subject: Save Money On Bills: Use A Clothes Airer [print this page] Tumble dryers are acknowledged as one of the most expensive domestic appliances to run yet a clothes airer does the same job for free. Mechanical Clothes drying uses up tremendous amounts of electricity; just two full drying loads can easily cost around a whopping 1 at today's prices. This guide to the ins and outs of clothes airers sets out some very important reasons to make the switch. You'll save money on bills, but equally, cut your carbon footprint to help slow down global warming.
The costs of clothes drying in a tumble dryer are estimated to take up a large proportion of the household energy bill. If you used one 5 times a week, it could cost you an estimated 134; using it 4 times a week would cost around 102; and even if you only used it once a week, you'd still pay 27 extra on your energy bills every year. Whilst there will always be a bit of debate about these kind of estimates, it undoubtedly costs money to run one - whereas a clothes airer costs nothing.
If somebody offered to put 134 in cash into your hand right now, what would you do with it? The savers among us would probably put it into the piggy bank; or then again, there are a whole variety of fun options to consider. I would be tempted by two theatre tickets; (most of) a romantic dinner for two; or family tickets to the wonderful Eden Centre nature education centre, with enough change for us all to have refreshments at the caf. As well as giving you a highly efficient way to save money on bills, there are other compelling reasons to try out clothes airers
Using electricity for everyday clothes drying obviously contributes to your household carbon footprint. In a nutshell, carbon emissions are believed to contribute to the greenhouse gas' effect, raising the earth's temperatures to potentially dangerous new levels. Switching to clothes airer means you use no fuel for clothes drying at all. In the winter months you simply piggy back' on the warmth you're already generating from your normal household heating. Since warm air rises, you might want to consider a ceiling airer (also called a pulley airer). A ceiling airer can incorporate pulleys so you can raise and lower the clothing as needed, and gain the convenience of being to whoosh it all up high out of the way at a moments notice.
You could also look at the new generation of free standing clothes airers - essentially a very sophisticated take on a traditional clothes horse. The new wooden ones resemble towel racks straight from the pages of home decoration magazines. You can of course use one for just this purpose - clothes airers will always be a much cheaper and greener option than any heated bathroom towel rack. Tone it in with wooden bathroom shelving, or wicker/ sea grass baskets and it will all lend your bathroom some natural chic. If your bathroom dcor veers towards a tiles and chrome' aesthetic, it will provide a soothing natural contrast for the eye. The look may not have been top of your list when you were thinking about effective ways to save money on bills, but you do need to have furniture you can live with and this solution is therefore a bit of multi-functional home dcor find.
Save Money On Bills: Use A Clothes Airer
By: Edwin Lloyd
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