to wonder why nobody ever mentions how long it takes to hang up washing when they tell you not to use your tumble dryer?

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I've just hung up a full (9kg) load of washing. It took me half an hour.

I may be unreasonably slow (but kids/ babies= a lot of very small items in a load) and I totally agree with the environmental arguments - but why, when people say 'oh, you can save loads of money by hanging your washing up' do they never talk about how long it takes?

(I don't think it costs as much as £2 to run a full load through our tumble dryer. Even if it did, that's £2 to buy back half an hour. My hourly rate is well above £4...)

But now it is hung up, you can leave it. You aren't a slave to the tumble dryer, having to get it out ASAP so it doesn't end up with a million creases. It can stay on the airer until next Wednesday if you want and it probably won't need ironing either!

(Okay chances are you have more washing to do. But that's the only reason the dry washing needs to move!)

It would definitely take me longer than five minutes to hang out 9kg load of baby clothes

It takes me 10 minutes tops. And I have OCD so pegs must be matching, all types of clothing together, each family member separated. I line dry everything, I’m obsessed and have become really efficient.

I also like the idea that the sun helps to bleach out marks and generally 'air' clothes. Plus you can mentally take the £££ you would have spent on electricity tumble drying and reallocate it to wine/books/house plants.

😂is it a twirly one that's spinning in the wind and you're trying to peg as it spins?😂

I've done 4 loads today (8kg machine). I've spent 30 mins max at the washing line with hanging out and shuffling to make space for the next loads.

Time for load 5 (just back from holiday!)

Some sort of time and motion study is required OP because you're not doing it very efficiently for sure.

How is your peg bag positioned?
Do you have a whirligig or a long line?
Is a socktopus part of your equipment?

I'm a massive dry on the line person. I won't have a dryer in the house and hang things out year round. It has never taken me more than 10mins to hang out a big load.
You are messing with my head and it's hurting.

PS Kudos to the poster who was hanging whilst G&Ting. #WinningAtLife

Strong It's A Knockout vibes.

I do this too and thought everyone did 😉

YANBU. I wouldn't say it takes me half an hour, but certainly 15-20 mins for a full load. I rarely do it tbh. Not just because of what a faff it is, but also because there's no way I have time to hang a load out before I go to work, so I can only ever do it at the weekend. Even if I did have time on a week day, I live in Cumbria and I can't often guarantee it won't rain at least a bit by the time I get home to bring the washing in!

Obviously yes it takes longer than just putting it in a dryer but not so long it's worth mentioning. What were you doing for half an hour!

Well it does take ages. Such a waste of life I always think as I'm doing it.

I also don't think a full 30 mins is standard - I actually know it took me 16 mins to hang out a big load full of toddler/young child stuff today because I went from having 15 mins before leaving the house to being 1 min late to leave! However I do agree that people underplay how long it takes. I often see people say it takes '5 mins' to hang out washing when they're berating the laziness of the tumble drier but the tumble drier really is a big time saver. I also massively prefer how tumble dried clothes and especially towels feel. I still don't use mine in summer, more for environmental reasons, but I don't feel it's the 'quick win' for the environment and my pocket that people often claim!

Made me smile , washing goes out before work , I’d estimate a full load takes about 5/7 minutes top. Even grappling with the king sized sheets yesterday , I think people work to the time they have available, but I’d struggle to spend half an hour hanging washing even on a day off unless I did 15 minutes gardening at the same time .

I managed to get 3 loads out before I left for work at 7.30 yesterday morning. What on earth took you so long?!
I don't hang socks though, I put the clothes horse up and drape them
On that outside in the sun.
I love being able to get my washing out on the line.

Half an hour of bending and stretching exercises, so that's good surely.

I truly have to know what you are doing for half an hour. Smoothing out creases? Applying 'anti-bee-poo'? Contemplating the Kondo-joy of each article of clothing before you peg it up?

Granted, the most amount of hanging I've done was for a home of 4 with two clothes lines - are you perhaps washing for Downton Abbey? I cannot otherwise envision a clothes line long enough to take half an hour to fill.

If you want to tumble dry, maybe just do it, own it and stop seeking 'permission'?

You’re just incredibly slow. 5 mins max.

I always like the process of hanging up washing , always did it after everyone had gone to work/school and it was just me and the dogs .

Yeah it is a faff, particularly hanging up socks and underwear. I do like to use the line when I can but with hay fever I stick to using the tumble dryer for sheets and towels, at least for now - and you’re right, it doesn’t actually cost that much really.

This is the way to do it (though I've yet to add a G&T - good plan) It's so lovely standing in the sun, music playing, pegging out fresh laundry. It's such a happy job.

Using clothes pegs takes time. I don't use them.

Underwear goes hung over an A frame.
Shirts & trousers go on hangers and hang off the arm of my whirly gig

It would be a lot faster if I could train DD to put her clothes in the laundry basket the right way round rather than inside out.

I'd probably like doing it more if I had time where everyone else was at work or school - alas, I too am at work then!

I’ve never managed to do a full load in under five minutes unless it’s just a few items like all the swimming towels. 10-15 is more realistic for a full load of all of our clothes. When I used to listen to the archers then one episode was often the right about of time for a load of washing to go up

I'm glad it's not just me, I think it takes me at least 20 mins (even longer when the cat decides to 'help'). I have back problems too and it really hurts having to bend down repeatedly. One of my least favourite housework-related tasks.