Top tip. Get yourself a dehumidifier to go with this. Very cheap to run, it will suck the moisture from the air, stop the wall tuning into waterfalls during cold weather and make the clothes dry a lot quicker saving time and money.
Okay, I see you have an Aga and above that, some wooden beams. Perfect for a laundry pulley, which is a ceiling-mounted mechanism to dry clothes. Basically a rack that sits above a heat source. It is suspended from the ceiling and can be lowered to load up the laundry and then lifted up out of the way into the warmest part of the room. I remember getting home from school for lunch and Mum would hand my coat on the 'maid' as we called it. Coat would be dry and warm by the time I finished lunch and set off for school again.
I recommend hanging the washing out if possible - even if just for a couple of hours - on any dry, even if not sunny, day, as long as it's not foggy/misty. A further couple of hours indoors on a rack, heated or not, with a dehumidifer running nearby, will see most things nicely dry. I live in wet West Lancashire - famously (or infamously!) cool and humid - and even in this past, exceptionally-wet year, have only used my tumble dryer a dozen or so times.
I just bought my first rotary line dryer earlier today, but it's portable, with legs, so i can put it in the south facing front garden for a few hours with thicker things like towels and hoodies.
I'll make some technical points about electric heated airers and tumble dryers. Firstly there are now heat pump tumble dryers which are about 50% of the UK tumble dryer market now and are more energy efficient. They do generally need room temperatures above about 10 Deg C. Secondly if you dry clothes on those heated airers for a long time you may potentially use just as much energy as an efficient tumble dryer. Less power over a long time costs as much as more power over a short time. Best option is to dry clothes on a line outside, it doesn't have to be super warm outside to dry clothes.
Not all tumble dryers are equal. Heat pump dryers are cheaper to run, but are more expensive to buy. Drying clothes with a dehumidifier and fan is also an option. i'd like to know how you get on with the heated air dryer.
We got one of these heated clothes horses from the Lakeland shop of which there are many situated on High Streets in larger towns. It’s definitely the best and most cost effective way of drying clothes inside for five months of the year when it’s cold and damp outside. Incidentally Lakeland have numerous‘quirky’ household items which as a non Brit you may not have ever seen so they’re worth a visit and they have a huge range( and no, I don’t work for them ) !!
@@haasfamfarm You can check out Lakeland stuff on their website but going to a physical store will blow your mind with the quirky and ingenious home items that you never knew you HAD to have !!! 😂😂😂😂😂. They have many, many stores so there should be one not far from you and you can show these products that most Americans have never seen and get great feedback from them and maybe go viral and get you more in the public eye ! Did you know about Eggcups, for boiled eggs, before coming to the U.K. ??
I always try to hang my washing out on the line evan in the winter as I don't like using the tumble dryer too much but I have also recently purchased a heated clothes airer.
As my wife says you should if weather permitting hang your washing outside any time of the year ,just to get it aired , stops them from smelling musty 😊
That's part of the fun, and this is what children are for, weather watch. You put the washing out, put a child on rain watch, five minutes later you run out and bring the washing in, ten minutes later you out it back out, half hour later bring it in, put it out, bring it in, it's a fun pastime @@haasfamfarm
I have the basic Dry Soon dryer and it's fantastic! The two extra net racks that go on and above the dryer shelves are great for drying woollies and small fiddly items. I don't have heating in my kitchen but there's rarely condensation because the double glazing has trickle ventilation. I do have a pulley dryer in the back porch/laundry but that's not much good if it's not a sunny winter day as it's mostly glass including the roof and things take forever to dry.
It does work well, with clothes and towels, bedding is a bit more difficult. But it does create quite a lot of condensation. I squeeze mine in the bathroom and leave the window open a tiny bit. If you have a smart meter you should be able to check the running cost with that, see what the cost per minute is with it off and see how much it goes up when you switch it on. I did that when trying to compare heaters, I am way too dumb to work it out mathematically.
@@samk9729 yeh I worked housing disrepair cases for a while and some of the things I saw re black mould were shocking. Basic rule... Never EVER cover radiators with wet towels or clothes, hang them on a nearby rail. ...and always leave windows open on the trickle setting.
I read a story about how companies in the US pushed tumble dryers as some kind of better/safer way to dry clothes back in the 40s or something. Subsequently much of the US has decent weather and they're still using tumble dryers instead of washing lines. Sadly we seem to be going that way here too, we're the only house in our street that hangs out washing. We've got a TD but it's only used when necessary. Perhaps washing lines need re-branding as solar dryers 😂
Some places in the US actually ban outside clothes lines so the only option is a tumble dryer or hanging clothes up indoors. Although there is campaigning to change that.
