Clothes never dry properly on a clothes horse

[dogmum00]

I've tried using clothes horses in the past including this week and the clothes just never dry! I will put them on in the morning and the next evening they're still not dry, especially jeans and jumpers. We don't have a tumble dryer so I always have to resort to heating. Anyone else find this?

It really depends on the house. In my old house, which was a new build with great insulation, stuff would dry overnight even without any heating on. In my current bungalow, which tends to be damp, even with a dehumidifier on they take more than a day. And some stuff really feels like it will never dry. Even organised properly, moving stuff around etc doesn’t help.

It may be because they’re too close together.

I hang my washing over the doors so I can space out the clothes on the clothes horse much more and they dry much quicker.

I put jeans, towels and duvet covers over the banister rail

Meaco dehumidifiers are the best. I have had cheaper ones from Amazon and they never last the distance. My previous Meaco lasted about 8 years! I got another early this year, it's doing very well. I only put it on a couple of hours every other day to save costs.

I've had an heated airer in the past but we got loads of mould around the flat as a result. Had to repaint everywhere.

Echo others, open a window, let the air in, stand your washing by a sunny window/balcony, finish off with the dehumidifier when almost dry.

You need this!! www.argos.co.uk/product/9302929?clickSR=slp:term:clothes%20airer:8:30:1
Takes up more space than the usual ones but it’s soooo much better, things dry so so much faster as they’re all spread out and not crowded. And also second the recommendation to put the airer outside.

You need a dehumidifier

Todays attempt at using the airer! 20% chance of rain! Thought id risk it! One thunderstorm later!!!

@Powaqa
ive dried jeans and heavy cotton clothing overnight with my dehumidifer - bone dry in the morning
best thing I have ever bought

The suggestions of leaving windows open, popping the airer outside if the sun comes out and turning clothes on airer over regularly are great if someone is at home, but if you’re out the house all day from 7.30-7.30, are less handy!

@FunsizedandFabulous
they really are, I love that the MD does the demo videos , anyway running mine now for the first time since maybe Feb/March the air coming out of it is so warm ….
i put a new HEPA filter in as well, ceremonious
I love the satisfaction of emptying the tank as well😊

suggestions of leaving windows open, popping the airer outside if the sun comes out and turning clothes on airer over regularly are great if someone is at home, but if you’re out the house all day from 7.30-7.30, are less handy!
Most people don’t work 365 days per year.

Make sure they are spread out

when The washing machine has finished , put it on again for a second spin highest spin your machine will go (mine is 1600 spin) , you will be amazed how much extra water comes out.

Can you hang the washing out? Inside helps to have the clothes rack up by the ceiling. Also having the lines not too close to each other helps. Straighting them out and hanging neatly helps. Opening the window helps, as you need the air to circulate. All that presuming you dont take the clothes out dripping wet as I have also come across.

www.leifheit.co.uk/leifheit-linoprotect-400-deluxe-rotary-washing-line-airer-dryer-40m-51-p.asp

washing line with umbrella

I wonder why so many british homes dont have an outside space under the roof to hang the washing out.

Spread to clothes out well, usually over a couple of "rungs" so air can circulate all around, in window that gets sun but with ideally an open window close by so the air will circulate and get warm.

My general September and spring time habit is to put my garden parasol over my today airer outside though. Dries in no time and showers are kept at bay.

This is totally brilliant. The room I do laundry in is in the basement and has no radiator so is quite damp. The heated drying rack definitely gets clothes dry - I open a window in the summer and put the dehumidifier on in the winter.

Do you have anywhere you can put up a spring loaded curtain pole, like an alcove or a cross a hallway over a radiator ? It doesn’t mark the walls so is easily installed, removed. I hang washing on hangers on the pole especially things like school shirts and longer things like dresses. Works a treat!

Shouldn't laugh 😁

You don’t need a heated airer yet, it’s still warm enough for clothes to air dry - just spread the wet clothes out a bit.

Don’t put heavy stuff like jeans on the rails, they’ll be too folded up to take advantage of the air. I get a clothes hanger for trousers and hang wet jeans up with the legs straight so everything dries nicely.

I do laundry in the morning only, hang everything up on airer in spare room one morning, take them off and put away the next. I’m actually using my heated airer but not switched on - I like it as it has three big tiers!

Clothes horses are a game changer.
I hang outside whenever possible.
Do have a tumble dryer and sometimes it's very useful. But I'm.planning to use my airer more and more.
My washing dries fine in the house. Agree on the tips so far, spreading it out etc.
I put sheets over doors, sometimed stuff over chairs too. ( bit messy).
Going to invest in a humidifier.
I always have a window open but airer isn't by window. That's my next step!

Bought a garden room this summer. Specifically chose one with an 80 cm canopy. So happy with it. Hated being in the house all day with clothes on hangers/banisters/radiators etc making the house damp.

It really should be a feature of more homes to have some sort of overhang/canopy/awning. Winter is cold but usually windy enough which makes a big difference. It's just the showers/drizzle you have to beat.

Another voice saying:

=Spin dry on the highest setting on your machine for jeans and bedding and towels
=Don't hang something on every rail of the airer, you need to get the air moving around the clothes as they dry
=If you've got radiators, get some airers that sit on them to increase the amount of drying space - we use them even when the heating isn't on.
=Dehumidifier is a game changer - old cold house, we don't get mould any more. You can experiment to get optimum humidity settings that dries things out without desiccating your skin/running up the leccy bill. It does change with the temperature as hot air holds more water vapour than cold.