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"Jonathan Wilson" <jfwfreo@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message 
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> David Clayton wrote:
>> On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:08:05 +0000, jg wrote: ......
>>> No real efficiencies have ever been introduced to the basic electric
>>> design. It helps a bit to have an exhaust fan in the room, bit generally
>>> people too lazy or stupid to hang clothes on the line or a rack won't
>>> take advantage of that.
>>
>> I simply put damp (because my washing machine does a decent job of spin
>> drying most of the moisture out) clothes onto a drying rack in a room 
>> with
>> a partially open window, and they dry within 8 (or so) hours on their 
>> own.
> In this case there will be times when its raining on the only day I 
> actually get to do washing (meaning I cannot hang it on the line outside 
> since there is no covered area outside at all where it could go). Hanging 
> it on an inside rack wont work, there is nowhere near enough room for a 
> rack large enough to hold 6 pairs of thick soaking wet jeans plus jumpers, 
> shirts and more. They dont even MAKE a rack large enough to hang, say, a 
> sheet onto.
>
> If you can show me how to dry a full weeks worth of washing (5-6 pairs of 
> jeans, matching shirts, jumpers, underpants, socks) in a single day when 
> its raining outside (and really cold with lots of moisture in the air) 
> using a drying rack small enough to fit into a tiny 1-bedroom apartment 
> (with almost no available floor space), then I will go that option.
>
> But since its not possible to do that (unless some magic device that I 
> havent heard about exists), a clothes dryer is the only suitable option.

Would it be an option to use a laundrette?  Have used that service many 
times when trying to dry big bulky items during rainy season.  Might even be 
cheaper too!