@@Kitchengroove I've read some articles saying that many states have banned the bans! So it's not as bad as it was, but I suspect tumble dryers have been almost compulsory for so long, it will take time for change.
I use a airer all the time.. one with the wings.. its not heated but i use it everday.. i do use my dryer but only i use it for bedding because it doesnt fit on the airer
Whenever I have been forced to use a tumbledrier for an extended period, I got a bad cold. Can't beat air blowing through your clothes, and sun killing bacteria. An indoor rack next to an open window means you won't need a dehumidifier. Which I use only when I have to. I currently live in an apartment that doesn't want clothes hanging out the window. Excessive dehumidifier use also gives me a cold. And YES. I DO clean the drier and dehumidifier.
I wouldn't get rid of the tumble dryer - I throw the nearly dry washing in for 5-10 mins to dry thoroughly - it gets rid of all the creases and softens everything, especially the towels.
We call them rotary lines too. Yep I agree for a good 6 months of the year in the UK it is hard work to get clothing dry without a tumble dryer. We became a nation of drying on the radiators in the rooms of our homes but like anyone who has a tumble dryer with a water tank that collects the moisture all that water is in your house now. Energy prices go up and people heat the house a little less and the moisture causes mould. Top tips, 1, You need some form of heating on some of the time. It shouldn't be that hot you are sitting in shorts and bare feet. It's the UK not a chilly evening in Spain. Jumper, socks and slippers. Turn the heating down. 2, Have your windows open for a little while when sensible to get some fresh air in to help your house breathe. European pvc windows often have a air gap setting. You can nearly close them fully leaving a small gap and still lock or secure them. 3, Hang washing out for a while even if it's overcast. Breeze can wick some moisture away. The less moisture the better in your house. 4, Dry clothes in one area of the home and use a dehumidifier.
Nothing wrong with getting a tumble dryer too, everyone i know has one. Shouldnt really use that much electricity. Mine is 5kw and my electricity cost is 25p per unit. So running it for an hour would cost about £1.25 Usually what i do is throw the clothes on the radiators and windows, then when i run out of room or need something dry quickly or things havent fully dried ill use the trumble dryer.
Only 56% of UK households own a dryer (last time I checked). I've never owned one. The ownership in the USA is much higher despite a warmer and dryer climate. But then they do have the Home Owner Associations to forbid such anti-social behaviour, in the land of the free, as drying washing outside. Got to be an optimist though to expect to dry clothes outside for more than about 6 months of the year. Travelling to Edinburgh a few years back I found an isolated house in the countryside with washing hung up outside despite it being damp, cloudy and mid November.
my missus uses the twirly thingamabob that uses fresh air and clothes smell the best, also Mrs Haas, she has the electric super dooper as you have but ours is in the bathroom , so save the pennies ,switch off on sunny and blowy and electrify on wet and miserable, she never told me it costs north of 200 quid!!!!!!!!!
But you have an AGA which is constantly on. You can get a double clothes dryer from Blake&Bulle other companies do make them and it uses the heat you are already generating. Don’t forget you now live in a damp county so make sure you have plenty of ventilation or a dehumidifier particularly when drying clothes or where hot water is involved ie showers, boiling pans etc otherwise you will get mould and that’s not good for your health ❤️
Living in Australia, clothes dry very quickly outside. Even jeans will dry in a couple of hours in Summer and around 5 hours in Winter. One thing you have to do is turn them inside out so the Sun doesn't fade them.
We have a dryer which we use in the winter only. If it's sunny, even in winter, clothes go out on the line, otherwise it's dryer time. Why pay to get your clothes dry when nature does it for free?? Be careful with that clothes airer/drier in your home as it will produce damp air and steam, and that in an old property might create mould if that area is not properly aired during use.
@@haasfamfarm The BBC covered the story in 2010 titled: "The fight against clothes line bans" I don't know what progress has been made to stop many of the bans since then.
I'm sorry Jordan but when Starre looks at you in that fashion, and then explains to you in "Starre logic" the reasoning behind her purchases - you just can't be angry.
Surely, we can buy something else for that. Maybe Starre gets solar panels in mail next...which essentially creates 2 middle men from just hanging the clothes outside to begin with lol -Jordan
The important question is what Wattage is the heating? There should be a label somewhere. That way you can confirm the running cost of pennies. If it's low power it's either low rated and a slow warm up or it's off most of the time due to thermostatic control? This is female logic 101 🤣, having replaced a broken dryer with a new dryer, she then buys a replacement for the new dryer believing a secondhand dryer sale will cover the cost? Everyone should watch this act of arithmetic magic.
