Clothes drying

[jollyhollyday]

Hi does anyone have any recommendations for drying clothes this winter, I don't have a tumble and don't intend to use radiators much.
Thanks

Consider washing at 20

Just a thought about putting washing out when it's freezing cold. Yes the water in the clothes freezes but if it's really cold it will evaporate without turning back to water again (sublimation). I frequently do this in the winter (not so good actually doing it though) and when the washing is brought indoors and warmed up it's virtually dry. Suppose it's like freeze drying food!!

A dehumidifier has worked out cheaper (and quicker) for me than a heated airer
I put the airer in the spare room, close the soon and run it

Sheila mais that you winch up to the ceiling?

I'd be tempted to go to the launderette say, once a month, to dry those.

Good shout! At least you'll know exactly how much it will cost.

I had a ceiling airer installed above the stairs/landing.
It's absolutely brilliant as it keeps washing out of the way without taking up floor space and it's the warmest bit of the house up there so things dry easily.

My house is very dry but if it wasn't I'd definitely be adding a dehumidify to my setup if I have to turn the heating down a lot.

Agree with those saying outside as much as possible. We also have a heated airer for use when it's really too wet for a long time.

Become more slatterny about how often you wash sheets too.

I dry my washing on regular clothes horses. Never had an issue from damp from this.

While all of the suggestions are valid, you'll need to take your own circumstances into consideration. I lived in the south growing up and as the air is dryer, I didn't know anyone with a tumble dryer. Clothes were on the washing line daily and if that wasn't possible on a drying rack or airing cupboard overnight without much trouble. I now live in a wet, claggy area of the north and it's a different story.

My plan is washing on airer by radiator and running dehumidifier in room where I WFH. My idea is that I'll be able to flip things over and around in breaks and put the dehumidifier on and off. Am going to try and limit radiators until evenings, but I am weak willed.

I will try to put washing out on line for longer than has been the case in the past. I am always relied on the tumble dryer - I blame memories of getting the washing in as a teenager when it would freeze on the line and the pegs would have to be chiselled off.

Exactly this. We live in a cold damp part of the UK now, but I remember that drying our clothes was much easier in the drier SE. Clothes here can go out wet in the morning and still be as wet at the end of the day - unless I tumble dried them or hung them in front of radiators I’d be waiting days for them to dry indoors.

I use clothes airers around my house. Also an old wives trick but my granny hangs up shirts and jumpers etc over the door frames. When the heating is on they dry so quick around the house. I found it the best way to dry washing. She does have a coal fire(tempted to get one to save the cash this winter) and she would put the airers in front of the fire to dry the clothes. The house would heat up so quick. So if anyone wants to save cash get a coal/log burning fire this winter

I'll still use the line if it's breezy and not too cold.

On very cold but sunny days I'll put the airer up in the conservatory because it gets quite warm in there.

Any day we've had the fire going I'll put the airer in front of it when we go to bed.

I tend to do this every year anyway but I'll be more diligent about it this year. And I'll pay more attention to the weather forecast and plan laundry days accordingly.

Today I have two clothes horses outside and a Whirlygig.my usage for electric and gas has been pretty low but im expecting it to be double in winter.

I’m planning a mix of washing line, line in the greenhouse and airer in front of the patio doors. I do have like an old indoor outdoor walk way so if needs just I might open one of the door and pop the airer in there. Moving over to only microfibre towels as it gets colder as they dry faster. My curtain poles are chunky and on south facing windows I’m going to hang the white work/school shirts on then to dry on the hangers to save what ironing I can but dhs boss is picky.

Clothes drying on a heated aimer still put litres of damp into the house, and then damp air is harder to heat so costs more. A small room and a dehumidifier will be great ad protect your house and health.
or for anyone else buying a new tumble dryer, the heat pump ones although more expensive will soon pay for themselves in savings

@OhmygodDont i have a long kitchen curtain pole. When it’s raining I hang everything on there. The sun shines though the doors. So things dry quick