When do you give up line drying for the year?

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How do you decide when to give up line drying for the year? I managed to dry about 90% of this weeks laundry but had to put the rest in the dryer to finish off. I had been hoping for a bit of sun but it never really came out. Looks even worse over the next few weeks so should probably give up but we have a small house and no space to dry stuff indoors without tripping over it. I would put everything in the dryer over winter but have quite a bit of stuff that says not to and obviously woollens etc.

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Im in the south and it never dries properly post September so hang it all out then hang again-nope
Also it smells of the cold and it's sour
We have plenty of room and and hang on airers in south facing room , they are heated but if we have CH on we don't switch on.

I use the washing line throughout the year if it windy and sunny outside my washing is on the line. Yesterday I had three lines full including jeans and it all dried. This morning it was extremely foggy so I stuck my washing in the dryer. For me it’s either in the dryer or on the line. Jumpers I have a Lakeland hot air blowing pod that’s in the garage.

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I don’t understand how people manage to get their clothes dry between around now and March. And hanging it twice gives me rage so I just hang it inside over the winter

Unless it was an exceptionally warm day I wouldn't be putting anything out after end of September.

It's not the weather I worry about, it's those wicked spiders...😱

Sheets and towels still going out, clothes are in the bathroom.

If it's a bit windy and sunny I put it out all year, this week looks a dead loss though, cloudy, still and a bit misty so the dryer it is,

We don’t line dry anything. Bedding and towels are tumble dried, knitted cottons are put on a clothes horse in the study. Our house has an A energy rating therefore cotton clothing dries incredibly fast indoors with no condensation

I use a 3 tier airer and put it out on the covered part of my patio whenever it isn't raining or noticeably damp. Even if you can get clothes 50% dry outside that's a massive saving on tumble drying/dehumidifying.

I don't bother with pegging out on the line, I need the hanging up bit to only happen once, hence I use the airer which can be moved with everything in place.

When it drops to below 10/11 degrees.

Where are you all?! I'm in West Yorkshire and we've had bright blue skies and warm sunshine all weekend! Three loads of washing done and dried on the line 😊

But it gets that smell of the cold and it makes me heave 🤢

Depend on the temperature. If it’s 16oC or above I hang it out. There’s an app called hang washing that’s a helpful guide to whether it will dry or not.

I agree with those who say all year. You can finish off indoors but the line gets it fresh . It will try in the ice and frost too . Better than tumbling!

Mine didn't dry today, I had to bring it in and hang it on the airer. I'm not ready to give up yet though!

I hung mine out yesterday lunchtime, brought it in early evening today and it felt just the same as when I got it out of the machine! Weather forecast said it was supposed to be sunny and 15 degrees today but just stayed foggy. So mine will be hung inside from now unless it’s dry and windy.

I've seen comments like this before but never been able to tell if they are serious. What are spiders doing to washing?

Never! As long as it’s dry outside it goes out in any temperature. I usually finish off in the tumble dryer but at least tumble drying from partially dry saves some energy and money!

What is the smell of the cold?

Line dried washing smells beautiful, crisp and clean.

Today was a bad washing day for lots of the country, too foggy.

It's the smell of ozone.
A metallic sour smell, I have a really strong sense of smell and it makes me physically sick.
Apparently some people can detect tiny amounts of ozone
DH has zero idea what Im talking about
I line dry if its warm or on dryers if its not
Never used Bounce

I hung stuff out today thinking it would dry..its been sunny and warm...still didn't dry properly.

Washing line needs to be where it catches any sort of breeze.
Our garden usually gets east or west, so my lines both are at right angles to wind direction 1 end joined to a tree the other to the brick shed.
Even in frosty weather the cold pulls the water out to make frost on the towels so then i shake the frost off lol!
I also have a rack of 4 poles which is on pulleys in the shed roof; where I hang things that don’t matter how long it takes to dry, or things I don’t want beaten up by strong wind.
I’ve never had a drier!! & yrs ago managed old fashioned towelling nappies too!