May we have a clothes drying thread please?

[Rooners]

Not a whole section, just a thread.

About to move and we're finally going to have a bathroom with an actual window [faints] and space to dry clothes.

I'm clueless. Do we need to fit some sort of extractor? I hate having one on when I'm having a bath, as our current bathroom is an en suite and under some stairs and I never want to have that humming again, at least, not all the time.

Can we fit a fan thing into the window? Or how does it work?

Also do we need an airing cupboard or can we manage without? I have to admit I love airing cupboards more than anything but the space isn't vast and we might be getting a combi boiler.

So what are your thoughts on clothes drying - we are sans tumble dryer, but please feel free to pile in with your own questions and ideas about what works best, including electrical solutions, and hopefully we can all benefit before the winter sets in

Ooh yes I'm planning on getting a ceiling airer too - but I take it over the bath isn't the best place for this?

[MinimalistMommi]

Rooner have you thought about a super compact vented dryer? Like. White knight (119.00) or an indesit (159.00)

Side by side comparison : www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/s_action/compare/21327164-22071488.html

When you see them in RL they are very small and compact.

[hiddenhome]

We bought a spin dryer last year and it's fantastic.

It's about the size of a kitchen bin and the spin gets about a pint of water out of a full wash. It really cuts down on the drying time.

Ours is a white knight and we got it from Amazon. It sits in a corner and I use it during the colder months. It wasn't expensive.

[hiddenhome]

[Fluffycloudland77]

We are spin dryer mnet sisters!

[Rooners]

I did have a tumble dryer actually, but I found the running costs were quite high - is that still the case with a compact one?

Also I hated the loud noise and things never seemed to get really dry unless you left it on for hours and hours?

I was probably using it wrong.

[PenguinsIsSleepDeprived]

if you have a balcony, do you have some of those little clippy smalls hangers? Great for underwear, small children's clothes etc.

[Thumbwitch]

I hate not having an airing cupboard, I really do. They're not really a "thing" in Australia, as the hot water tanks tend to be outside. I never needed a tumble drier in the UK as my CH, clothes airer and airing cupboard always did the job - but after my first winter here, a tumble drier became essential as nothing got completely dry the entire winter unless I hung it over one of the electric radiators!

Get an airing cupboard if you can. I think you'll regret it if you don't.

[Rooners]

Penguins, yes I had one once and it was brilliant! Must get another, thank you.

Thumbwitch, I didn't know you were in Aus! How cool is that. It's odd isn't it but I find I have more trouble drying stuff in the summer because the heating isn't on.

If we do have a combi, I'm definitely going to get a radiator in a cupboard somewhere so we have a warm cupboard at least.

There's a big old linen cupboard built in on the top landing, and it's currently got shelves in which is great, but the top third or so is filled with the feeder tank and if we have a combi, that can go - so that is looking like the best option for airing cbd. if our plumber chap can bung in a rad.

I'm after an over bath airer too and a Sheila Maid, once we get the keys and I can figure out the best place to hang it.

The plan is shaping up nicely

[Jamdoughnutfiend]

Hey everyone, lakeland have 20% off this weekend on the heated dryers - just ordered the 3 tiered one

[hollyisalovelyname]

Is an airing cupboard called a hot press in Ireland ? Is it where the immersion heating tank for hot water is ?

[PenguinsIsSleepDeprived]

Holly - yes, it is a hot press.

[MinimalistMommi]

The white knight is really quiet Rooners and probably takes about an hour to dry a load! it's a fantastic tiny little tumble dryer! Read the review on it, everyone raves that it does what it says on the tin so to speak!

You will find that an airing cupboard even with simply a combi boiler in it will feel warm and dry because of the pipes etc in there. We have a glo worm combi boiler in our airing cupboard and I often fold clothes in there if they've been outside on the line to air off.