Drying clothes in winter

A couple of extra spins in the washing machine does really help clothes dry a lot faster.

No real advice beyond that - I line dry outside in winter where possible but otherwise it's airer.

Some tumble dryers work. Mine is this one:
Beko DTLCE80051W Freestanding Condenser Tumble Dryer, 8kg Load
It gets things properly dry in about 15 minutes so long as I don't overload it - I do smaller batches for a shorter time rather than leaving in a big load for ages.
I prefer line drying, and do it all year in dry weather so long as there is a modicum of sun and wind, and sometimes leave things hanging in the top bathroom with the window is open if showers are expected. But sometimes this is impossible for days at a time and the dryer comes in. Leaving things on radiators is hopeless because the house is a bit prone to get damp.

I take 2 or 3 washed loads to petrol station 1 to dry and never had an issue. Probably less practical.with no car. If heating is on extra spin and over radiators/clothes horse with window open when not too cold!

It was windy today I got two loads of clothes and a load of towels washed and dried, it's cold but they still dried
We have underfloor heating in our bathroom, so I put a couple of airers in there and a dehumidifier with the door closed and it dries really quickly.

I still dry my washing outside in the winter. It might come back in a bit damp still but then doesn’t take long to finish drying inside.

What about using one of those outdoor tumble dryers? There are quite a few in Swansea so I presume they are nationwide?

I've not used one as I don't need to but I thought they were a great idea for people who don't want to go to a launderette and wait.

I've always dried indoors in the winter and never had mould

We have an 8 metre 4 lath pulley (Sheila Maid) over the landing and stairs, a shorter 6 lath double layer (two sets of laths, one above the other) Kitchen Maid in the back bedroom, a standing airer in the living room when needed, over door hangers and radiator airers. We have dehumidifiers in the hallway, living room and back bedroom. Windows are opened every day for a few hours to air the house. Washing is spun at 1400 rpm. Family of four, previously five before DC1 left home. We haven't had a tumble dryer since the last one started smoking over twenty years ago.

Do people really do this? What do you do, pack a big bag of wet clothes, drive it to the launderette, go home, and go back to collect it? I'd spend my life hauling the big wet bag of laundry around!

Why single out radiators? Drying things on any of the standard airers, heated airers, Pulleymaids, and drying pods mentioned by everyone else on this thread will also put all the water from the clothes into the air in your house. Won't that cause the same issues unless you remove it by ventilating or using a dehumidifier?

I’ve just got a heated pod thing to add to my armoury for clothes drying. It dries things quickly if only put about 4 to 6 things in (on hangers), so have to be on hand to swap things round. But worth it for weekends when I have stacks of washing to get through (like this coming weekend, post washing machine breakdown). It folds up small too. It’s a bit of a crap design though, the one shared by a pp looks better.

If you are spinning ventilating and dehumidifier you shouldn’t get mould.

We haven’t in the last three years since we didn’t bother to replace our dryer. In fact our house is dryer without the dryer. The amount of steam the condenser dryer let off was huge still just didn’t realise it.

Wash at home and dry at laudrette.

Ah that will be it. It was dry and cold but still so everything came back in damp.

Yes always an extra spin after the washer is done and leave gaps in the airer. I never use to poles next to each other. Want the air flow.

Also tops and dresses I hang on the curtain rail with the window open so moisture can get out and breeze can come in and air. Tend to do that in my bedroom. Window open. Door closed or leave it open and open the landing window to let a though breeze for the airer and dehumidifier.

It's wind you want, more than sun. A dry, windy day. Though tbh I don't bother line drying at all in winter.

I still dry stuff outside when it's not raining, but afterwards I stick them all on a rack in the lobby, stick the dehumidifier on and close the door. Job done. If it's raining I'll do the whole thing with the dehumidifier and I have not had issues yet. The only drawback is that it takes up the lobby but I'm only drying 1-2 a week so not too often.

Second having a Pulleymaid in the kitchen or somewhere for extra drying space. The key is to the lay clothes flat as possible. I try to hang my thicker items over two horizontal rungs on my airers and Pulleymaid.
Also, do an extra spin on your wash before you take it out the machine. I do a 1200 speed spin after each wash and takes out a lot more water than just the regular spin at the end of the wash.

It clearly works for you @JemimaTiggywinkles , but beware of the dreaded mould caused by condensation caused by drying stuff on radiators without enough ventilation.

Do you not have radiators? I dry everything on the radiators in the winter.

Yes the vending machine type washers. Often used by people who don’t want to put stuff in their washers at home.

We have an airer on the landing with dehumidifier. Plus the odd thing on the radiator. Normally towels.

I use the line on even cold but full sun days but otherwise it’s pointless now without full sun if hoped to use a new undercover outside area but I have a feeling it would just stay permanently damp.

Oh, strange, mine have worked fine. Leaves things creased, but I just iron them if needs be. Haven't had any issues with things not drying. But it's true that you cant dry a full drum of clothes - you have to do a slightly smaller load (or take some out between washing and drying).