Drying washing in this weather?

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I'm just wondering how everyone dries there washing in this -- beautiful British summer -- wet, warm weather. I hang washing out when it's nice, it rains and gets soaked.. the dryer seems to shrink everything and it's too warm to put the heating on! I have a 6 month old so really need a way to get things dry quickly!

I still hanging outside, just time it well. Was raining this morning but I knew it would be sunny this afternoon so I washed a load this morning to hang out now. Hoping it stays dry enough to get it in before another downpour.

I'm east coast, and although the showers are frequent the wind is really making short work of the drying I can get done outside. As FHR says though, item is a case of timing it right.

Clothes horse and ceiling drying rack above stairwell.

Lakeland heated dry rack. I use it all year round and we're a family of 4.

I couldn't be arsed hanging it out and stressing with this weather.

I found a dehumidifier really helps dry clothing quickly and reduces condensation problems in the house. I bought a dry soon from Lakeland recently as well to use alongside it and clothes are dried overnight.

I watch the weather forecast like a hawk and only do my washing on days where there are a good couple of hours in the morning or afternoon when it will be dry enough for it to go outside. I refuse to use the tumble dryer in summer, nor do I like drying on an airer unless absolutely necessary.

We have two airers in the large bathroom upstairs

Can't you tumble on a low heat cycle? Or just hang on a rack and finish off in the drier?

I too watch the forecast for hanging out but when I have to dry inside, I have 3 racks that fit on a radiator plus a ceiling airer over the stairwell. I also put a dehumidifier on to get rid of excess water & help dry the washing quicker.

Airers in the spare room, and I dragged out the dehumidifier from the garage that hasn't been used in years. Worked a treat, got a load of towels dry in 12 hours. We have a dryer but there's something wrong with it ATM but even so I don't like using it any more than necessary, I hate what it does to our clothes.

It's a nightmare when working. I hang mine out early if weather ok then take it in about 12 before late shift and tumble dry what I can (cool setting if needed). The rest goes on screens in the porch so the heat gets to it.
Hang out about 4 when home from an early shift if not dried in the porch.

Lashing with rain again today today.
We have a family of 6 (depending on which DC are home from Uni).
We are north east costal Scotland so even when it's not actually raining, it can be both cold and humid - not a great combination for drying clothes.
Back in my parents day, the solution was a big wooden pulley suspended from the kitchen ceiling, with the Rayburn blasting out heat. Now the solution is a tumble dryer (and every time we replace it, we buy the most energy efficient one we can and it may surprise you yo know they are much more energy efficient and cheaper to run than they used to be, if you choose your model well).

Low heat on the dryer