How Do You Dry Your Clothes in the Winter?

MentalMinnie

Summer months its great, out on the line all day, dry by the time you get home from work. Winter comes along. Nightmare for drying clothes!! I caned the tumble dryer last winter. Vowed not to use it since we took over the hose from a friend and all the bills. So, it leaves me with hanging stuff over the radiators (doesn't look great though) and a clothes airer next to a radiator. Still takes a couple of days to dry stuff, longer when the heating not been on. I had to re-wash a few things last night cos they'd not dried and gone really smelly.What does everyone else do????

shegar

For a start always check the weather forcast for the following day, as a lot of days in the winter you can still dry outside..............I do hang small stuff in the airing cupboard, I put some hooks in so stuff hang and dry, I put shirts on coat hangers and hang behind doors, they soon dry quick...Use a tumble dryer if the weather is persistantly wet for days on end, you just have to do what you can................I dont hang wet clothes on radiators, causes too much damp air...............Ive just had a porch built over the back door, approx 12 X 8 3 closed in sides , so this year I will hang some washing line up either end and hopefully the washing will dry underneath......

Ems112

Invest in a de-humidifier, works a treat! We had similar issues to you and found that the room where the washing had been drying smelt damp. We researched de-humidifers on Amazon and eventually found one which has a laundry setting. I cost £99 so not that cheap but does the job brilliantly. We also used our Nectar points to get Amazon vouchers so only ended up spending around £50 in the end.

Our washing drys in under a day now and the room smells lovely again!

brightonman123

if weather bad, i have a wooden rack on a pulley, that hangs over the bath.. best thing my dad ever made!!

bigger stuff still goes to laundrette..

Sublime_2

I must admit I use my dryer a good bit, then hang on an airer, or over radiators, sheets over doors.

Thinking of investing in a JML Dri Buddy.

Just seen a cheaper deal here. Can't comment on the site as haven't used, but a good price.

Alisha2008

I dry my clothes on a closed room (both in summer and winter) and never had any problems.. ocassionaly a piece of clothes gets smelly, but I just wash it again. Everything dries in 24h (some extra-thick things take a bit longer, but I can put them over a radiator or on the hot tank room).

I've thought about buying a tumble-drier, space is not a problem, but they are expensive and I don't think I really need one...

MentalMinnie

I always seem to get caught out when i put stuff outside in the Autumn! Pity you can't buy a giant brolly attachment for washing lines!!

beedeedee

Those towel rail things that sit on radiators - I hang mine down on the first slat in my airing cupboard. It gives me more lines on which to hang items - very handy!

burnsguitarman

I put the clothes on hangers and hang them on the curtain rails in the rooms that get most sun...yes you do still get sunny days in winter! Generally I put them to dry early morning 7amish and they are virtually dry by bedtime.
Even if it is overcast they are usually dry within 24 hrs, if they are still damp I put them in the dryer to finish.

Sheets, I hang over the landing bannister, same again they dry very quickly.

If you have trousers type hangers with clips, these can be used to dry towels etc.

xbrenx

MentalMinnie wrote: »

I always seem to get caught out when i put stuff outside in the Autumn! Pity you can't buy a giant brolly attachment for washing lines!!

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GreenSaints

You can buy a heated clothes horse from Lakeland. It's not cheap (£80) but looks quite big