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!?

Heated airer and heat pump tumble dryer

Heated airers x2 and tumble dryer.

If you have the option to do an independent spin on your washing machine do one when the washing cycle finishes to remove a bit more water.

I use 2 airers to allow stuff to be more spaced out/more air circulation.

I only tumble dry towels/bedding and try to coincide that washing with a dry day to let it air first and finish it off in the drier.

I still try to put washing out as often as I can.

Out on the line, even if it's only for an hour before another downpour.. surprising how much it takes out of the washing. Then dangled from rads or on hangers (jumpers, t shirts) from the tops of kitchen units or doors, curtain rails.. luckily don't get many visitors! Surprising how fast they dry, I take them all back down the following morning.
I haven't had the heating on yet or used the tumble dryer, it's a newish house so a steadyish 18C, & I have two windows downstairs open a crack in case of damp air.

Rather than put a load in first thing in the morning when it's then on an airer in a cold house all day, I now put a load on at 7pm so it will start drying as the heating is on for an hour or two in the evenings. I only use the tumble dryer for underwear, bedding and the odd small towel.

You need to get the moisture out of your house somehow - if you just hang wet washing around the house, and don't have windows open, then the water will evaporate and hang around in your house, get into the walls and furniture and everything, that's how you get damp. Even with a heated airer - that speeds it up, but the moisture is still just going into the air. A dehumidifier collects that moisture.

We’ve got a tiny utility room with a washer, heated airer and laundry maid.

This room is the only one with the heating on. There’s not enough room to actually sit in it.

Im jealous of it☹️

Extra spin on machine.
Heated airer.
Do have heating on at 18/19 during the day.

Extra spin on machine and then tumble dryer. A heat pump tumble dryer is very cheap to run as it pulls warmth from the air. It takes a bit longer but runs cooler than a standard one so doesn't tend to shrink things.

I did a full mixed load today and it cost about 30p. A smaller load is only about 15p.

We've recently bought an air dryer

Can't really fault it so far but if you're a big family with lots of trousers and jumpers to dry you'll need loads of them, great for small loads though