8:26 What do ya'll call the clothes line that spins?!?
@@haasfamfarm rotary drier. I think you were correct
It's a rotary drier, one of the only things invented in Australia ....
We call it a whirligig
@@rawschri called a Hills Hoist.
Rotary line
Top tip. Get yourself a dehumidifier to go with this. Very cheap to run, it will suck the moisture from the air, stop the wall tuning into waterfalls during cold weather and make the clothes dry a lot quicker saving time and money.
In my family we always call the outside rotary line a whirligig.
the wirligig lol - it seems like we were close with the "spinarooni"
@@haasfamfarm 😂
Love these vlogs....such a well rounded family ❤
Never seen somebody so excited after a trip to Lakeland 😁
😂😂 it’s the little things in life
Okay, I see you have an Aga and above that, some wooden beams. Perfect for a laundry pulley, which is a ceiling-mounted mechanism to dry clothes. Basically a rack that sits above a heat source. It is suspended from the ceiling and can be lowered to load up the laundry and then lifted up out of the way into the warmest part of the room. I remember getting home from school for lunch and Mum would hand my coat on the 'maid' as we called it. Coat would be dry and warm by the time I finished lunch and set off for school again.
We light the Aga this weekend (God willing)!
I recommend hanging the washing out if possible - even if just for a couple of hours - on any dry, even if not sunny, day, as long as it's not foggy/misty. A further couple of hours indoors on a rack, heated or not, with a dehumidifer running nearby, will see most things nicely dry.
I live in wet West Lancashire - famously (or infamously!) cool and humid - and even in this past, exceptionally-wet year, have only used my tumble dryer a dozen or so times.
Yes..UV is good for killing bacteria, viruses etc, even on cloudy days.
@@denisripley8699And it is free.
Made me laugh when you spoke about the wheels...please say you'll stay here ❤
I just bought my first rotary line dryer earlier today, but it's portable, with legs, so i can put it in the south facing front garden for a few hours with thicker things like towels and hoodies.
You can’t go wrong with Lakeland
I'll make some technical points about electric heated airers and tumble dryers.
Firstly there are now heat pump tumble dryers which are about 50% of the UK tumble dryer market now and are more energy efficient. They do generally need room temperatures above about 10 Deg C.
Secondly if you dry clothes on those heated airers for a long time you may potentially use just as much energy as an efficient tumble dryer.
Less power over a long time costs as much as more power over a short time.
Best option is to dry clothes on a line outside, it doesn't have to be super warm outside to dry clothes.
I would recommend getting a compressor dehumidifier as well to cope with the extra water vapour - it should also speed up drying.
Not all tumble dryers are equal. Heat pump dryers are cheaper to run, but are more expensive to buy.
Drying clothes with a dehumidifier and fan is also an option.
i'd like to know how you get on with the heated air dryer.
Yep, you got the Rolls Royce of air driers. #Approved 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I’m very excited! Where are you in the UK?
@@haasfamfarm Essex, East England.
I think I mentioned in a previous comment, I've not used our tumble dryer for over 15yrs, far too expensive to run, air drying is the future. 👍🏻
We SO agree. Can’t wait to sell my tumble dryer.
Amen to that brother. We stopped using ours two years ago when energy prices exploded. Now we use the airer. 👍
We got one of these heated clothes horses from the Lakeland shop of which there are many situated on High Streets in larger towns.
It’s definitely the best and most cost effective way of drying clothes inside for five months of the year when it’s cold and damp outside.
Incidentally Lakeland have numerous‘quirky’ household items which as a non Brit you may not have ever seen so they’re worth a visit and they have a huge range( and no, I don’t work for them ) !!
They are good and can be improved by using a small dehumidifier both are cheap to run
Will check it out! We need a Lakeland sponsorship!! -Jordan
@@haasfamfarm You can check out Lakeland stuff on their website but going to a physical store will blow your mind with the quirky and ingenious home items that you never knew you HAD to have !!! 😂😂😂😂😂.
They have many, many stores so there should be one not far from you and you can show these products that most Americans have never seen and get great feedback from them and maybe go viral and get you more in the public eye !
Did you know about Eggcups, for boiled eggs, before coming to the U.K. ??
