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To ask how you dry your clothes?

36 replies

Kat256M · 14/07/2024 15:30

Especially if you own a tumble dryer! I live in a flat and can't dry clothes outside plus no space for a drying rack.

I recently bought a dryer. I am probably doing something wrong because I have three shirts with holes now!

I own a Hotpoint tumble dryer, use the "cupboard dry" option and the eco mode. Takes a bit more than 2 hours. Did the cotton option at the beggining but it was taking more than 3 hours!! Tried the "hanging dry" option but they came out wet.

I think I am drying them too much because the lint trap is so full but can't find a faster programme that actually dries them.

I was chucking everything in because I don't own any really expensive clothes but I may need to rethink that(apparrently the zipper from jeans can damage clothes?)

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Boredlass · 14/07/2024 15:58

Tumble dryer. Always. Hate line drying plus I have solar so doesn’t cost anything most of the time

LordPercyPercy · 14/07/2024 15:58

I just hang mine in a drying rack indoors. Doesn't cause damp or humidity issues for us.

CLEO42 · 14/07/2024 15:58

I’ve got a Victorian drying rack in the utility room so I can lift the clothes up to the ceiling out of the way. I finish the clothes off on the heated clothes horse. In winter though I dry on radiators and move the heated rail to the hallway which is a bit of a faff.

Catnipcupcakes · 14/07/2024 15:56

I have a separate laundry room with a tumble dryer and a dehumidifier for delicate stuff. For various reasons I couldn’t cope with trying to hang stuff out on a line.

I live in Scotland and have quite serious COPD from chest infections and drying washing on racks and radiators in a flat in my younger days. I wish I’d known then what I know now.

Babychewtoy · 14/07/2024 15:56

Heated airer and dehumidifier is definitely the best way. Yes it does take up space but you can fold the airer down between uses.

ileftmypotatointheovenallnight · 14/07/2024 15:54

I'm not a huge fan of tumble dryers. I have a combined washer and dryer. It's only really good at 100% cotton when it can dry sheets in an hour. I don't want to put non Cotton clothes on a cotton dry in case they shrink. Any other setting comes out feeling damp.

I have a flat and I hang them in the bathroom. I have a rack that folds our flat and a over the bath rack. Do you have a bath? There are racks that are slightly curved inward at the feet to fit into a bath. I want to upgrade to one of those for space purposes.

A lot of people use heated racks and a dehumidifier. My bathroom has a fan so it's not an issue and I have never noticed any condensation or damp.

I do have a balcony but I am too lazy to put things out there! Although I do that more in summer.

Tristar15 · 14/07/2024 15:53

Clothes out on an airer overnight then finish for 30 mins in the tumble dryer. I live in a large draughty property so I don’t have to worry about wet clothes being on the airer causing any problems with condensation.

Ludoole · 14/07/2024 15:50

I dry everything in the dryer. I just whack it on for an hour and it's done.

IndigoIsMyFavouriteColour · 14/07/2024 15:50

heated airer and dehumidifier. The set up is about twice the size of a drier but no wider so we just put it where the drier used to live and it does a much better job. Clothes are dry and warm within about 4 hours and it costs pennies to run

tuvamoodyson · 14/07/2024 15:48

Line dry whenever possible! I have a dryer but rarely use it. Oops, sorry! Just realised you have no outside space!

Coldupnorth87 · 14/07/2024 15:43

Heated airer and dehumidifier plus garden line occasionally.