Well for those people who live in suburban homes - for them the problem of drying clothes is very easy. There is always the possibility to hang freshly washed linen in your yard or on the veranda, where no one else's eyes, dust or soot will threaten him.
And here for city dwellers the question "where is it better to dry linen?" Is still relevant. A few decades ago there was no problem as such - everyone preferred to dry clothes on the street, in yards, in which sometimes even special dryers were installed. However, now the very notion of "yard" is gradually disappearing into the past. On modern yards there is not always a place under the playground, not to mention laundry dryers. But even if the place was found, then after such drying, the laundry would have to be rewashed, since no big city can boast of clean air, lack of dust and gas contamination.
Where is it better to dry laundry?
Owners of city apartments do not have so many places for drying clothes. Those who are lucky enough to have a large glassed balcony or loggia can install a folding dryer there, or, in the old way, pull rope under the ceiling. This would, perhaps, be the best way out of the situation, but there is not always a free place on the balcony.
Usually the balcony is used for storage of various necessary and not very things, or performs some useful function - pantry, smoking room or terrace, where you can have a cup of coffee in the morning while admiring the city landscape. In general, the balcony, rarely when it is superfluous, unnecessary room, which can be easily lost the function of drying clothes.
Another solution is to install a folding dryer in any free corner of the apartment. Usually this corner becomes a corridor. If you do not do laundry every day, then there is nothing wrong with installing such a dryer for one or two nights a week. But if you have small children in your family, washing and drying clothes become a permanent process that lasts for months. In this case, a folding dryer loaded with clothes will become an invariable attribute of the apartment.
It should be noted that such a dryer takes up a lot of space and, moreover, it is an excellent bait for kids, who also strive to overturn this whole design on their heads.
An excellent way out of the situation - it's a dryer for laundry, created specifically for the bathroom .The bathroom is just perfect for drying. Usually this is the cleanest place in the house, where access to small children and pets is denied. Special bath dryers are great for small apartments, in which every centimeter of free space in the account. A variety of designs allows you to install the dryer almost anywhere in the bathroom.
Variety of construction and installation methods
The ropes stretched over the bathroom in several rows, designed for drying clothes - are by no means new. Today, this design is somewhat modernized, making it much more convenient to use.
Ceiling dryers for linen are two brackets that are attached to the ceiling. On the brackets are suspended thin metal bars. Using a mechanism consisting of rollers and ropes, the rods( one or all at once) can be lowered for hanging clothes. Mounted such a dryer is very easy: with the help of dowels brackets are attached to the ceiling on both sides, and part of the design is fixed on the wall in order to fix the ropes in a certain position.
A more modern modification of the ceiling dryer is the wall dryer. Brackets in this case are fixed not to the ceiling, but to one or two walls of the bathroom. Between the brackets stretch ropes, which will hang out clothes. The length of the ropes is regulated by a roller mechanism. A ceiling dryer can be stationary or foldable, which can be removed if necessary.
Folding dryer is attached to only one wall, which does not allow placing a large amount of laundry on it. Outwardly it resembles an accordion, which when folded, practically does not take up any space on the wall. Such a dryer can also be used as a towel holder.
Floor standing dryer is a folding structure by the type of ironing board. It takes up a lot of space and is therefore only suitable for spacious bathrooms. The strength of such a dryer depends on the manufacturer, so it is better to choose more expensive models. An important advantage of a folding dryer is that it is very easy to fold and hide, for example, behind a cabinet or behind a door.
Battery dryer is a compact design that is more suitable for drying towels and underwear than for clothes or sheets. It looks just like a ceiling drier, just attached to the battery. Batteries, however, are not in every bathroom, so some attach such a dryer directly to the tub. This is not very convenient, as it complicates the approach to the bath, and it is not always possible to protect drying linen from splashing water and household chemicals.
The most, perhaps, impractical option - this is a dryer for a bath .It is a triangular frame with stretched ropes or slats, which is placed on the sides of the bath. The device is very unstable and, besides, a lot of laundry for such a dryer will not be hung, otherwise the entire structure can please right into the bath. However, if you use it only occasionally and mostly for drying small things, then such a dryer can be very convenient, since it does not require much storage space, and it is not difficult to install it even for a child.
Electric dryers
Electric dryers allow you to save time spent on drying clothes, reducing it to several hours. This is very convenient, because such a dryer can be put on at night, and in the morning remove the and it will not take up unnecessary space in the apartment. Stopping your choice on an electric dryer, remember that you will need an additional outlet in the bathroom.
Some models of electric dryers are equipped with additional functions, for example, an air ionizer or a thermostat that sets and maintains the set temperature during the entire drying time.
There are several types of electric dryer designs, but the most popular are the floor models .They can look like a conventional folding floor dryer, but can be in the form of a ladder made of heating pipes or clothes hangers.
wall-mounted electric dryers are usually small Swedish walls or hook panels.
There are also ceiling electric dryers .They are fastened the same way as usual. Control such a dryer with a special remote control.
It is better to buy electric dryers made of stainless steel, not aluminum. They are much stronger and will last you much longer. In addition, dryers with an anti-corrosion coating should be avoided. They are short-lived, as this coating is very quickly erased.
Features of
So, when selecting a clothes dryer, you should pay attention to the following features:
- Construction. The choice of dryer design depends on where it will be located in the bathroom and how often you will use it.
- Manufacturer. If possible, try to pay attention to the products of famous brands. For example, dryers of firms Leifheit and Gimi have not badly recommended themselves.
- Quality. Before buying, try to test the structure for strength and pay attention to the material from which it is made. The material must be moisture resistant.
- The weight of the is usually indicated on the packaging or on the instructions to the dryer. Do not neglect these instructions, because if you overload the dryer, it will not serve you for a month.
How to make a dryer by one's own hands
Today, the stores offer a huge selection of clothes dryers of various designs and sizes. It would seem that even the most picky buyer will necessarily find what he needs. But even a home-made dryer can have its advantages.
First, this is a way to save money. Although in the mass of their dryers are very inexpensive( the simplest models will cost you several hundred rubles), extra money to the family budget will never hurt.
Secondly, you can surely vouch for the quality of materials and the strength of the self-made design.
For owners of non-standard and irregularly shaped bathrooms, a homemade laundry dryer can be a real salvation.
The simplest option is the ceiling or wall dryer , located under the ceiling. For its implementation, only brackets, dowels and several meters of rope or wire will be needed.
More complex designs will require more time, materials, and also some engineering skills of the .
Here's one way.
Prepare a square frame of wooden beams and a few twigs - wooden or metal( the number depends on the size of the frame).In the bars we make holes for rods. We fix the bars in the holes( make sure that the bars sit tight and do not pop up when pressing).We assemble the frame using self-tapping screws. Next, prepare a wooden or plywood board equal in width to the resulting frame, but 15 cm longer.
We connect both parts of the structure with one or two furniture loops, which are attached to the bottom of the parts. After that, the dryer can be painted. Then, on the upper part of the dryer, we fix the lock( choose the one that suits you best), and on the sides - folding mechanisms. On the bottom of the dryer you can place hooks for clothes. We fix the resulting structure to the wall.
The dryer is ready!
