How best to dry washing?

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Please help! I have a newborn baby. No tumble dryer. Do have a garden (and a line) but obviously winter is coming! Please share your top tips for drying washing quickly without a tumble dryer (no space for one). What should I buy? A heated airer? A dehumidifier? I need to keep on top of the endless poo / sick / milk covered laundry! Thanks so much.

I used to hang the washing on an airer in a room with the window open. The house used to look like Widow Twankies in winter

I have the same issues. I have a heated airer (Lakeland deluxe stay dry), 2standard clothes Airers and a dehumidifier. I hate seeing washing drying, so we have it in a spare bedroom as it is all quite bulky. Windows closed, door shut. The heat from the heated airer and the dehumidifier means the washing is generally dry overnight, and I can have about three loads drying at the same time. Watching this thread with interest as I’m always looking for better ideas!

Dehumidifier. Get the best one you can afford as it will make a big difference.

The most effective and least damp inducing way would be to put it on an airer in a small room, like a bathroom and run a dehumidifier in there. I also dry a lot of my clothes on the radiators in the winter, but you have to be careful about ventilating the room properly by opening the windows and or using a dehumidifier.

Dehumidifier - they’re amazing, have made such a difference. Mine is ecoair

We have a tumble drier (was here when I moved in) but I try not to use it. I put as much to dry outside as I can, my rule is if the path is dry it goes out. Even if it just starts it off it's worthwhile. Then a couple of airers in the utility room (I know it's a luxury) with either the window cracked open a little (if it's dry outside) or a small dehumifier running. It makes a huge difference, and I dont notice much difference in energy use at all.

Is there anywhere you could fit a tumble dryer, even if it’s not the kitchen? I’ve tried normal airers, a heated airer, dehumidifier but all of them mean you have the clutter of wet washing draped about. Love having a tumble dryer so the washing can be done, dried and put away in a few hours.

If you haven’t space for one, the best solution is a dehumidifier imo. The heated airer is a nice luxury but the dampness from the washing has to go somewhere which isn’t great for your house or health. The dehumidifier at least extracts the water from the environment.