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How Do You Dry Your Clothes in the Winter?
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I couldn't manage without a TD thru-out winter and it must depend on where you are in the UK as to whether you can still line dry. Between now and sometime in March even to hang things out on a dry day, the clothes would come in off the line damp0
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Whirlpool gas dryer does it for us....can run it on LPG or mains gas....it is a big beastie though.;)
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I run round the block holding up a shirt at a time....0
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I linedry washing all through the winter unless its actually raining or freezing washing will dry even if its cold....I do put socks underwear in the airing cupboard but most of my laundry goes outside.. and then I hang on the airer overnight to finish drying..#6 of the SKI-ers Club :j
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Never used a tumble dryer. I just hang my washing on a fold-up airer in my bedroom. Dries in 24hrs. Been doing that for the last 10 years, and never had a problem.0
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GreenSaints wrote: »You can buy a heated clothes horse from Lakeland. It's not cheap (£80) but looks quite big
I've got one of those - came highly recommended by a colleague and I agree.
I don't use it switched on during the warmer months, but it really does speed things up in colder months.
I don't have a ventilation / damp issue in my house but you would need to be aware of this risk in some houses.
A dehumidifier, as previously suggested, is a lateral-thinking solution. It doesn't heat the room up but removes the moisture - and I imagine would speed up removal of the water from clothes. It could even be used in combination with a heated dryer if damp was an issue (and space for both).0 -
in winter if its nice or better windy (no rain) I use a washing line, sometimes finishing them off on a clothes horse. Occasionally I use tumble but as a last resort0
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A couple of clothes airers in the spare bedroom.
Stuff normally dry within 24 hours, but if it takes longer so what?
Even in winter I'll hang bed sheets on it in the morning, and they're dry to put back on the bed by early evening.
It helps having a washing machine with a 1600 spin though.0 -
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!
I'll second this.
We put our laundry on the line if possible and then on the clothes airer overnight with the dehumidifier on laundry mode and in the morning its bone dry.
The dehumidifier warms the room up too so its nice and cosy when you get up even without your heating on,so a bonus as my dehumidifier is very cheap to run.
Certainly cheaper than my drier and the clothes are much nicer dried this way than in the drier too.0 -
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/21736/Dry-Soon-Heated-Tower-Dryer.
Dried so far:
I Kingsize quilt with quilt cover on!!
Clothes
Towels (takes longer but worth it).
Jury's out but so far the Airer is proving it's worth as a Dryer due to heated railes. (Towel, Sheet or Quilt is good idea to create heat on the inside sufficient to accelerate process) but so far I am not regretting this purchase bar some serious niggles with the design and it's rigidity.:D:money::beer:
It also is acting as a living room heater as well so no Radiators on as yet! I have 2 one in Living room and Bedroom!!:money:#TY[/B] Would be Qaulity MSE Challenge Queen.
Reading whatever books I want to the rescue!:money::beer[/B
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