Drying bath towels with no radiators

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Ttc0 · 09/12/2022 21:35

Hi, hoping someone can help with suggestions. How do you dry bath towels in between washes?

I don’t have any radiators in my house, nor do I have a bannister to hang them over and just got rid of my hot water tank for a combi boiler - so the airing cupboard where I used to dry them in isn’t there anymore 😌 I also don’t have room to have a clothes dryer up permanently. So a real conundrum!

At the moment I hang them on the back of the airing cupboard door but without any heat in there they are slightly damp still the next day, which isn’t great.

Any ideas? Are there any in-cupboard heated rails you use?

Thanks in advance.

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MarmiteWine · 09/12/2022 21:40

On a trouser hanger (the type with the clips) hung from the top of a door frame. If the door is open then air gets to both sides and dries quite quickly.

fizzyfood · 10/12/2022 08:14

Not ideal but one towel hung over a bedroom door leaving the door open.

BlackCatTabbyCat · 10/12/2022 08:15

Over doors or curtain poles.

Chasingsquirrels · 10/12/2022 08:20

Electric towel rail, either wall hung or freestanding.

My house was built with a combi boiler, but the airing cupboard has a small radiator in it (actually the no valve radiator, so if the heating is on that radiator is on). Would this be an option for your airing cupboard? Or a plug in oil filled radiator in there. Or kne of these freestanding ectric towel rails.

What is your usual heating if no radiators?

schnauzerbeard · 10/12/2022 08:23

I'd strongly advice a dehumidifier. The 6 hour laundry setting on mine leaves a load of washing pretty dry.

demotedreally · 10/12/2022 08:23

We don't have any suitable rads upstairs so I have started to dry them on the heated airer I use to dry clothes.

I'd use whatever you use to dry clothes.

Afterfire · 10/12/2022 08:34

MarmiteWine · 09/12/2022 21:40

On a trouser hanger (the type with the clips) hung from the top of a door frame. If the door is open then air gets to both sides and dries quite quickly.

I was going to post the same. The metal hangers from b and m are amazing for this, super strong and really strong grip, can easily hold a bath sheet dangling folded lengthways.

ZenNudist · 10/12/2022 08:39

Maybe the cheapest quickest thing is to but a few more towels then do a big towel wash in a laundrette to use their big rumble dryers. I dont wash towels every week anyway I don't know about you so you could make this a 3 weekly/ monthly chore. Do you have somewhere to keep a big bag of towels?

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