Best large load aired / clothes horse

[TheChineseChicken]

We have a LOT of washing to get through every week including lots of bedding. Now it’s not really possible to dry outside it’s becoming hard to manage without tumble drying, which I don’t like.

We bought a Lakeland heated dryer but it’s shit. I like the actual frame but it doesn’t dry things quickly and I can’t justify £200 just for the frame.

Any suggestions for something that will take two loads and is sturdy? Ideally a tower rather than winged IYSWIM. I’ve seen things like the Minky but most reviews suggest it is flimsy and buckles.

@User478

We put a fleece blanket over the banisters then hang the duvet covers over that.

Is your washing machine doing a full spin at the end? That gets more water out before you hang up so it dries faster.

I did wonder if an extra spin would help. I’ll try that

Have you space for a ceiling airer? I have x4 dc and do a lot of washing plus don't want a drier so I use this when the weather isn't good enough for outside. It is great.

@DownToTheSeaAgain

Have you space for a ceiling airer? I have x4 dc and do a lot of washing plus don't want a drier so I use this when the weather isn't good enough for outside. It is great.

We can’t put one in due to spotlights, sadly. I would love one though

Thanks all for counselling me! I think I have some ideas for how to alleviate my washing burden

I use the Lakeland and it dries quickly. I hang the clothes over and Chuck the cover on top. Always works for me.

What spin cycle are you using? Towels I always put in the drier if it’s raining, if not they hang outside even on a dull day. Then tumble. But no fabric conditioner if they go in the drier.

I understand your point about crisp clothing, but towels and bedding surely are better in the dryer? Have you tried a cool setting on the dryer?
I think if you made a pros and cons list the dryer would probably win!

@EdwardCullensBiteOnTheSide

I understand your point about crisp clothing, but towels and bedding surely are better in the dryer? Have you tried a cool setting on the dryer? I think if you made a pros and cons list the dryer would probably win!

Nooo - crunchy towels all the way!

Crunchy towels 😱 well you won't need to exfoliate will you! 😂

I've curently got 5 children living here with another on the way and my dryer has just broken 🙈
I find bedding over banisters dried them very quickly. Towels on radiators. Shirts and jumpers hung on coat hangers. I manage to dry washing on clothes Airers overnight but my house does tend to be very warm.

Crunchy towels 😱 it's like drying yourself with sandpaper

Can you buy several clothes horses? I know they can be a bit unsightly, but I don't think you'll be able to find one that holds 15kg of washing. I have two clothes horses, one in the dining room and one in the spare room. Washing is done throughout the week so I rarely run out of drying space for a load or two at a time. I don't quite understand your reluctance to use the tumble dryer, it would certainly help free up space if you did not air dry bed sheets.

If you like crunchy towels and bedding, carry on drying them in an airer. But for the children, maybe just chuck theirs in the drier? I'm sure they'd prefer soft and fluffy to an exfoliation, plus there's nothing better than getting out the bath and the towel still being warm from the drier (my drier is in my bathroom)

@muddledmidget

If you like crunchy towels and bedding, carry on drying them in an airer. But for the children, maybe just chuck theirs in the drier? I'm sure they'd prefer soft and fluffy to an exfoliation, plus there's nothing better than getting out the bath and the towel still being warm from the drier (my drier is in my bathroom)

Yes, the kids’ towels go in the dryer, don’t worry!

Dehumidifier, OP. We have a similar amount of washing (although I am a bedding every 10 days to 2 weeks person in winter, rather than changing beds weekly) and no tumble dryer. I find with a dehumidifier running I can dry a load every 24 hours, so one wash a day. Hang up shirts and hoodies and whatever on hangers which increases space on the airer and bedding over the banisters as PP say. We have an IKEA tower and an IKEA flip down wall rack which will hold towels and all the hangers of clothes.

I have started to iron all clothes that need ironing straight out of the washing machine. They go straight onto the Lakeland heated iron rack and dry overnight.

Creases disappear easily as they are wet and the heat of the iron really accelerates the drying process. and I don't have an ironing basket. Then the kids just take their uniform off the rack in the mornings

I've noticed that the clothes don't dry on the heated sorer if they touch each other. It seems that the air needs to circulate around the
Clothes.

A dehumidifier will work if you are drying in a small room.