Drying washing indoors with no heating on tips?

[9102012117J]

Not planning to have the heating on for a while...

I have so much washing to do every single day, at least a full load every day (don't suggest for me to cut it down, it's impossible, I've tried).

I have a dryer which I use for pants, socks, pjs etc! But I don't like using it for thicker stuff or stuff that may shrink so a lot of it goes onto airer but it does not dry this time of year with no heating on.

I dry outside as much as possible but it's always raining here lately, it just doesn't dry outside. I can't skip a load because it'll be twice as much to dry next day.

nor does it dry indoors either this time of year. I don't have the biggest house so no room for laundry to be everywhere.

I have considered a heated dryer but I already use my dryer most days so don't want to add to the cost £££!

any tips on airer drying this time of year please? It's taking 1.5-2 days to dry at the minute, I have two airers. I am in a continuous circle of laundry and drying!

Dehumidifier

Agree, dehumidifier with doors closed. You don't need to leave it on for hours, it just helps it along.

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Extra spin cycle after your normal programme.

Do an extra spin in the washing machine it gets rid of up to a pint of water.

I just put the airer in the bath once we're all showered and leave the bathroom window open to reduce damp, shirts etc go on hangers. More often than not everything is dry within 24 hours if that apart from the heavier stuff like jeans which may need a little longer.

If you can't reduce the amount of washing can you change what you are washing. So after school instead of putting jeans on that take ages to dry when the kids outgrow them buy leggings or thinner tracksuit bottoms that take less time especially if just mooching indoors and not out and about.

Can you hang the stuff higher, I hang tops on a hanger using the patio door curtain rail as a clothes rail, and I have been eyeing up a pulley kitchen maid thing (will find a link in a minute, not explaining it well)

Thank you, they tend to stay in uniform until bath and pjs anyway - their uniform needs washing every day (they have sen and often spill everything over themselves and DS is usually covered in mud!!)

Thanks all

www.castinstyle.co.uk/section.php/2/1/traditional-pulley-clothes-airers?msclkid=cc731acda8251a3d647279f01e3670fb this kind of arrangement.

I live in an area known for rain and wind so string it blows the bloody washing off the line! I have one of those pulley kitchen maid things in my utility room. Most things will dry overnight.

Our bathroom towel tail can be put on independently of central heating, clothes rail in front of this, or clothes pushed through the bars dry quickly.

Instead of using your drier would you not be better spending the money putting your heating on for a short period daily and hanging clothes on racks in front of the radiators?

I am not sure, have so much washing it would be everywhere. My dryer costs about 50p an hour at the minute and it takes about an hour a day so don't think that's too bad. It's the stuff I can't put in the dryer that's the problem!

Double spin everything.

With my towels I still put them in the dryer, but for less time to either take the rough off or finish them off. 20 minutes is better than 2 hours.

Do you have space for another airer? You need to make sure everything has plenty of space to dry.

Do you iron any of your clothes? If you iron stuff while it's still damp, that helps it dry.

I air-dry washing on concertina racks overnight and then transfer the next day to a heated airer (a DrySoon with a cover) for a couple of hours to finish off to bone-dry (apart from anything nylon of course as it doesn't need it). This combination of air drying and heated airer drys everything perfectly. I would never put wet washing straight from the machine onto the heated airer as it would take too long, but air drying first followed by the heated airer to finish works perfectly. The heated airer also provides a bit of warmth to the room it's in so it acts as a bit of a radiator as well. I don't have a tumble dryer.

I put them through an extra spin in the washer and then hang outside if it’s not raining. If I have to dry it indoors, I put it all on an airer in a small room with dehumidifier on and door closed. Stuff seems to dry pretty quickly like that. On days where I’ve got loads, I’ll put in on the airer with the dehumidifier for a few hours then just 10 mins or so in tumble drier to speed things up.

Also I have the Minky 3 tier concertina racks, they don't take a lot of floor space up and I heap them with stuff. The rack takes lots of washing and I hang bigger flat items like towels and sheets off the fold out little levers on the top.

I have a Drysoon, must get a cover…
It is cheap to run and also takes the chill off a room.

I think it’s time to get a spin dryer again.

Ceiling airers seem to dry faster, better air circulation or something.

Thanks all. I did have a dehumidifier but someone borrowed it and never gave it back 😭 I have two standard airers but they get too full and aren't very airy!

@9102012117J Instead of washing their uniform every day buy more uniform, ask the school if they have second hand stuff or on the school WhatsApp / Facebook page, it'll be better for the Environment and I always had loads of uniform hanging around that I needed to pass on. That way on a Friday you can do a dark wash for trousers and jumpers and a light wash for shirts on Saturday morning ready to iron on Sunday and that'll save you loads of washing time.

Agree with dehumifier or if there is somewhere outside that you can put up a gazebo over the washing line.

my best tip is to aim a fan (like a desk fan) at the washing - I’m not sure how much electricity this uses tbh but it’s what we do as we don’t have outside space.

other than that, don’t dry towels til bone dry in the tumble, and then hang them over doors.
tops or dresses on a hanger and hung on curtain rails

Jml Dry buddy?
low energy consumption and very effective. Ugly though