Poll: Use of Suit Dryers

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Former Member — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:36:39 GMT

Ohmygod, I had NO IDEA anyone used suit dryers for anything else! How revolting. :afraid: I had no idea either. I think I just threw up a little... It was better before I knew this was a possibility. Blue

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Former Member — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:41:52 GMT

It is shocking what some swimmers place in the dryers,after seeing a soiled child's bathing suit go in the dryer! I never use them.

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Former Member — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:44:57 GMT

A little while back, I would hear the spinner while I was swimming eventhough no one had been swimming. Then I saw "Usually Older" guys rinsing off their gym clothes in the shower and putting them in the spinner. I quit using the spinner when my wife told me there was a "Don't put swimming Diapers in the spinner" sign at a Y we used to go to.

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Former Member — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:20:35 GMT

I would like to think that we ladies are too sensible to do anything gross with the spin dryer but last night just after spinning my suit I saw someone put in her washcloth and mesh sponge. Yech.

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Former Member — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:28:14 GMT

My gym bag is noticeably lighter when I run my long-line suit thru the spinner--I LOVE it. I don't notice any problems with polyester--suit going strong after 2 years, but it may be harder on nylon/spandex that's getting hammered by chlorine anyway. I had a brand-name swim top that gave out in 3 weeks this fall...chlorine + spinner? who knows.

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swimjim00 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:48:20 GMT

Suit dryers are a complete & utter waste. Has no one ever heard of evaporation? Throw your wet suit in your bag, hang it up at home and -- voila! -- dry suit with zero extra energy wastage. That's because you live in Arizona where the humidity is nearly zero most of the year. When you live in other parts of the country, it can take days for a towel or a swimsuit to dry by evaporation. For me, I leave my swim stuff in the car (that way I never forget something) my stuff never dries out, especially if I don't use the spinner.

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Bobinator — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:32:01 GMT

I don't use them. I think they weaken the fibers of the suit. I rinse my suits out in cold water and let them drip dry where ever they end up. My suits last forever too!

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orca1946 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:46:16 GMT

This is how they get broken ! Blue jeans or beach towels were not ment to be in them!!

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Former Member — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:42:58 GMT

Ohmygod, I had NO IDEA anyone used suit dryers for anything else! How revolting. :afraid:

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Former Member — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:52:00 GMT

One story I heard that has stopped me from using the spinners, was putting swim diapers in the spinners so they could be used again. Horrendous! :eek: I find the suit spinner very useful. If you hang a wet suit it can easily get stretched out, losing its shape. I am very surprised to hear these horrible stories of abusing the spinner. On another note, what do you think of the towels provided by the facilities? Do they disinfect them? I think they simply put them in the washer. Some seem very dirty. One pool I went uses very dark-colored towels, perhaps on purpose, so that you can't tell how dirty they are. :(

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Swimmy — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:58:42 GMT

Ewwwwww! I never saw anyone put anything but suits in the suit dryers.

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tjrpatt — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:13:08 GMT

Most of the suitmate suit dryers don't work that well. On a rare occasion, I found one that works like a charm.

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Former Member — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:10:31 GMT

The suit spinner at a health club pool I frequent has had a wad of chewing gum stuck inside it. I don't understand why people do that. I really don't care so much what items get put in it as long as it's clean and won't damage the machine. And yes, the suit spinners are quite useful. Oftentimes I will wear different clothes before/after my swim. One would be work clothes; the others would be something casual and quick to change into between home and the pool. I don't like getting that extra set of clothes damp in the swim bag.

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aquageek — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:09:04 GMT

This is a topic that is near and dear to me. At one Y I visit regularly there apparently is a clan of nasty old dudes that get out of the sauna or steam room, drop trou and put every bit of their putrid attire in the spinner, including the sopping wet sweat towels they wrap around their waists. I stopped spinning my suit after that. It doesn't matter what signage you put up, people will put their work-out clothes in there. Best to avoid the whole scene and wrap your suit in a towel.

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smontanaro — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:01:10 GMT

I can't understand how people think anything other than swim suits should be put in a suit spinner. To begin with, who wants their suit jumbled up with who-knows-what germs. Also, how would people propose to keep the innards of the spinner clean? Yuck...

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Former Member — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:27:58 GMT

I've used the dryer to dry my mesh swim bag when it gets wet from sitting on deck but that's about it. I've never seen anyone doing the disgusting stuff described in this thread, but now I'm starting to wonder. Maybe I haven't seen any of that behavior because I always work out at 5:30 AM with the Masters swimmers and am not around when the main crowds come in and trash the place. Maybe what appears to be a clean and peaceful pool locker room is really full of festering germs from the beastlike crowds that pillaged the place the night before. Thanks a lot people, for the mental images. On a related note - is it just me, or doesn't it seem like the afternoon and evening gym users are far more likely to be rude scumbags than the early risers?

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Former Member — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:23:51 GMT

Why not just rinse and hang it up in your shower at home or the car during work. The 85 degree weather always drys the suits pretty quick! For the last couple of weeks it's been freezing, but I still hang my stuff up in the car while I'm at work. Anyway, I'd never heard of folks abusing suit spinners, but now that I have, I'm going to stop using them. I've seen some pretty sketchy behavior by guys at my gym. There's one fellow I strongly suspect is using the swimming pool as a bathtub between rounds in the sauna -- even tho showers are right next to the sauna. If I catch him at it, I'm going to call him on the carpet for it.

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Former Member — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:53:38 GMT

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Patrick W. Brundage — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:50:53 GMT

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debaru — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:47:58 GMT

Right there with you, Swimmy! I never use them anyway. They wreak havoc on suit material. I regularly spin dry my Speedo Endurance suit at least 3 to 4 times a week and haven't noticed any problems (I'm not going to let these stories sway me). But, I am curious as to what happened to your suit. Did the fabric stretch or "pill"?

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Former Member — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:32:12 GMT

I never like using those dryers to begin with, it stretches out my suits that much faster

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Former Member — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:12:19 GMT

One story I heard that has stopped me from using the spinners, was putting swim diapers in the spinners so they could be used again.

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swimshark — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:12:04 GMT

haha! I agree with Debaru! I think that is a problem in the guy's locker room. Women have more sense.... :cheerleader: Right there with you, Swimmy! I never use them anyway. They wreak havoc on suit material.

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Jim Culp — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:23:43 GMT

I have never seen a suit dryer. Do they have them in California? Why not just rinse and hang it up in your shower at home or the car during work. The 85 degree weather always drys the suits pretty quick! Brett - the dryer is a stainless steel basket that spins & removes excessive water with centrifugal force – I should have used the correct terminology “Swimsuit Water Extractor”. This is very convenient for those of us that go from the pool directly to work with the swim bag in the trunk & is especially helpful during the winter months. Many times at the end of the day when I get home & hang the suits up they are frozen solid (try putting on an ice cold speedo some time that was left in the trunk overnightL). They thaw & dry much faster each night with the excessive moisture removed via the suit dryer.

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Allen Stark — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:20:07 GMT

I just wring out my polyester suit and let it drip dry.I always lose them before they wear out so this seems to work and I don't have any commingling issues.I would never put a meet suit in a spinner anyway.