Indoor Drying Rack (clothes) Recommendations?

[Odd I/O]

I'm looking for a drying rack to hang my clothes on to dry after taking them out of the washer does anyone have any recommendations? What do you use?

I'm looking at drying racks from Stewi, a Swiss company. Their North American importer is Stenic (http://www.stenicproducts.com/index.php) (click on link). I'm considering either the Combi Max or Libelle. Does anyone have any experiences with them?

[iwells]

Try CT, they had meta drying racks fo $40...every Boxing day they mark them down $10-$12

Use 2 and only ue dryer for bedding

[Odd I/O]

Try CT, they had meta drying racks fo $40...every Boxing day they mark them down $10-$12

Use 2 and only ue dryer for bedding

Thanks iwells. Do you have any personal experiences with those racks? Are they sturdily built, will they last? I'll swing by Canadian Tire and check them out.

[iwells]

We use two of them every week.

We purchased them for $10/each so we won't complain.

Quaility, bottom and top screws come loose every a few times a year.

They are kept in our laundry room so there is limited movement.

For the price it was a great investment....still have them, it's been over 4 years now.

[litebrite]

Bought this one at 40% off at Canadian Tire:
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/3/HouseHome/Laundry/IndoorOutdoorDryers/PRDOVR~0428835P/Deluxe%2BMetal%2BDryer.jsp

I like it; it's pretty sturdy. You definitely get what you pay for. No issues whatsoever w/ this one.

This one on the other hand is a POS: http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/3/HouseHome/Laundry/IndoorOutdoorDryers/PRDOVR~0428817P/Indoor%252BOutdoor%2BClothes%2BDryer%252C%2B79-in..jsp

Don't get it! So flimsy and I seen more than a few of these downstairs by our garbage bin.

[iwells]

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/3/HouseHome/Laundry/IndoorOutdoorDryers/PRDOVR~0428860P/3-tier%2BTower%2BDryer.jsp

we got this one

[CanadianMoFo]

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=63435&cat=2,42194

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=63436&cat=2,42194

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=63434&cat=2,42194

[CSR]

Nothing beats cables hung from the roof of the basement. You'll need to find some anchor points though (and some plastic clothes hangers).

[nielboy]

Nothing beats cables hung from the roof of the basement. You'll need to find some anchor points though (and some plastic clothes hangers).

I'll second that. We use clothes line cable and hang it from those garage style utility hooks screwed into the underside of the joists. Works great.

Joe

[manteiv]

beware that if you make this a regular habit and that you don't have a good air exchanger system, it can significantly increase the humidity level.

In the winter, that leads to condensation in your windows and that can cause other problems.

Also if the humidity in your house increases, you will tend to crank up the heat to achieve the same comfort, that is not necessarily a good thing costwise

In such case, it could be more cost effective to pay for 1hour of electricity and dry your clothes in the drying machine.

[Cheap Cat]

Those of us who live in older homes can use the extra humidity in the winter. We might actually be able to turn the humidifier down and save some money.

Hang drying clothes isn't always about saving money by not using the dryer. Some items just don't go in the dryer.


beware that if you make this a regular habit and that you don't have a good air exchanger system, it can significantly increase the humidity level.

In the winter, that leads to condensation in your windows and that can cause other problems.

Also if the humidity in your house increases, you will tend to crank up the heat to achieve the same comfort, that is not necessarily a good thing costwise

In such case, it could be more cost effective to pay for 1hour of electricity and dry your clothes in the drying machine.

[nielboy]

Those of us who live in older homes can use the extra humidity in the winter. We might actually be able to turn the humidifier down and save some money.

Hang drying clothes isn't always about saving money by not using the dryer. Some items just don't go in the dryer.

I live in a new home and it is very dry in the winter. It could use the extra humidity too. Like CheapCat said, some clothes aren't going to do well in the dryer and they just smell better when they're hung.

Joe

[Odd I/O]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, it looks like a trip to Canadian Tire is in order. I don't really have the tools to drill holes in stuff so for now I need to go with something that requires no more than a screwdriver to install/assemble.

manteiv, I thought that as humidity increases you can turn down the heat to achieve the same comfort level as with a lower humidity/higher heat level?

[jigsaw-123]

During a recent home inspection, My Home Inspector told us not to dry clothes indoor/basement due to the humidity.

What do you guys think? Is it really that big of a deal?

[Wiseman]

During a recent home inspection, My Home Inspector told us not to dry clothes indoor/basement due to the humidity.

What do you guys think? Is it really that big of a deal?

My home inspector says not to dry clothes indoors in the summer since the air conditioner has to work harder to remove the humidity, so you might as well use the dryer. He said in the winter it's ok as the air is dry and could use the extra humidty.