Drying clothes??

dori2o

Given the mixed weather its not always possible to get washing out on the line. We have a small 2 up 2 down terraced house and only 2 accessible radiators.

There is little space to have a maiden/clothes horse standing around.

What tips/tricks do you use to get washing dry in the house.

Susan1962

Hang over the back of dining room chairs (assuming that they're not valuables antiques LOL)
Put on hangers and hang from the shower rail ...

missbiggles1

The obvious (although expensive) answer is a tumble dryer. If not, could you have a something like this?

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/8849/Traditional-Airer

Gers

In our previous place we had a dehumidifier, one with a laundry setting. Clothes on an aired in the bedroom, door shut and left. Clothes dried beautifully and at less cost than a tumble dryer.

Wet clothes on radiators just cause condensation and then damp and then mould and sometimes ill health.

Owain_Moneysaver

Another vote for a dehumidifier.

comeandgo

I notice my neighbour hangs the sheets over the top of an open door.

tanith

You'd be surprised how well washing dries outside even if you get a few short showers or light rain.. I hardly ever dry washing inside only in the deepest dark wet Winter days..

SailorSam

I have a maiden in the bath and clothes stay on until their dry. @cos i've a seperate shower their out of the way there.

Rosemary7391

One of my friends has one of these, which I'm quite taken with!
http://pulleymaid.com/classic_clothes_airer.htm

YORKSHIRELASS

I needed to get a pair of DSs cricket trousers dry overnight the other day. I washed two pairs, one I hung on a coathanger on the shower rail in the bathroom with the window open and the other I put over the airer in the kitchen. Next morning the ones in the bathroom were dry but the ones in the kitchen were still quite wet around the waistband.

I use the same trick to hang things in the bedroom on the curtain rail with the window slightly open. OH hates this for some reason but it works!

I agree with getting washing outside as much as possible. Even if its dull or showery. Then you can just put the airer up overnight somewhere to finish them off.

We have a Lakeland Heated Airer but it does take up quite a bit of space, and it does take a while to get heavy things completely dry. MIL has a dehumidifier and I am impressed with how well this works.

Other than that I try not to let washing pile up and I know it always gets discussion going but I am not one of these people who always washes everything after one wear.

PasturesNew

In a studio flatlet I measured the shower/tray and picked an airer that'd fit inside that. I'd put the airer in the showerroom, knowing that if I needed to use the space and/or had a visitor I could simply pop the whole thing into the shower cubicle.

In a house, an over the bath airer works.

Or, for a fast-drying situation I'd choose a dehumidifier.