bernd Felsche" <ber...@innovative.iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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yes but much cheaper to run than a hair dryer blowing hot air into a drum
Mags
Would it be an option to use a laundrette? Have used that service many
times when trying to dry big bulky items during rainy season. Might even be
cheaper too!
David Clayton
>
> "Jonathan Wilson" <jfw...@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
.......
>> If you can show me how to dry a full weeks worth of washing (5-6 pairs
>> of jeans, matching shirts, jumpers, underpants, socks) in a single day
>> when its raining outside (and really cold with lots of moisture in the
>> air) using a drying rack small enough to fit into a tiny 1-bedroom
>> apartment (with almost no available floor space), then I will go that
>> option.
>>
>> But since its not possible to do that (unless some magic device that I
>> havent heard about exists), a clothes dryer is the only suitable option.
>
> Would it be an option to use a laundrette? Have used that service many
> times when trying to dry big bulky items during rainy season. Might even
> be cheaper too!
I used to do the big "full week's" worth of washing at a laundrette and
pay heaps feeding the washing machines and dryers.
Guess what, after buying an efficient front-loading washing machine - that
does a good job of spin-drying - I can now do 2 or 3 smaller loads each
week and dry them overnight (and it might take 50% longer in the middle of
winter - big deal) without needing a clothes dryer. The pay back for
buying and operating the washing machine was about 4 years, the rest after
that is pure savings.
If people want to remain brainwashed and insist on needing a dryer because
they can't see other ways of doing things then fine, it's their money they
are throwing away.
Mags
I used to use the laundrette for drying heavy bedding. Never owned a dryer
and have no intention of owning one.
jg
Dishwashers suck too.
Jonathan Wilson
> and have no intention of owning one.
Ray Haddad
Oh, come on. Unless you live two hours out into the country you're
never far from a launderette.
--
Ray
Jonathan Wilson
(and trust me, it is)
jg
Laundromats suck too.
You air your dirty laundry with the rest of the public... yuk. You can
catch scabies.
If someone is making a profit on your laundry there is something wrong.