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How am I supposed to get my washing dry

32 replies

windowsandwalls · 03/10/2010 16:30

I don't have a tumble drier (freecyled it a while back as it's very old and was in garage as no space in house). It's not cold enough to put the heating on, but with all the horrendous rain we have had, the house is feeling very damp and the washing I hung up indoors yesterday is still wet. Was thinking of one of those electric lakeland things, but I've read some bad reviews on here so put off a little. Grr need clothes for work/school tomorrow so going to have to put heating on later I suppose.

Can't stand this wet weather!

OP posts:
Northernlurker · 03/10/2010 16:42

I feel your pain. We are going to get a new drier now I think. Have managed through the summer but just too dificult to now to get everything dry when I'm out at work all day.

DrSpechemin · 03/10/2010 16:44

Can you hang it somewhere where there is a bit of air flow - ie on the landing or near an open window - it'll dry much quicker.

Northernlurker · 03/10/2010 16:46

I hang mine over the landing but as there are 5 of us the space doesn't go that far.

Tippychoocks · 03/10/2010 16:47

I've been rushing it outside for a blow between the big rain (it's stopped now anyway) and bringing inside in batches to dry on a rail. No heat here but I am getting a ceiling one when I have my fire fitted next week, I figure that'll have to do.

TheLifeOfRiley · 03/10/2010 16:48

Do you have anywhere you could hang one of those airers on a pulley?

I hang mine in doorways on coat hangers.

PacificDogwood · 03/10/2010 16:49

You need one of these Smile!

Having a pulley clothes airer has saved my sanity as we live in sunny Scotland....

bargainhuntingbetty · 03/10/2010 16:49

Do you have an airing/heating cupboard?? My boiler is in a large cupboard and I put mine in there, it dries overnight/

scurryfunge · 03/10/2010 16:52

I've got one of these

It is pretty good and doesn't take up too much space.

jalopy · 03/10/2010 16:55

I can recommend the heated clothes airer.

It's fab. It speeds up the drying process and makes the room warm. The structure of the airer is surprisingly flimsy and wobbly but it seems to do the job.I would be wary about putting very heavy items on it. It's only 3p/hr to run. Each time I use it, I've hung the clothes on it in different ways but it all seems to dry fairly efficiently. Dont expect it to dry the stuff quickly. It wont. As I say, it just shortens the time you have damp clothes hanging around. All in all, I love it.

HTH

IMoveTheStars · 03/10/2010 16:55

Just put the heating on for a couple of hours to dry the house out and dry your laundry?

jalopy · 03/10/2010 16:56

It's a Lakeland one, btw.

Original poster
windowsandwalls · 03/10/2010 20:05

Thanks for the replies. I have now put the heating on, sitting here in a tshirt boiling!

I'd love one of those ceiling driers but our kitchen is too small for that and we dont have a radiator in there so it's the coldest place.

I do normally hang what I can around the landing area but at the moment we are in a state of chaos as re-decorating in long term progress so theres lots of items of furniture in places where they wouldn't normally be. I should be getting on with that instead of mn-ing!

For those of you with the elec airers, do you go out and leave them on? I work all day except w/ends. Oh and silly question but are they noisy - would have to have in bedroom and probably on overnight too.

How on earth did my Mother cope! I remember not having heating bar a gas fire in the front room. To be honest, I don't think that they washed clothes nearly as often back in the day. I never remember the blankets being washed at all.

OP posts:
dexter73 · 03/10/2010 20:10

I have the Lakeland heated airer and it is totally silent. I have gone out and left it on but not all day. I have also left it on overnight.

sheeplikessleep · 03/10/2010 20:16

We invested in a dehumidifier a while back, which is great at speeding up indoor clothes drying!

onessa · 03/10/2010 20:31

buy a tumble drier!!

lal123 · 03/10/2010 20:34

get yourself another drier for the garage!

jalopy · 03/10/2010 21:14

Yes, I leave it on during the day and have used it sometimes at night. You can always use a timer on the plug when you're at work.

dexter73 · 03/10/2010 21:41

I can't get a tumble dryer as I have nowhere to put it. The Lakeland airer folds up and lives behind a door.

pippop1 · 04/10/2010 00:33

A confession:

in an emergency (e.g. for a school uniform item) I have been known to use my hairdryer to dry an item of clothing. It works really well!

lal123 · 04/10/2010 10:06

put it in the garage where the old one was!

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 04/10/2010 10:58

scurryfunge - I like the look of that. I assume when it says 'friendly' I assume that means environmentally friendly - it isn't an electricty gobbling monster.

dexter73 · 04/10/2010 10:59

It's not me with the garage - I don't have one!

tooposhtopost · 04/10/2010 14:22

Hang it on the aga rail.

amothersplaceisinthewrong · 04/10/2010 14:24

IF you are desperate could you nip down to the launderette and dry some of it?

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 04/10/2010 17:02

If you do have room in your garage, have you thought of a condenser tumble dryer? I have one. I do try not to use it, but on wet days, I find there is little choice.

BTW, I have just reserved one of those airers that scurryfunge recommended, though. I really liked the look of it.

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