Usually used in the Soviet era, dryers - stretching from ropes, or wire, today are successfully replaced by more perfect analogues: ceiling, floor or wall-mounted dryers, which are easy to install anywhere in the apartment. Manufacturers offer many kinds of wall-mounted clothes dryers, we will consider each of them.
Types of wall-mounted clothes dryers
Depending on the modification they are:
- folding;
- sliding;
- constructions "elevator" or wall-ceiling;
- electric.
Wall hung clothes dryers must be securely fastened to walls (preferably to brick or concrete carriers).
Folding wall-mounted dryer
The most compact and inexpensive folding rope wall dryer is an inertial drum dryer for laundry, which consists of two plastic parts:
- a drum with coiled rows of ropes that is attached to the wall;
- pulling part, which is mounted on the opposite wall to the hooks.
After release, the ropes are automatically retracted into the drum. The number of ropes varies from 4 to 6. The design with automatic winding, fixed on the wall, is practically invisible, convenient and practical.
Pluses:
- inexpensive;
- suitable for small rooms;
- easily folds.
Disadvantages:
- the design withstands a load of up to 7 kg;
- if there is no pull-up mechanism, then the ropes under the load sag;
- the plastic case can crack;
- it is undesirable to mount above the level of the head, since it will be inconvenient to hang clothes;
- during drying clothes uncomfortable is in the bathroom or relax on the balcony;
- it is inconvenient to dry bed linens.
Sliding wall-mounted dryer
This kind is also called console or "accordion". It is designed for heavy linen and is made of metal. The model is an accordion, fixed on one of the walls. They consist of 5-7 metal tubes, about 1 cm in diameter and securely connected by rivets, and a width of 0.5-1.2 m.
The sliding wall-mounted dryer is also suitable for a small bathroom, because it is compact and convenient to use: it is simply fixed to the wall, easily folded and unfolded. In the unfolded state the distance between the tubes will be about 8cm. In the bathroom, such a dryer can be used simultaneously as a towel holder, especially if it is placed above the battery.
Wall-mounted dryer for clothes "lift"
Such a wall-mounted dryer for laundry is called wall-ceiling. This universal dryer has metal with white coated parts for fixing to the wall and to the ceiling. It consists of six metal tubes, which are raised and lowered with a special mechanism, which facilitates the process of hanging clothes. This wall-mounted dryer is great for a balcony and a loggia, it is light and convenient to use, it can be installed at any height. Withstands the weight of the laundry up to 20 kg.
Electric Wall Washer for Clothes
An electric wall-mounted dryer for the bathroom, or an electric heated towel rail , is equipped with heating elements that have the power of an ordinary incandescent lamp. Such a device is filled with a liquid with a high thermal conductivity. In the bathroom, to use such a wall dryer, you need to install a grounded and protected from the water outlet to 220 V.
Advantages of electric clothes dryers:
- is installed anywhere in the bathroom;
- is included as necessary;
- it can be touched, since the maximum surface heating temperature is 60 ° C;
- can be used as a heater.
You only need to remember the safety precautions when working with electrical appliances in a room with a high humidity level.
Wall-mounted linen dryer is well suited for a bathroom or a balcony, it has many more designs. Choose whatever you like, but when choosing a dryer, pay attention to the reliability of the fasteners and the weight to be withheld.