To ask how you dry your laundry in the winter?

[Marie0]

I seem to do washing every day - there are only 4 or us that seems too much.

Any way - although I do have a tumble dryer I’m reluctant to use it because it’s quite expensive- so just in ‘emergencies’.

But I don’t really like washing on the radiators all over the house - just doesn’t look nice.

I currently have a de-humidifier plugged in and 2 clothes airers set up.

But they take up so much room and because I wash every day - they are in constant use so a bit of an eye sore.

How do I overcome my laundry challenge?

Heat-pump tumble dryers are much more efficient than the old sort and, in the winter, heat up the kitchen a bit too. If you can't stretch to the initial outlay, look at renting.

I have a dryer and use it for stuff that won’t shrink and I also have an old fashioned wooden pulley airer on the landing for stuff like my work clothes etc. They dry quickly when the heating is on as the hot air is rising up the stairs.

Queen City. Where do you live? That’s ridiculous. Save the planet and use the God given sun when it’s out. Harness the wind power.

Everybody thinking of getting a Lakeland heated airer, if I remember right Qvcuk were doing them cheaper than Lakeland and you got the cover thrown in. Bear with me, I'll go and do some shopping, err I mean research for you lovely lot

Here it is!

I don't have loads to dry, just two of us, but I have an indoor line, pull out, 4 lines, over the dishwasher in the utility space. Things dry very quickly, when d w is on overnight, but wouldn't be enough space for a family wash.

@TeknoGran I live in the US. It seems to be very common to have restrictions on clothes lines. We have sunshine year round and I long to put my washing out. You hardly ever see solar panels here. The very few I have seen have been for businesses. I've never seen any on a house!

Lots of solar panels where I live in the US, but I can't hang my washing out because of the pollen and the fecking brown tail moth caterpillar hairs.

Airer, heated rail, radiator. Doesn’t take long if it’s a heates house. Outside if it’s not raining. Hate tumble driers, hate the cost, and two fires from them in our village last week.

Tumble dryer..anyhting that cant be tumble dried gets put in the airing cupboard, either hung up on coathangers from the shelf or draped over the tank.

We used to have a ladder in the cupboard that was brill as an airer

We don't have a tumble dryer, so we have 4 lines over the bath

@Stupomax You must live in a more forward thinking state than I do! I certainly saw plenty of solar panels in New England this summer.

Pulley airer in a warm but also well ventilated space is by far the best way we have found.

What’s the point of having a tumble dryer if you’re not going to use it?

You must live in a more forward thinking state than I do! I certainly saw plenty of solar panels in New England this summer.

Yes - I'm in New England. I don't know how well the panels work when they're covered in snow

Aldi have a large dehumidifier for £120 this week

www.aldi.co.uk/easy-home-dehumidifier/p/096480234401801

and a heated airer for £30

www.aldi.co.uk/easy-home-heated-airer/p/085698229083600

the dehumidifer has already sold out online but you might get one instore.

QueenCity, is that a restriction in your city, or do you have a homeowners' association?

Not read the full post so sorry if this has already been suggested. Put a dry towel in the tumble dryer with your wet stuff, it will dry everything much quicker.
I invested in a heat pump dryer that recycles the hot air so much much cheaper

I have a heated airer and find it useless, but it’s still currently up and switched on in my lounge! Lol! It dries the line of material that drapes over the thin bars but the rest of the clothes are still wet/damp by the end of the day. I put it on as my clothes were almost dry on the line the other day then it rained and by the time I got the clothes back in the were damp.

I have a washer/dryer combi and don’t recommend them as they take longer to dry, although it is repaired at least once a year on a payment plan and currently works much better than it has after the last repair. I don’t have space for a separate dryer but also don’t like drying in a dryer as things kept shrinking so I use it for undies and towels mainly, and sheets one at a time as it’s not huge. But using the dryer prevents another wash load being put on.
I’m definitely a radiator dryer once the heating is back on - this last couple of weeks has been iffy due to weather temp rising and falling a lot so heating not always on. I did put it on and open the windows the other day when it rained. I stoped using a normal airer as the clothes weren’t drying and becoming stale smelling. I’ve decided that until i can afford to move to a bigger house with a utility room then his is how life will continue.

Clothes horse and a pulley

I tumble dry through winter and only a few items that can’t go in the dryer are hung on over radiator airers. I don’t like to dry to much inside my house as we are prone to damp.

I generally check on my clothes in the dryer at the 3 quarter point in the dry cycle and remove anything that’s already dry as somethings do dry faster than others. The remaining items then also dry faster as less clothes are in the machine. If I’m drying a smaller amount of items I stick in a dry bath towel with the load and it helps them dry faster.

I don’t think I could cope without my dryer now. Our kitchen isn’t very big and I had to make the choice between a dishwasher or a tumble dryer when we moved in (due to limited space) and I can honestly say I don’t regret my choice.

We have a heated clothes horse like this one but I'm sure ours was from JML
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Heated airer + de humidifier combo. Actually I'm quite a convert to the de humidifier and have found them both really cheap to run. I would love the Lakeland heated airer but I'm too tight! I found a great one in Home Bargains and it is amazing.

I just use my clothes horse, I don't have a garden so I'd clothes horse all year round. In summer it dries quick because of the temperature and then in winter the heating is on so cold temp isn't a problem then either

Coffee machine, dishwasher and tumble dryer. I will forego many things before giving these three up.

We have a dark wash almost every day including all the sports kit. One large hot white wash once a week with shirts, tea towels and cleaning cloths, Towels and bedding changed once a week for four people.