Survivng without a tumble dryer.

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How?

We are running out of clean, dry clothes.

I have bought some thingies that hang off our radiators but we don't seem to have enough radiators.

I know lots of you don't have tumble dryers. How do you dry things?

outside, plus finish off near (not on, obviously) the boiler or in the airing cupboad. And if the forecast is wet, no washing. Doesn't need that many clothes.

We don't have an airing cupboard

Or a washing line. I must get that sorted.

What about when the forecast is always wet and you live with a 9yr old who likes to pretend she is a clothes horse?

if you have an extractor fan in the bathroom, you can hang stuff over the bath (in case it is still dripping) and the airflow will suck the water vapour out of of the house with the bathroom door and window shut

you can get roll-away clothes lines for this.

We don't have room for one so its a 4 tiered clothes airer and a heater on if its cold. Spin your washing as dry as you can first

We have a dehumidifier that we run in the bathroom and hang our clothes on a dryer in there - nice mould-free bathroom too.

All of our rooms are tiny. A clothes airer would take up half a room. I could put one in the bath I guess and maybe drag the oil heater in their. Would that work?

We have no extractor fan.

A dehumidifier? How much are they? We are planning on getting the dryer repaired/replaced at some point very soonish, so I don't want to spend a fortune. This is just for now.

Clothesline in the garden for dry days (ha! Like that happens in North Wales), two airers and the bannister on the landing. Make sure everything hangs spread out properly, not scrunched up, and don't overfill the airers - stuff needs airflow to dry. When I have more stuff to dry than I have space, I also put stuff like tshirts on a hanger each and hook the hangers over a curtain rail in front of an open window, they dry quite fast that way.

Make sure you both heat the room and ventilate it (not at the same time, you're not paying your heating bill for the benefit of the sparrows in the yard...) because otherwise nothing will dry and you'll get mould.

We have a kitchen with a window at each end so I put the clothes in there with the windows open and the door shut and let the wind blow through.

Can you just air clothes that your 9yo has only worn once? Apart from socks/underwear our clothes go on an over-the-door peg top air overnight and only into the wash basket when dirty or no longer smelling fresh.

£40 one here

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Don't use an oil heater it will add moisture to the air and make the clothes smell. I have a very small house but a tidy dri clothes line stretching accross the largest bedroom just in front of a slightly opened window takes care of three or four washloads in twentyfour hours and can be reeled back when finished with. A few very thick things take a little longer. In my old larger house I used to separate the two sides of the clothes maiden and lean them from the landing floor against the stairs wall and the rising heat dried the clothes in no time. My present house is so small only one part would fit but even that would be useful.

I use the curtain poles in dc's bedrooms, put tops on hangers and open windows, they dry quite fast. And the banister.

Piglet john - can you tell me is it expensive to keep the extractor fan on in the bathroom all day to dry the clothes please?

A typical bathroom extractor will run for 50 hours on 12p worth of electricity.

2 x clothes horse in spare room
2 x over radiator thingies
Bannister on the landing
Stuff on hangers on 2 x ironing hooks <a class="break-all" href="//(www.lakeland.co.uk/8825/Ironing-Hooks)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(www.lakeland.co.uk/8825/Ironing-Hooks) for when things get really bad

wronng sort of brackets

you mean

www.lakeland.co.uk/8825/Ironing-Hooks

Ceiling pulley is THE best if you have anywhere to fit one. Everything dries twice as fast as a floor airer.

There were a couple of threads on here a while ago about a heated clothes horse from Lakeland that you plug in and it dries the clothes overnight. It was about £80 if I remember correctly. I didn't have the money spare at the time still don't but I did really look into it and am planning to get one for nex winter.

I have never had a tumble drier though so have never missed one iyswim.

just teach the 9 year old about when clothes need washing, and when they don't. Your house, your rules.

Be aware the dehumidifiers cost to run.

oh yes, I was also lucky enough to move into a house with a ceiling mounted clothes rack in the room where the boiler is. Greatest thing ever. Apparently the word is 'creel'.

Airers, I have three airers.

I've never had a dryer and really don't need one but my house is warm. I dry everything on an airer in the bathroom. It is heated but I don't usually need it on because the boiler is in there. Best tip though is don't wash too much. I do about three loads a week (me and two DCs).

Rotary airer in the garden - dead easy, just get a spike for the ground from Homebase or similar.

Airer in the bathroom with dehumidifier on.

Those sock hangers - socks and pants on the curtain rail in the lounge - doors usually open for kids to get into garden.

Tumble drier to finish stuff off if it can go in there. Mine broke before Christmas, and I repaired it myself using guidance from the internet. Have a go!

We have one of these (also available with 2 tiers). Works for us.

www.lakeland.co.uk/21736/Dry-Soon-3-Tier-Heated-Tower-Airer