drying laundry

stormCat99

Heated airer is the way to go! Wouldn't be without mine, and as long as you use the cover, you don't get any damp or condensation:

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/around-the-home/laundry-and-ironing/indoor-drying-and-airers/electric-dryers-and-airers/?intcmp=INTSRCH:dry-soon

SuperMoose

As others have said - get a dehumidifier with a laundry setting. We have one by Ebac - it's really good.

Jackmydad

boots_babe wrote: »

Heated airer is the way to go! Wouldn't be without mine, and as long as you use the cover, you don't get any damp or condensation:

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/around-the-home/laundry-and-ironing/indoor-drying-and-airers/electric-dryers-and-airers/?intcmp=INTSRCH:dry-soon

With the greatest respect, cover or not, then as far as I can see the moisture from the clothes still ends up in the house.

stormCat99

I understand your thought process, I was exactly the same. But having had one for a couple of years now I definitely don't get any humidity or dampness when using the cover :-)

Jonesya

Get a tumble dryer - they're designed specifically for drying cloths, put them in, come back in a hour or so and get them out, lovely and warm and dry and no off-smells.

With a dehumidifier you've got to put them onto airers, set them up presumably in a spare room or out of the way, and while I'm sure thin stuff might dry ok, I can't see how it would work well with things like jeans, or towels, or thick sheets which hold a lot of water - all that water has to get into the air in the room before the dehumidifier can remove it.

But each to their own.

Norman_Castle

I dry washing in the kitchen using an electric fan. If the windows are closed I open a few to let the air blow through for about five minutes every hour. The washing dries in 3-4 hours with no damp and low, 20 watt running costs.

kerri_gt

I have never had a tumble drier so I the winter months use an aired isnside. I usually give the washed load an extra spin before hanging on the airier, the trick is to remove as much moisture from the clothes before taking them out of the machine and airing them. That way they dry quicker, don't smell damp and yon don't get lots of moisture in the house.

Also, don't overload the airer, make sure there's room for air to circulate around it as overloading it means the load overall takes longer to dry, and you again get that musty smell.

peachyprice

I found by far the best airers are the the one that are this shape
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/laundry-cleaning-products/drying-racks/mulig-drying-rack-in-outdoor-white-art-50228755/?cid=gb%7Cps%7Cpla%7C%7C%7C%7C

Nothing overlaps and the clothes have plenty of air to dangle in. In winter I put it in front of the patio doors, stuff I put on it in the morning is dry by the afternoon.

Sheets and towels I dry over the banisters on the landing, they dry really quickly as heat rises up through the house.

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if in winter the air temperature in your property drops to somewhere around 12-14C the normal compressor dehumidifier will no longer extract moisture. lower the temp the less warer it will extract over time. you want a desiccant type in low temperatures

here is the graph

gardner1

Dehumidifier is the way to go......we have one in spare bedroom with a clothes horse stopped putting wet/damp stuff on radiators years ago