How do you dry your washing without a tumble dryer?

[littleweeannie]

There is no space in my kitchen for a tumble dryer, although I would love one as it would make life so much easier, and I don't have a washing line. My back yard is absolutely tiny so can't fit a good sized line there.

I have a heated maiden but it doesn't really get that hot. I don't really like hanging washing inside because they often dry and smell damp and I don't like to leave the windows open all the time (I get cold easily).

How do you dry your washing?

Another vote for dehumidifier, itcan help a lot if you are drying indoors. The idea is that by removing the water from the air it increases the evaporation rate of water off the clothes. They are also low energy and quiet.
Otherwise put your airer up in the garden.

We use a dehumidifier and as the others commented it is very effective and cheaper to run than a tumble dryer.

OP, I’ve never owned a tumble drier and I’m in my sixties, with two DC!
I just spun the clothes almost dry in the washing machine, then hung them on the radiators around the house. I have racks that fit on the radiators, to extend the hanging space to three layers.
The central heating makes the house terribly dry, so the washing helps to humidify the air nicely.
It also means I never have to iron anything- I smooth things with my hands as I put them on the radiator, and they dry crumple free.

Have you got a bath and/or an open landing next to your stairs?

I use an overbath airer, straightened out, in both places. Over stairs particularly good for long things, plus it catches the warm air rising, & isn’t in anybody’s way

I swear by my electric airer ..its not as expensive as the Lakeland version ..40.00 x but its fab I put washing on there and overnight dry ...I rave and recommend x

What Span1els Rock said. Lakeland heated tower airer. I wouldn't be without mine.

I have my drier in a bedroom. It doesn't have to be in the kitchen.

I use a Lakeland heated dryer and put bedding over the bannister in the winter.

All the time. We dint have one.

I just hang on an airer in the kitchen, and leave the kitchen door open to stop damp. We had a washer dryer but it was useless, the clothes were still damp at the end so needed hanging anyway.

There’s only the 2 of us, so minimal washing. I can imagine it would be harder with more people / kids clothes too.

Bed sheets, towels etc get hung over various doors, or draped over the garden chairs if weather ok.

My clothes are always smelly when I leave them to dry inside

Do you have windows open? Have them in a sunny spot? You don’t need a big garden for a rotary line and if you can’t spike one into the ground there are ones with stands

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I either line dry mine or they are on an ordinary maiden- not a heated one. They only ever smell of the fabric softener. Just space everything out so they dry quicker. I also have a couple of these
www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/pressa-hanging-dryer-16-clothes-pegs-turquoise-10421217/
That I hang Smalls on, I hook them over the curtain pole in a sunny window. It’s a bit like widow twankeys wash house occasionally but it all gets dry no problem.

I actually do have a tumble dryer, we just never use it.

I do an extra spin after the washing cycle has finished as well. Dry them on a clothes horse next to an open window.

I hate this time of year where it's not warm / dry enough to dry outside but not cold enough for the heating. I take big stuff - towels / sheets to the launderette and the rest goes on dryers in the loft.

Until recently: clothes horse on tiny balcony. Can't imagine that your garden is smaller than our balcony but it was a struggle. Now we have a dryer on top of the washing machine ! Could you do that?

Rotary airer or clothes airer in our small garden - everyday of the year unless it's pouring down.

Even if it's not quite warm/dry enough to dry fully a few hours air will make a big difference and less moisture to hang inside.

If it is pouring then the airer goes in the top landing with the bedroom and bathroom Windows open for ventilation - we've been doing this for 14 years, including cloth nappies and there's not a spot of damp/mould.

I peg outside when the weather is windy enough, than I use a clothes horse, out over night in the middle of the front room. Every thing is dry by morning.

But my doors and windows are open a lot of the time irrespective of time of year.

We have a clothes horse on the top landing that I use. We always have open windows and doors in our house. I hang tops/shirts/trousers on hangers then put the hangers on the clothes horse. Bedding and towels over the bannister.

I've never had a tumble dryer and there's 5 of us in the house (3 kids).
I try not to leave clothes for longer than 15 mins in the machine after it's done. I clean and dry my machine after use and I know the damp clothes smell you mean but I've never had it with mine.

GiantKitten
That’s genius. Not pretty but what a fab idea to catch warmer air as it rises up the stairwell. Will deffo try this!

Lots of love for the Lakeland Heated Airer I used to have one before I moved house and it was brilliant! I loved it. So much better than leaving my clothes on a regular clothes horse since my house was already a bit damp. It’s quick but dries even quicker if you drape a towel or bedding over it.

I'd recommend a dehumidifier. Cheap to run and so effective. I love to dry clothes on the line when possible, but where we live that's not very often! Also I'm out at work all day so I can't just run out and take a wash in if it starts to rain, so it's safer to just keep in indoors if there's any chance of rain. It's amazing to see how much water the dehumidifier collects, and it really speeds the drying time particularly for heavy items like jeans or sweatshirts.

I have a JML dribuddi which does the trick. I like the look of the Lakeland one though.

Another vote for a dehumidifier. We rented a tiny basement flat while we were renovating with only one (draughty, knackered) window in the whole place and crap electric underfloor heating - a ventilation/damp nightmare. Dehumidifier meant that we could get all the washing for a family of 3 dry.

Washing line and/airing cupboard with pine racks.

Jeez open a bloody window, it’s hardly the artic is it. Get a pulley.

No tumble drier here but we use an outdoor whirlygig when whether is fine and fold up airers and a dehumidifier inside when not. We cope, but do a load a day to try and keep on top of the washing.