What is the best way to dry clothes?

MentalMinnie

I struggle. There's 2 of us. I do maybe 2-3 clothes loads a week, 1 work wear wash, a towel load, and then a bedding wash (when i can be arsed!)

Our house has tiny radiators ( the one in the lounge is maybe 8in long!) So we recently bought 2 oil filled radiators to suppliment. I have 2 indoor clothes airers with I use in either the kitchen next the oil radiator, or in the spare room. I try and keep the loads a bit smaller cos I struggle with space if there's lots to dry.

We have a tumble dryer, but I avoid using unless I have a backlog, like the weekend just gone, when I had bedding and extra work gear from the hubby.

MentalMinnie

tinksy wrote: »

I'm getting one of the Lakeland airers as we have no tumble dryer and we were fed up of it hanging around the house. I've heard good things about them so fingers crossed!!

I'm tempted too. One of my friends has one and she says its brilliant.

one-non-blonde

I used to dry stuff on radiators but my flat is horrendously damp (for many different reasons!) despite having the windows constantly open. Fortunately we only really use the back door so I put the airer in the porch at the front door with a dehumidifier and it dries in no time at all.

DUKE

There's 2 of us & I wash anything from 2-5 loads a week. I always use my tumbler, unless it's a glorious day then sheets & towels go on the line. I've spent years hanging washing around the house ..... & I ain't doing it no more! What you spend on tumbling, you'll save on ironing, running in & out if it's on the line & raining, turning the washing to make sure it drys all over, having the rads on, damp, health, the place looking a mess with washing all over the house. If you suspect anyone in the family has only worn something once (that you could've got at least 2-3 wears out of), sniff it, & if it's OK just hang it back in the wardrobe

Fuzzy_Duck

I really want one of those Lakeland dryers but can't afford one currently.

My flat is in an old house so it's cold all the time. I've shoved my clothes horse as close to a radiator as possible but it's still taking a few days for the clothes to dry. The heating only ever goes on when we take a shower or have guests over, so that doesn't help!

I'm going to try giving everything an extra spin next time I do a load. I'm finding the worst is clothing that needs handwashing though- I hang them up to drip dry in the shower but some of the stuff is still sodden and needs to be heated over a radiator.

jaqui59

I find the airers you hang from the ceiling excellent ... For a start it gets all the clothes off the floor freeing up floor space, and then bearing in mind that heat rises, ive always found that if placed above or near a radiator that all the clothes are dried in a day, except heavy clothing like Jeans which obviously take a little longer.

If you Google, Sheila Maid, Kitchen Maid or Pulley Maid you will see what they look like. Ive got the 2 metre one with six rails and it takes a whole washing machine load easily .. I wouldn't be without it.

Mrs_Imp

jaqui59 wrote: »

I find the airers you hang from the ceiling excellent ...

I agree. Mr Imp had one of these, and clothes dried in a day no matter how cold his house was. His was above the stairs, so it could be 'interesting' hanging things on it, but once it was raised up the clothes were completely out of the way.

You've got me wanting to put one in this house now....

Yorkie1

Another vote for the lakeland airer

Lunar_Eclipse

I have 3 clothes horses that I use to dry everything, set up in our spare room.

I have a combined washer-dryer, but only use the dryer in emergencies (PE kit mainly) due to environmental and frugality reasons.

Works well for us, despite me feeling like I run a laundry: 2 loads waiting to be hung up before I can go to bed!

PoorCharleyBear

Yorkie1 wrote: »

Another vote for the lakeland airer

When ours was delivered, the guy delivering (in May) said " i have delivered 20 of these today. What are they and are they any good?' He went off to order one!