How do you dry your clothes without putting heating on?

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Up until two weeks ago, I was putting them outside.

No tumble dryer and I don’t want to put the heating on yet. I’ve put them on dying racks but they are just sitting there wet for days and then they smell.

Help!

Hang outside whenever possible,I use garage/greenhouse/ summer house, then finish off indoors. I don’t have a tumble drier or central heating, but manage eventually by moving stuff round and round

We bought this from Amazon and it's been fantastic.

Dehumidifier and heated dryer.

Much the same as everyone else here. I look ahead to the weather and if it’s going to be a dry/warm day I save things like towels and bedding for then.
Otherwise, two airing racks, try to leave space, open the window nearby when i can. Use the radiators/towel rails in the bathrooms which I have put on a few times to get things dry and then just repeat for forevermore…

I’m so glad I’ve seen threads like these!

our clothes were stinking of mould (piss)

we have no outside space ect. Since bought a dehumidifier and it’s resolved!

Unless its near freezing, I always do and put my washing out on dry days. Sun or a bit of breeze certainly helps get rid of a reasonable amount of damp. Luckily it's been warm enough here to easily finish off overnight indoors.

I put the airer next to the radiator and put the heating on for an hour. Otherwise things are taking forever to dry.

Towels etc I'm just chucking in the tumble dryer for half hour.

I put my clothing on hangers on the maiden. That spaces them out, and both sides get dry at the same time.

….and when the sun shines on the conservatory it can get quite warm, even in winter, so I move the maiden in there, clothes still on hangers.

Extra spin on highest spin setting. Straight into airing cupboard next to hot water tank on regular airer with everything possible on a hanger to spread it out and a small dehumidifier.

Double spin.
Only do one load a day so I can spread things out.
Then outside as early as possible (I try to wash only on dry days). I've started bringing everything in by mid afternoon last few weeks and hang it on clothes horse.
It seems much more constant/never ending than in the summer/using the dryer but although I'm still paying more I've reduced my gas and electricity usage by doing so.

I bought enough school uniform to last all week so that I didn't have to panic getting it dry.
Avoid wearing heavy things like jeans just sitting around the house to reduce having to dry them.

Washing done in the evening, shirts and tshirts put on hangers and hung on the curtain brackets attached to the wall (not the pole), can still close curtains and dry by the morning when you need to open them. School trousers also hung on clippy hangers on side of airer, every thing else on airer. I got an attachment from Dunelm for socks, pants and bras so that the attachment clips on the airer and the dry vertically taking up less space.

we hang laundry in spare room, I spread it out as much as possible and use hangers for tops/dresses. I’ve turned off all the radiators apart from the one in the spare room, then turn heating on so only spare room radiator comes on and that room is warm

I'm envious so many people can plan their washing around drying outside. I assume you are not working or work from home? We are out all day so no chance to hang washing.

Also as clothes need replacing you could buy more technical 'sporty' quick dry clothes. DDs rugby training t-shirt is dry in less than 30 mins on the airer.

Highest spin then leave to dry on landing on third floor since we live in a townhouse. They always seem to dry quickly and don’t smell.

My towels are drying on airers in the bathroom with a dehumidifier on. I’ll wash some other things this evening and they will dry overnight in the same way.

I've given up and agreed to have the heating on. Sick of DH moaning that his work clothes were still damp and would go musty.

I am cross though, it's not even cold yet, feels stuffy with the heating on and the cost is just awful. I'd use a launderette if I had a car but I can't carry everything that far and back. If it stops raining, I'll use the line outside...