| The telescopic clothes airer expands to | | | | wall airers can hang 20kg and expand to |
| be filled and contracts to allow more | | | | take large loads of washing especially |
| space in cramped areas. | | | | on a multi-strand washing line for use, |
| Wall mounted airers are set to become a | | | | say over the bath. They can be installed |
| standard part of home equipment. Modern | | | | on garage walls or outside in a |
| home designers and builders are | | | | sheltered area as well as in kitchens, |
| including laundry airers as a drying | | | | utility rooms, bathrooms, and bedrooms |
| system. Among the items considered are | | | | or, for that matter, anywhere where |
| solar heating, cavity wall insulation, | | | | there is some unused space. |
| double glazing, light tubes and of | | | | Space, of course, is a scarce commodity |
| course wind turbines, water recycling | | | | for city dwellers, a large proportion of |
| tanks, mulching systems, a grass roof as | | | | whom live in apartments or small houses. |
| well as energy saving lamps etc. Most of | | | | Portable floor mounted airers are also |
| the equipment-based items are expensive | | | | useful in that the smaller version can |
| to buy and install and the pay back | | | | be used standing in the bath and, |
| period depends on the number of sunny | | | | together with a wall mounted washing |
| days per year or the speed of the wind | | | | line holding up to 69 feet of washing, |
| that blows. They are all however, part | | | | provide a complete drying service for |
| of a movement known as the Green or Eco | | | | any washing load. |
| friendly movement that is designed to | | | | Nothing can be as untidy as seeing all |
| help us reduce CO2 emissions. | | | | the small washed items strewn on every |
| The modern wall mounted expanding airer | | | | radiator because of lack of space to dry |
| is not expensive and it immediately and | | | | indoors. The solution lies in a wall |
| permanently contributes to reducing your | | | | mounted drying rack, which can become |
| CO2 usage. Every time you use it you are | | | | the centre point for drying all year |
| reducing your usage of a direct heat | | | | round. |
| drying system such as a tumble dryer or | | | | The search for additional space is often |
| launderette. | | | | a problem to be faced in the modern home |
| It also helps create more hanging space | | | | and the clothes airer fills this need |
| and often uses previously unused space | | | | easily then folds away out of sight |
| in the home such as up in the cornice of | | | | after use. |
| the ceiling or in unused rooms. Some | | | | |