@@stevel2504 "small dehumidifier" as long as it's not a Peltier based one - I made that mistake and it is useless.
I always try to hang my washing out on the line evan in the winter as I don't like using the tumble dryer too much but I have also recently purchased a heated clothes airer.
As my wife says you should if weather permitting hang your washing outside any time of the year ,just to get it aired , stops them from smelling musty 😊
It rains so much though!
That's part of the fun, and this is what children are for, weather watch.
You put the washing out, put a child on rain watch, five minutes later you run out and bring the washing in, ten minutes later you out it back out, half hour later bring it in, put it out, bring it in, it's a fun pastime
@@haasfamfarm
I have the basic Dry Soon dryer and it's fantastic! The two extra net racks that go on and above the dryer shelves are great for drying woollies and small fiddly items. I don't have heating in my kitchen but there's rarely condensation because the double glazing has trickle ventilation. I do have a pulley dryer in the back porch/laundry but that's not much good if it's not a sunny winter day as it's mostly glass including the roof and things take forever to dry.
It does work well, with clothes and towels, bedding is a bit more difficult. But it does create quite a lot of condensation. I squeeze mine in the bathroom and leave the window open a tiny bit. If you have a smart meter you should be able to check the running cost with that, see what the cost per minute is with it off and see how much it goes up when you switch it on. I did that when trying to compare heaters, I am way too dumb to work it out mathematically.
We always called the rotary line a WhirlyGig. 😀
haha! You aren't the only comment with a special name for this thing. So funny
That is such a fun video. You two are a great double act. We have one of those driers, they are the best.👍
Don't forget to open the windows whenever operating the heated rack As it may create mould inside the house
@@samk9729 yeh I worked housing disrepair cases for a while and some of the things I saw re black mould were shocking. Basic rule... Never EVER cover radiators with wet towels or clothes, hang them on a nearby rail.
...and always leave windows open on the trickle setting.
I read a story about how companies in the US pushed tumble dryers as some kind of better/safer way to dry clothes back in the 40s or something. Subsequently much of the US has decent weather and they're still using tumble dryers instead of washing lines.
Sadly we seem to be going that way here too, we're the only house in our street that hangs out washing. We've got a TD but it's only used when necessary. Perhaps washing lines need re-branding as solar dryers 😂
Basically the original solar power, yes!
Some places in the US actually ban outside clothes lines so the only option is a tumble dryer or hanging clothes up indoors.
Although there is campaigning to change that.
@@Paul-yh8km "Land Of The Free"!
@@Kitchengroove
I've read some articles saying that many states have banned the bans!
So it's not as bad as it was, but I suspect tumble dryers have been almost compulsory for so long, it will take time for change.
I use a airer all the time.. one with the wings.. its not heated but i use it everday.. i do use my dryer but only i use it for bedding because it doesnt fit on the airer
Mine works fine but I also have a dehumidifier (thank you Costco 😂) in the small utility room where the airer is situated.
You might as keep the rotary line for the spring/summer, when the weather is good...
We will for sure
Whenever I have been forced to use a tumbledrier for an extended period, I got a bad cold.
Can't beat air blowing through your clothes, and sun killing bacteria.
An indoor rack next to an open window means you won't need a dehumidifier. Which I use only when I have to. I currently live in an apartment that doesn't want clothes hanging out the window. Excessive dehumidifier use also gives me a cold.
And YES. I DO clean the drier and dehumidifier.
I haven’t used my tumble dryer in weeks.
You all get a little more British with every video 👍😊
I’ll take that as a compliment ❤️
I wouldn't get rid of the tumble dryer - I throw the nearly dry washing in for 5-10 mins to dry thoroughly - it gets rid of all the creases and softens everything, especially the towels.
Get a clothing rack for about £10 put it next to your radiator which you will soon need on winter's coming
Put it next to, or even on top of... the always on AGA, she still has a four hob oven for everyday living :)
We call them rotary lines too.
Yep I agree for a good 6 months of the year in the UK it is hard work to get clothing dry without a tumble dryer.
We became a nation of drying on the radiators in the rooms of our homes but like anyone who has a tumble dryer with a water tank that collects the moisture all that water is in your house now.
Energy prices go up and people heat the house a little less and the moisture causes mould.
Top tips,
1, You need some form of heating on some of the time. It shouldn't be that hot you are sitting in shorts and bare feet. It's the UK not a chilly evening in Spain. Jumper, socks and slippers. Turn the heating down.
