Are you still hanging your washing outside?

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Even in the dull cold weather? I am...even though it's a bit of a bother...I do find it makes a difference...this time last year I would have shoved it in the dryer...

Yes I have been. It’s been mild so far. It’s raining this afternoon so just hung the first load on an indoor airer today. It annoys me when it doesn’t rain after being forecast! I am going to trying hanging outdoors on dry days this winter. It’s just a lot of work as it has to be brought in and hung up in an airer or go in the rumble drier at the end of the day

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Yes, I hang them out. Got two full loads done yesterday. A couple of heavy dressing gowns were a bit damp/cold but soon dried indoors.

Yep, we hang it out all year. Our dryer barely gets used really, even before the energy costs spiralling.

But we're coastal, so get a good breeze much of the time.

i have some out now but hoping they don't end up smelling damp because they took too long to dry!

Another one without a tumble dryer here.

The weather is lovely though and has been for the last couple of days. About 18 degrees and sunny/breezy.

If it's sunny at this time of year we put ours in the greenhouse, my husband has put washing lines inside it, it's great.Highly recommend it!

Yes. How cold is it where you are? The met office app says it’s 18C today. (On the south coast). It’s sunny and warm yesterday too. I find though the clothes don’t dry on the line once the day time temperature dips below 10C unless it’s very windy.

The washing goes outside to get dry as we can. Not spending money on expensive tumble dryers unless desperate.

Yes I do, don’t have a dryer, and I like the fresh air smell on dried sheets, clothes. I do have to remember to bring it in earlier now as it damps off once the sun is no longer on the garden. I use the washing line as much as I can through the winter if it is sunny or breezy.

Yes I'm trying to time my washing with the weather forecast so it can get some time outside. Putting the timer on so it's ready to hang out at 7am on dry days.

Dh reckons our dryer costs around £2 per load - I'm not sure that's right but I haven't argued and am sticking £1 into the kids outing pot for each load I get dry without using the dryer.

Yes, I always do if I can. Our garden is a bit of a wind tunnel so clothes dry really quickly out there and even if not bone dry they get a good way there and can be popped on the clothes horse in the garage. Rarely use tumble dryer.

mine also goes out all year
no tumble drier either.

What a great idea!

We hang ours in the conservatory on a couple of airers as it gets very warm, even in the Winter sunshine.

You can get a cheap (£40) dehumidifier which won't suck too much electric, but will help the clothes dry faster inside.

Yep! I have a heated airer, but it's bulky so I'd far rather dry outside whenever I can. Unfortunately our garden is very sheltered from the wind and also east facing, but it still dries a bit, even on dull days.

It's 13 here with 76% humidity - so it's not exactly great drying weather, esp in my shady garden.

No because it just doesn’t dry for some reason so I use airers indoors

Still drying stuff outside. Maybe a 20-minute tumble dry if needed.
DH had the genius idea of putting some washing lines in our conservatory. As much as possible goes in there if it's damp outside.

Everything dries within an hour in the summer. From spring to summer - items will dry within a day max. Winter - it's too cold so nothing dries properly.

Yes, all year round here too. Never had a tumble dryer.

My tumble dryer is used maybe twice a year in emergencies only. I hang washing out on the line all year round.

Yes. Have stated to double spin and then peg out.

Yep I hang laundry outside throughout the year. It doesn't usually get dry in winter, especially heavy things like towels or jumpers, but it gets the majority of the moisture out and then it can all be finished off inside.

It is a bit more effort, having to hang things twice, but I think it's worth it. Reduces damp in the house, which we really have to keep an eye on here, is cheaper, clothes tend to smell nicer etc.

Plus, I really quite like hanging laundry out on the line. It's satisfying.

Yes - I used to revert to the tumble when it stopped being warm enough to sit outside. Now I can't afford to do that, I'm discovering that it'll still dry in quite chilly weather!

Most of ours now goes on an airer in the house - I'm WFH and don't want to be constant watching to see if rain has started, so it only goes outside when I'm confident about the weather. Socks used to be t/dried but now go on a sock airer 🙂 I cannot remember when I last used the t/drier function, it was early summer, wish I'd taken a note of it to compare daily kWh.

It all goes outside first thing, after delayed end wash over night. If it can take the edge of the need to dry inside, then it is a win from me!

Plus something weirldy relaxing about pegging out the washing