What do you do with your wet washing when it's raining and the heating is off?

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The energy hikes sound terrifying so I know I must use the drier less. What do you do with the washing though? I could put it on the radiators but they are off?! Is it cheaper to turn the heating on then use the drier? Or do I get an airer and just wait for it to dry? The house isn't very warm (but I have a jumper on!) so it would take rather a while!?

Bah, lost my post. Let's try again.

Monkeyandanimal Ours was £80, not sure if that's expensive or not? I think the make is Blyss. It's not very big.

PigletJohn We did have a leaking roof as it happens. That was repaired last summer, and the room was noticably less damp over the following winter. I haven't actually used the dehumidifier for ages (as it didn't seem to make much difference), but maybe it would make the room feel warmer now.

I dry washing outside as much as possible, as I find that even an hour outside makes a big difference. If it's not dry when I bring it in, it goes on airers, and once the woodburner is lit, they finish drying quite quickly.

adagio I bought an ebac 2850 which seemed pricey to me at over 200 quid, and then extra filters so i think the lot came to 240 quid. It has a free 5 year guarantee at the moment though, which is prob worth having. It does dry the washing though. I really don't think i'll be saving any money at all in the long run, but I hate mouldy walls, wet window sills and musty clothes. (esp with new baby arriving at the end of nov) I am planning on drying outside as much as poss and just using it to finish off, except when there's no break in the weather. I didn't do any research other than asking a reliable friend who definitely does all her research about everything!

Thanks monkey that's the one I have my eye on - the 5 year guarantee looks rather attractive.

Congrats/good luck with the baby

Mine is now 10 months and it has flown but the washing has increased with weaning!! Enjoy every moment

Consider spinning washing on the highest speed setting, and then ironing things like shirts and sheets damp by an open window, before hanging them up to air near the dehumidifier.

A ceiling pulley in the kitchen.
Hot air rises and the kitchen is the warmest room in the house.

Just take it down before you cook anything really smelly.

Just want to say that high spin washers are great (I have one that goes up to 1600rpm) but do look at the washing instructions before spinning at that speed. I didn't and got a load of shredded washing. I thought there was something wrong with the machine but there wasn't as some tops etc are not meant to be spun at such a speed - it tells you what speed you can spin on the label.