When do you stop drying washing outside?

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I realise that I should probably win an award for the most boring thread today…

For obvious reasons I’m trying to cut down the amount we use our tumble dryer this winter, we haven’t used it since April this year.. and I’ve sadly loved the ritual of pegging clothes out on the line (god I need to get a life 😆).

with autumn coming what do you normally do in the winter about drying clothes? Do you try and dry outside all year round? What about if its frosty?

i don’t really want to dry them indoors (house is susceptible to damp) but want to avoid using the tumble dryer as much as possible!

Ooh, thanks for the idea to use the greenhouse in winter. I dry outside when I can (dry days, ideally with a bit of breeze) but otherwise have an airer on the landing with a dehumidifier running nearby. I use the water from the dehumidifier for in the iron.

I won’t dry clothes inside at all as find it does make things damp. I’m going to try drying more outside this year on breezy days and finish in the tumble dryer. Can’t imagine managing without the dryer

I have 'dried' outside in - 8 with fresh snow but direct sun (the washing froze rather than dried). When I bought it in at sun-down, I was surprised to find that it was only a little bit damp.

Happy outside-drying adventures, OP!

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This!

I hang mine out year round as well. I only don't bother putting it out on a dry day if the humidity is high and there's no breeze.

Every dry-ish day we have, even for a few hours, I put out laundry year round. As others say, even an hour helps get the excess water out to finish drying in the house.

All year round if the weather's ok. The wind often dries clothes better than the sun, and even if it doesn't dry completely it takes less time to dry on the radiators (I don't have a tumble dryer). It's definitely trickier November to January though.

I like to lower the tone of my posh road by putting a clothes airer up outside the front door. We have a large open fronted porch so stuff gets the breeze but not the rain or bird crap.

When there’s water falling from the sky usually! A good breezy but cloudy day is excellent at drying the laundry (just invest in some good pegs to prevent your knickers flying across the sky).

I'll be pegging out if it's dry no matter how cold.
I remember my Mum bringing in the washing frozen stiff - literally freeze dried.

If needs be it'll get 5 mins in the tumble dryer.

Washing out year round when possible. Even if it only gets it part dry and then finish off inside so there's not as much moisture evaporating in the house.

For drying indoors, I often put an airer in the bath room so I can leave that window open. Is a pain as bathroom is tiny and it's completely in the way but needs must.

I hate winter for washing, it's so hard to keep up with it all. We do try to only wash clothes when the really need it, wear things several times if we can (obviously not pants and socks😆), make sure the towels are always aired out straight after use so they don't need washing so often. It all helps keep the deluge down.

I line dry the washing outside all year round if it isn't raining. I have a simple airer that sits over the bath for rainy days, and will put partially dried clothes out to get some fresh air whenever I can.

All year round. It might take a day or two but it dries.

All year here too, but only at the weekend because you need to be able to react if it starts raining.

Otherwise, I run an extra spin cycle after the wash finishes (the first time I did this I was amazed how much drier it came out of the machine) and then put it in the conservatory with the doors closed into the house and the windows open. Any sun heats it up very quickly and the windows keep the air moving. Anything slightly damp at the end of the day then goes in the airing cupboard overnight.

Also in Scotland - year round, don't need sun, wind will do a fine job on a dry day. Anything other than wet/humid conditions, even if it has to be finished indoors, that's less damp in the house/electric used and the laundry is freshened up.

As long as it’s not raining it goes out.
We have a massive airer for when it rains.

All year round i put clothes on the line. Even if just to get it started and then hang inside to finish off. I may just hang the sock inside so i don't have to do them twice.

I’ll dry outside if it’s not raining and it’s either at least about 5 degrees or above freezing and windy. We don’t have a tumble dryer so it’s either out there or clogging up my house!

If there's good blowing and it's not minus temperatures it will dry outside any day of the year

I do it all year round if it's a dry, sunny day. I do use the tumble drier if needed but we have a lot of uniform and sports kit that can't go in there.

If the path's dry, it goes out. Year round.

Love a laundry thread! I peg out all year. I am optimistic - but also hate racks of laundry all over the house and we don't have a tumble dryer.

If it is reasonably blowy and not actually raining, it will get dry. Even if not windy it will be dryer in the evening. Friend of mine has her line under a pergola <envy>

It is an issue to be sure on days when you leave and come home in the dark. This is when it is handy to have a teenager sculling round the house. Or a wfh partner.

The only day I will not peg out is if it's pouring. Oh and Christmas Day.

Lol @ nudity crisis @RancidOldHag

If the path is dry the washing will dry but will need airing when it comes in.

I never dry stuff outside. We have a lot of pigeons around and neighbours who smoke weed. (It sounds like I live in a rough area of London saying that but it’s actually South Norfolk- I used to live in London)! It’s so frustrating. Either stuff gets pooped on or comes in smelling like a cannabis factory.

I have a large indoor airer and just use that.

Dry and windy gets clothes dry just as well as dry and sunny.

I peg out all year. I tend to time my washing with good weather days where possible.

Anything still a bit damp goes on a clothes rack in the utility room by the radiator. It's a small room so gets warm quickly if the heating is on.