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    Old 09-27-2011, 07:25 PM
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    Might I suggest what I had. Go to Ace Hdw, or Westlake (whatever they are called in your area) and get a pull-out clothesline. You attach the main pc to the wall, and the clothesline pulls out and hooks to another wall. I believe the length is like 16-20 ft. The way it pulls out, you can adjust the tension so your line is tight. I literally wore mine out, of course it was 8 yrs old, so----- Pretty good for less than $20.00

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    Now we're just trying to figure out where to hang a line - seems like there's always something in the way...
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    Old 09-27-2011, 08:22 PM
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    If you don't have dumb boy kids, buy a clothesline that is retractable. If you have dumb boy kids, get the wooden thing because the dumb boy kids will do something stupid with the clothesline.
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    Old 10-01-2011, 07:42 AM
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    Originally Posted by jbud2
    I have a drying rack. Luckily I have a dryer that is working so I don't use the rack that much. Except for swimsuits, bras, drying sweaters 'flat'. Most of the time I hang my wash outside and only use the dryer for the little things - socks, panties, facecloths, etc. And I have the drying rack set up over a floor vent so that in the winter time, things dry!
    Plus you have humidity in the dry air of winter months. I use to live in a town house when the youngest was a baby in cloth diapers. I would set up the wooden rack at the top of the stairs (heat rises) and the diapers would dry over night. Mary
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    Old 10-01-2011, 07:50 AM
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    Also, in the winter time I use my drying rack for wet towels as it puts humidity in the air. No need for a humidifier. It really does make a difference in breathing. Mary
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    Old 10-04-2011, 01:15 PM
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    Use my hanging DOLLY ,wooden rails from ceiling, or rack ,line can leave pronounced mark where hung.
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    Old 10-04-2011, 01:25 PM
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    I hang most of my work clothes from hangers in the house, my underthings and 'dry flat' things on the wooden rack, and everything else goes on the line oustide, If I had a basement I'd have a line down there too!
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    Old 10-04-2011, 04:53 PM
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    I have seen some English drying racks that hang from the ceiling. You lower them to hang things on and then raise them again. I think they use a pulley and ropes. That would keep the clothes up out of the way.
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    Clothesline in the spare bedroom with a floor fan going.


    I stopped the outside line when the chickens thought it was fun to try and perch on top :hunf:
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    Old 10-04-2011, 05:01 PM
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    I have a clothes line for hanging outside and a rack for hanging inside during the winter in front of the wood stove. I love the fresh clean smell of clothes dried outside.
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    Old 10-04-2011, 05:49 PM
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    If my dryer can't be fixed, usually I won't spend money on a several Yr. old dryer, I go buy another. Too many birds to hang things out, I did that in my younger days. Never again.
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