Hanging washing out

[jomaIone]

As Autumn is now officially here, the days to get the washing hung outside can be few and far between. What I want to know is do you still hang your washing out in winter on a dry fine day? Or is it futile and a waste of time?

I love getting my washing outside but then usually bring it in around 4ish and hang it on an airer inside or in the dryer. Am I wasting my time hanging it twice?

Only if its mild and blustery otherwise it's still as damp when I take it in as when I put it out! It's the wind factor that helps I find, as in winter my garden gets nowhere near enough sun during even a sunny winter's day.

My mil still pegs out washing. Then she brings it in several hours later and tumble dries it. Seems a huge waste of effort.

But I say that as a year round tumble dryer fan.

If the ground is dry it's going outside. Even half an hour is less water in the house so I'll always put it out first even if I need to move it indoors later.

If its dry, mine goes out. It comes in like ice, and feels no drier, but takes no time on the airers.
Even an hour or 2 after work makes a difference if there is a slight breeze.

I agree about wind. i hung mine out yesterday all day in the sun and it was still wet when I brought it in. No wind. I think unless its very windy it just doesn't dry at all. I am trying not to use the tumble drier as our electricity bills went through the roof last winter. Wet washing all over the house. I bought one of those heated airers which is useless.

If it's a dry windy day , I especially like to peg bedding out .
Yesterday I pegged my bedding out and it was dry but a couple of heavier things were a bit damp so I finished off on the radiator.
I do hate that about winter all your washing on airers .

Mine's out today. Sunny with gentle breeze, not hot as 'up north'. Think it'll need finishing overnight but it'll smell lovely and reduces tumble use and moisture in house....

Yep if there is a breeze and ideally some sun, i then finish in the tumble drier which only takes maybe 30 mins.
I need to to get the sun on my daughters clothes for each new stain she acquires at nursery

Yep, I always have to hang twice in the winter - don't bother on still days but do if there's any sort of breeze. It's never fully dry on coming in and has to be rehung, but makes a massive difference to the damp in the house.

I still peg mine out on a dry day especially if there is wind,and especially towels. I find if they don't dry outside they smell and need washing again,which is a waste of time and money so always try get them out, even if they need finishing on radiator. We don't have a tumble drier

Imo it needs to be at least warmish or windy, preferably both. If it's a still, chillyish day I wouldn't bother, as it won't dry. In any case, I live in Cumbria, so it's mostly raining anyway.

I hang my washing out year round - in fact I've just put out 4 loads. Missed the gloriously sunny day as new washing machine arrived late.. 😒. It dries quickly and I just adore that smell!

Yes in the winter I often bring it in to finish off drying but I have a 'sheila maid' which takes a huge amount of washing which I hoik up to the ceiling out of the way and it easily dries overnight.

If there’s either wind or sun (but no rain) it goes out.

@Blingandrings have you tried putting a bedsheet over the top of your heated surer to make a sort of 'tent' cover?

It makes a huge difference as to how quickly my washing dries on there. I would go so far as to say it pretty halves the drying time.

Lakeland do sell a proper drying tent cover for the heated airers, but I find a bedsheet/duvet cover works just as well. Can either use a wet one that you're drying anyway or a dry one.

Also find its worth putting it near a window that's slightly ajar, helps with condensation as well then, plus speeds drying time.

I put washing out all year round as long as it dry I but it out. I look at BBC app at night then I’d it says it’s dry next day the I but the wash on at night then in morning I do another spin at 1600 spin. Then it goes on line first thing. Then finish off on radiators late afternoon.

Hang out whenever we can, but it often comes in damper than when it went out!

mine goes out all year round, very very rarely tumble dry.
i was sad not to have put a wash on today it looked a lovely day. but i didnt have time.
will religiously check various weather reports

Can't stand the smell of laundry after being hung out. Awful

@Daddystilllost you're the first person I've ever heard say that!!

I often hang it on an after and then pop the airer outside for a couple of hours. Then it gets outside for a bit and it does help, and no need to hand twice. Use clothes pegs on the airer to stop it blowing away.

buzzkills I do exactly the same! We have an awning over the back door, so even when snowing it goes out, the awning keeps a lot of rain and snow off. I bring it in at night, tho I still might have to tumble it for a few minutes the following morning. Just getting the air through it makes a huge difference.

I don’t like the smell either. I never hang washing out. Tumble all year