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Mar

Clothesline covers – what’s best for you?

By Madelaine B · Comments (0)

Choosing the correct type of clothesline cover or washing line cover can be tricky, as there are many types of fabrics currently available.

The best thing to keep in mind is what do you want the cover to do? Or what is it you are trying to achieive when placing a cover over your clothesline or washing line??

Below are listed some of the key reasons for purchasing a clothesline cover and may help you in making the correct decision.

Waterproof clothesline covers protect washing in all weather
Protection from bird and bat droppings
Protection from airbourne pollution
Protection from harsh summer UV rays
Clothes last longer when shaded from direct sunlight
Less fading of new clothes
Shaded play areas for kids and children
Shaded rest areas for animals such as dogs, rabbits and chooks etc
Shaded dining area for outdoor dinning and entertaining during summer
Decorative covers for weddings or parties

Categories : Clotheslines, Environment

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Mar

Clothesline or clothes dryer?

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Here are some handy hints for getting the best results when drying your washing. Hoping that you will find this useful.

Hang your laundry to dry whenever possible – it is better for your clothes and saves you money. There are many types of washing lines for both indoor and outdoor installation.
Do not place too many items in the dryer - Just as the clothes need room to circulate in the washer to be cleaned completely, the clothes will need room to circulate in the dryer in order dry properly and to avoid wrinkling, especially permanent press and synthetic fabrics.
Read care labels for proper drying temperatures.
Always clean the lint filter before drying every load, for safety and efficiency.
Do not over dry your clothing. Over drying causes your colors to fade, increases wrinkling and shrinkage. Try to fold your laundry right after the drying cycle has ended to minimize the need for ironing.
Regarding Dryer Safety – Do not dry anything containing rubber on a heated setting. Do not put anything in the dryer that has been in contact with flammable chemicals, for example turpentine, acetone, cleaning solvents, wax, etc., until you know that the chemicals have been removed completely. To be safe – line dry these items.
Even though many of the newer dryers have features for delicates, you should always hang items like bathing suits or bras (especially underwired) to dry. Sweaters and some other items instruct you to “dry flat” or “reshape and dry flat” so you will need to either use a drying rack or a towel in order to maintain the item’s shape while air drying. Be sure to turn the item over during drying, to save drying time and circulate air evenly. Clothing that needs to be line dried should be removed from the washer as soon as possible in order to reduce wrinkling.

Categories : Clotheslines, Laundry

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Feb

What is Grey Water & why should you use it?

By Madelaine B · Comments (0)

This article is very instructive.

Through the use of greywater diverters, households can use the same water more than once.

Using grey water (water from bathtubs, showers, bathroom washbasins, clothes washing machines, laundry tubs) can help keep your garden thriving during periods of low rainfall. It can help solve the problem of increased water shortages. Grey water can enable households to capitalise on their water usage.

Benefits
-          Outstanding water savings
-          Increased saving on your water bills
-          Keeps your precious plants and gardens alive during drought
- Means you are not using precious drinking water unneccessarily

What to avoid
-          Over irrigate. If the garden is wet. Isolate the system to avoid runoff
-          Connect black water fixtures or offensive water streams to the system
-          Irrigate fruit, vegetable plants or food crops with greywater

What to do
-          Maintain the grey water system according to maintenance guidelines
-          Drain and flush the system and isolate during times when irrigation is not required
-          Use low phosphorous and salt based detergents
-          Use biodegradable detergents
-          Reduce fertilizer use when irrigating with greywater
-          Distribute grey water via sub-irrigation lines

Categories : Clotheslines, Eco News, Environment, Laundry

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Feb

Beat power bills and save the planet!

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By simply switching the dial on your washing machine from Hot to Cold you can save money on your power bills without compromising the cleanliness of your clothes.

Using cold water can save you up to 80% of the energy used by your machine because for a typical warm wash most of the energy used comes from the process of heating the water.

Hot washing is tougher on clothes – shrinking and damaging fabric as well as fading the colours.

Once your washing is done, consider using a clothesline, either indoors or outside, rather than an electric clothes dryer. By making these small and easy changes to your laundry routine you will save money for yourself and help the environment for everyone!

Categories : Clotheslines, Eco News, Laundry

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Feb

Enjoy Summer with a clothesline cover

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Clothesline Covers are now available for a range of clothes line models including covers for most rotary clotheslines and also covers for folding frame or foldown clothes line types.
In Australia clothesline covers are a very popular clothes line accessory item, especially for those who own rotary clotheslines as you can transform your old Hills Hoist or rotary clothes line into a huge umbrella in just a few minutes.

Clothesline covers are excellent for providing safe and shade play areas for kids or a nice shaded spot for the family pets to lie under during the long hot Australian summers.

Below you will find links to a range of clothes line cover products currently available in Australia.

Click here to watch a video for the many uses of our Clothesline cover

Categories : Clotheslines, Eco News

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