drying clothes

vodooelephant

Not sure where to post this -

I was borrowing my sister tumble dryer and now she has taken it back - does anyone have any ideas for drying clothes indoors?

I have twins 1yr and a 3 yr old and the twins go through 2/3 changes of clothes a day (on a good day).

We live in a 2 bed flat and me and DH sleep in the living room. I would put drying in the bathroom but there is no window and its in the centre of the flat near the kids bedrooms?

Many Thanks

Buttonmoons

Could you not ask on freecycle for a tumble dryer someone no longer needs?

I live in a tiny flat, no window in my bathroom either. I have an airer I use for the clothes I can't tumble, and I keep that in my bedroom, or my living room. Though I noticed mould on my double glazing window in the bedroom and not sure it's related?

I only have 1 child, but I'd struggle to keep ontop of the washing with no tumble dryer.

mintymoneysaver

Sorry, but I've never had a tumble dryer. I use one of these....http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8505239/Trail/searchtext%3EAIRER.htm and dry things on the radiators. I do hang things outside in the summer. I can understand that it's more difficult with small children but I never had one then either, little clothes dry quicker! I don't think I ever changed my children that much either, day clothes, night clothes and a lot of bibs!

BitterAndTwisted

My solution up until recently was to go to the launderette but now the weather's so harsh I've decided to not do any laundry until it improves. I'll probably need a pantechnicon to get it there by then. The way I see it is that no-one ever died from lack of clean clothes, especially considering how crammed our wardrobes are these days. I could probably go for about six months just rinsing out my smalls now and then

rocketdog_2

Buy a dehumidifyer which will dry your clothes quicker on the airer and it will stop mould growing on windows etc. They are cheaper than tumble driers.

*Louise*

My tumble dryer started belching out smoke last winter :eek:, and we have since redesigned the kitchen so one no longer fits

I only really miss it for making my towels fluffy though:rotfl:

I have 3 children....and am wondering how your twins are going through 2/3 changes of clothes a day? No wonder you have so much washing. Even at their messiest/slaveriest teething stage my kids only had one set of clothes on a day (plenty of bibs got washed, but they dry easily) they can't be getting that mucky surely???

Anyway, like someone posted above, I use a big airer, on the top landing. Used to be in the living room, but it made the room cold. I figured since heat rises, the top of the stairs would be a better place. I put some things on the bedroom radiators during the day and alternate them very few hours.

That seems to keep on top of it all during the winter, as soon as half decent weather comes it will all be hung outside

vodooelephant

Thanks one of my lads is very sicky - tends to throw up a little of everything he eats and wipe it about the floor then crawls through it... so does his brother

Both are usless drinkers and spill most of there cups down them / if i give them bottles there 'fun' game is to drink milk until its in your mouth then open mouth.....

bibs dont seem to help too much as they are not that absorbant for liquid and my 3 yr old 'helps; them with there drinks.

Not a problem when i use to do 2 loads of washing and drying a day DH has to have clean clothes for work as he gets mucky every day.

Now i have a HUGE pile of washing to do and no dryer - too much snow to drive to the laundrette at the moment - I may have to take a load of wet washing down their on the sledge :j

Curious_George_2

i havent had a tumble drier for years, In the winter i do it all on airer and radiators,
i really should be doing 2 loads a day but i just cant get it all dry quickly enough!

i love the summer, everything goes out on the line for an hour or two til its bone dry then the next lot goes...
summer is probably the only time i catch up with the washing!

patchwork_cat

What about anyway up cups and not letting them eat except in high chairs and then no getting down until all the puking is finished! Both my kids were sicky and it used to stink. I found muslin squares a god send. Agree try freecycle for a tumble drier or you can get them quite resonably, we have a kitchen discount store and when I was in there a while ago they had one very reasonable think it was a disgusting blue!, but it would still dry clothes!

Apricot

If you can afford it Asda are selling a tumble dryer in store at the moment. Its £95, my nan bought it for me for xmas & its fab. Not noisy at all and drys clothes in approx 2 hours. The capacity is not massive but its big enough for one load of washing.

csh_2

princessleah_ wrote: »

If you can afford it Asda are selling a tumble dryer in store at the moment. Its £95, my nan bought it for me for xmas & its fab. Not noisy at all and drys clothes in approx 2 hours. The capacity is not massive but its big enough for one load of washing.

I have this ones 'big brother' from Asda it was about £120 I think. I wouldn't be without my TD. I change my baby at least twice a day and don't want washing drying in the house.
Each to their own but TD all the way for me