Drying washing....

[MyLifeNow20]

Hi How is everyone drying their washing?
Ive barely had my heating on, my house is at 15 degrees.
Im struggling with drying clothes, normally go on line outside but weather is terrible now. I have an airer and tumble dryer. I have been hanging clothes in the airing cupboard to dry.
Pet hate is the underwear and socks!
Any tips please!?

Bought a giant tower airer off Amazon which can fit a whole load on. It’s my height and has well spaced out bars which I like for air circulation. It’s been a lifesaver alongside a decent sized dehumidifier. Clothes usually dry in around 24 hrs. Towels go over the banister!

I’m only doing washing on nice days, this week it look like Wednesday is going to be dry so will do it on Tuesday night and get it out first thing Wednesday morning. Don’t forget when the wash has finished put it on again for a second spin get a lot more water out. If it’s not a drying day it’s not getting done, the washing basket will just stay full. bbc weather app is my best friend

Underwear, socks, kids pyjamas, towels and bedding go in the tumble dryer.

All other clothes I dry on two clothes horses but they are taking ages.

Tumble drying here!

We have a heat pump tumble dryer and it costs around 60p a cycle

2 x large airers in living room and radiator racks for a bit of extra on the 4 rads downstairs

Clothes on airer near dehumidifier and pants and socks only in tumble dryer!

Heated airer. I can do a load of washing in the evening and it's dry by morning. Heavier items like jeans or heavy jumpers take a bit longer. You need to get the cover for it. Seriously the best money I have spent!

I hate this time of year for many reasons but drying laundry is right up there.

I keep my eye on the weather app and binge wash.

Is it expensive to run?

If you're feeding a meter or fighting to keep your DD low, your choices are limited. I've been there, and I found the only answer was to seriously cut back on washing - wear everything longer and wash it less. Favour wool that need washing less often or synthetics - thin layers that dry faster. If you have thin towels, use them in the winter, as they dry faster. Use a sheet under duvet if you don't already, so duvet covers need washing less often.

Right now, I can afford to turn on heating or use dryer. I can't justify the cost of having the house warm all the time and drying everything the day it's all washed. If I did that this year, something else would have to give. So, airer and dehumidifier (used a couple of hours at a time) as first line of defence.

From now on, I think I'll try to use the heating to warm the house after dinner for showers. Use the heat for laundry in a couple of rooms. Use dryer for rainy but warmer days.

Caveat: I work from home and can be flexible. If I was working full time out of the house, I'd be using the tumble dryer.

I use a combination.

Heated airer, great to put heavier clothes on that normally take ages to dry.

Pulley airer

Regular airers and then swap them onto the heated airer.

Tumble drier for sheets and towels only.

I also sometimes just blast the heating on first thing in the morning for about an hour and have the airers in front a radiator.

Family of 5 and without the heated airer and some heating in the house, clothes would be taking days to dry and the house would get damp!

Like others have posted I put the heating on for an hour and cover every radiator with the wet clothes. It gives them a good start to drying then I transfer them to an airer. House benefits from a bit of heat too. I have massively cut down on how often I wash though. I was doing it nearly every day, just little loads. Now it's one white wash and one dark wash a week, towels weekly and bedding fortnightly. I'm hoping that that will balance out having the heating on.

WFH today and had heated airer in same room. Every now and then I got up to turn the socks bbq style.

My mum irons them damp with a dry iron. She says the iron evaporates the water in the clothes and they just need airing a bit afterwards before putting them away.

She “helps” by doing this with my laundry when I’m out. Then I put it back in the laundry basket because it stinks.

items on airers and heating on each day for half an hour in the evenings at bathtime . Airers near radiators in spare room - dries in 24h . Bedding over banisters to make use of heat rising . Have a condenser tumble dryer but will only use if lots of bedding need turning round in unexpected timeframes eg sickness or guests

also 15 degrees indoors is quite low …

You literally have no space for something the size of a mid-size dustbin in your whole house? Really?

Not to store it when it's not in use, no.

I've got 4 of these and have managed to get them onto my bannisters upstairs where the heat rises and clothes can hang down into the stairwell. Doesn't look great but isn't taking up any room, unlike my airer which I keep having to move around d the house because it just gets in the way. I am also using the tumble to finish things off when not totally dry, cuffs and waistbands are often still damp and a 20 min spin sorts it out.

I keep my eye on the weather app and binge wash
Me too! No clean clothes left and we’re wearing emergency pants, then we get a sunny day and I hang out five loads at once.

I use a mix of the dryer and an airer. I have a utility room and I’ve put a de-humidifier in there too to speed up the drying time.
We are a family of 5 and I can’t get everything dry quick enough just hanging it on the airer so I have no choice but to run a dryer too.
15 school uniforms a week, plus my 5 work uniforms, 25 pairs of socks and 25 sets of underwear, and then all the normal clothes, bedding and towels, it’s crazy!
it costs me about £10 a week to run the dryer.

It's all a pain in the arse! I always keep an eye on the weather forecast though- remember a very unseasonably warm/dry/windy Boxing Day a few years ago where I pegged washing out. Forecast here tomorrow is 14C - dry and windy bedding is going in as we get up in the morning and I'm hoping to get 2 beds washed/dried and back on.

I make sure I do an extra spin on the washing - this makes it drier when it comes out. I have also
switched to hammam towels (sp) as they are very absorbent and generally all round brilliant. They take no time to
dry. Also wear clothes a little longer (not so sweaty in the colder weather as well) which saves clothes building up in the washing basket

Weather looks dry for the rest of the week so I'll do a load first thing, hang it out and if still a bit damp hang them on the pulley maid, should be dry by the time the next days load comes in.

@Ravageurdo Hammam towels dry the body as well as regular towels,ours are very thick and heavy so take forever to dry.

If you stick a dry towel in the tumble dryer for the first 15 minutes then take it out it helps take a lot if the moisture out if the clothes.

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