2, Have your windows open for a little while when sensible to get some fresh air in to help your house breathe. European pvc windows often have a air gap setting. You can nearly close them fully leaving a small gap and still lock or secure them.
3, Hang washing out for a while even if it's overcast. Breeze can wick some moisture away.
The less moisture the better in your house.
4, Dry clothes in one area of the home and use a dehumidifier.
Good information. Thanks for posting!
Nothing wrong with getting a tumble dryer too, everyone i know has one. Shouldnt really use that much electricity. Mine is 5kw and my electricity cost is 25p per unit. So running it for an hour would cost about £1.25 Usually what i do is throw the clothes on the radiators and windows, then when i run out of room or need something dry quickly or things havent fully dried ill use the trumble dryer.
Good buy 👍
Only 56% of UK households own a dryer (last time I checked). I've never owned one. The ownership in the USA is much higher despite a warmer and dryer climate. But then they do have the Home Owner Associations to forbid such anti-social behaviour, in the land of the free, as drying washing outside.
Got to be an optimist though to expect to dry clothes outside for more than about 6 months of the year. Travelling to Edinburgh a few years back I found an isolated house in the countryside with washing hung up outside despite it being damp, cloudy and mid November.
my missus uses the twirly thingamabob that uses fresh air and clothes smell the best, also Mrs Haas, she has the electric
super dooper as you have but ours is in the bathroom , so save the pennies ,switch off on sunny and blowy and electrify on wet and miserable, she never told me it costs north of 200 quid!!!!!!!!!
We have one, good value.
But you have an AGA which is constantly on. You can get a double clothes dryer from Blake&Bulle other companies do make them and it uses the heat you are already generating.
Don’t forget you now live in a damp county so make sure you have plenty of ventilation or a dehumidifier particularly when drying clothes or where hot water is involved ie showers, boiling pans etc otherwise you will get mould and that’s not good for your health ❤️
You aren't the first comment to suggest a dehumidifier! We'll look into that! And also look into Blake and Bulle. Thanks for the comment!
Living in Australia, clothes dry very quickly outside. Even jeans will dry in a couple of hours in Summer and around 5 hours in Winter. One thing you have to do is turn them inside out so the Sun doesn't fade them.
inside-out makes tons of sense. I was actually wondering how you keep clothes from fading there.
We have a dryer which we use in the winter only. If it's sunny, even in winter, clothes go out on the line, otherwise it's dryer time. Why pay to get your clothes dry when nature does it for free?? Be careful with that clothes airer/drier in your home as it will produce damp air and steam, and that in an old property might create mould if that area is not properly aired during use.
Hahaha comedy gold 😂
😂😂😂
You didn't mention that some areas in the US ban outside clothes lines for drying.
I didn't know this, Paul, but now that I'm thinking about it I'm not surprised at all.
@@haasfamfarm
The BBC covered the story in 2010 titled:
"The fight against clothes line bans"
I don't know what progress has been made to stop many of the bans since then.
Subsequent reading suggests many states have stopped the bans, so washing lines are ok to use.
A woman knows what she needs!
High maintenance - High maintenance - Oooooooooh££££!!!😮
I'm sorry Jordan but when Starre looks at you in that fashion, and then explains to you in "Starre logic" the reasoning behind her purchases - you just can't be angry.
If you have an aga buy a sheila maid drying rack.
Been looking for one!
Will look into it! Thanks for the comment. -Jordan
Oh and Aga lighting should be this weekend, we can't wait
Now wait for your extra high electric bill !!!
Surely, we can buy something else for that. Maybe Starre gets solar panels in mail next...which essentially creates 2 middle men from just hanging the clothes outside to begin with lol -Jordan
The price of electric has gone through the roof which is criminal, I don't blame you for trying to save money.
This is off topic so apologies but who will you both be voting for in the upcoming election over there?
Definitely voting! Sending ballot today!
Good luck, just hope your country makes the right choice…
The important question is what Wattage is the heating? There should be a label somewhere. That way you can confirm the running cost of pennies.
If it's low power it's either low rated and a slow warm up or it's off most of the time due to thermostatic control?
This is female logic 101 🤣, having replaced a broken dryer with a new dryer, she then buys a replacement for the new dryer believing a secondhand dryer sale will cover the cost? Everyone should watch this act of arithmetic magic.
It's been this way our whole relationship. But I love her. -Jordan
@@haasfamfarm Well that's the trick isn't it, when you strike gold you lay claim to it...
You guys don't have to answer you guys Mormon
There is nothing quite like a woman trying desperately to justify her purchase decisions. 😅