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Tip List: Small Clothes Dryers

With small clothes dryers, the choices vary. You’ve got a selection of portable clothes dryers, wall clothes dryers and more.

Obviously you have the option of going for something quite compact, such as your portable clothes dryers which tend to dry only a small portion of clothes or you could go with a combo alternative like your washer and dryer combo or stackable washer and dryer. And lastly, if an actual dryer of any sort is out of the question, you could go with manual labor by hanging your wet clothes on a drying rack.

The drying racks available range from ceiling mounted to balcony mounted. If drying racks are your thing, you won’t be disappointed with the choices available.

1. Portable Clothes Dryers Portable clothes dryers substitute basic tumble dryers up to a point. They are great for drying a small amount of clothes at a time. They work great in dorms, studio apartments and lofts. As implied above their limitations lie in the fact that they can only dry a certain amount of clothes at a time which makes them great for traveling, emergency situations or simply drying clothes that are considered primary wear. Great for singles and students.
   



2. Wall Clothes Dryers This unit mounts on the wall, allowing you to save floor space. However, the benefit of this product also results in the con of having to deal with your clothes being dried at a much slower rate. Yet, if you can deal with that then this may be the dryer for you. Great for singles and couples.
   



3. Washer/Dryer Combos A unit which washes and dries clothes. Often great for small apartments because it doesn�t require venting. Also, it saves a lot of space because it is a two-in-one unit and eliminates the need to take up extra space with both a washer and dryer. Great for couples or small families.
   



4. Stackable Washers/Dryers This is exactly what it sounds like. A set in which the dryer sits on top of the washer. Since a washer and dryer generally sit side-by-side this option saves you quite a bit of floor space since it makes use of vertical space (up and down space). Great for couples or small families.
   



5. Small Clothes Drying Racks Drying racks take the place of your basic tumble dryers. However they can work in combination with spin dryers or wringers which simply remove excess water from clothes, thereby allowing you to air dry your clothes using drying racks. You save space with drying racks because they are often collapsible and can be easily stored away. Also because, as stated above, they replace a basic tumble dryer which would use much needed space. Great for singles and students.