How can I use my garden rotary clothes dryer on a patio instead?
Posted by Open_Butterfly_7764@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 12 comments
We’ve just dug up our garden and thrown away the ground stake the clothes dryer would sit in, in the grass.
Now it’s been dug up, I’m reluctant to get another stake for the grass and wondering if some kind of stand exists for it to live on the patio.
I’ve looked, but can only find ones bought specifically for patio use. Does anyone know if there’s a contraption I can use to repurpose my current dryer do to this?
BCF13@reddit
I used one of these for years it’s great and folds away after use (you can get it cheaper than Argos)
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Freedom-For-Ever@reddit
If it was me, I would buy a replacement ground stake the right size, cut a hole in a slab big enough for the stake (or trim the corner off four slabs where they join). Hammer in the stake and replace the patio slab over the top of the stake.
Exotic_Lobster6039@reddit
Cut a hole in a slab in the patio and concrete the spike into the ground in the patio. Any stand will never take the weight of wet clothes on a windy day
shakesfistatmoon@reddit
This, it used to be recommended to do this anyway as soft soil and also cause the dryer to fall over of unevenly loaded in the wind.
Long_Huckleberry1751@reddit
We had one but it fell over on a very frequent basis.
Left_Condition2044@reddit
A different solution, but we have the Brabantia Wall Fix 24m Clothes Airer
thecleaner78@reddit
How about a very heavy umbrella/parasol base?
Open_Butterfly_7764@reddit (OP)
Thanks, I hadn’t thought of that
Sad-Insurance1313@reddit
This is what I did when we bought a house with no grass. Would recommend a stone one rather than a water filled one. The part where the whirly sits into the holder bent & burst within about 15 mins of clothes being put onto it
We had success with the heavy stone one, but even in a stiff breeze if fell over & we had to secure it down with 4 patio slabs
Honestly in the end I just started putting the clothes horse out but appreciate that'd be no good for a family
As annoying as it is aesthetically, I'd just go for a new stake personally. Or if you've places to secure it, a good old fashioned reel in line (the kind you attach to the fences) & a prop stick
PM-me-puppietax@reddit
Amazon
Open_Butterfly_7764@reddit (OP)
Do they sell a base for patios?
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