drying laundry

getmore4less

We have a HP dryer in our garage works fine all year.

I like to hang my shirts and often that is inside but our place does not have damp issues if anything it tends to feel too dry.

Think carefully before you remove storage heaters and start using peak price electric to heat the place.


Where do you live that has had rain for weeks even on the days it has rained where I am there has been enough time to get clothes out most evening for a couple of hours.
(that would be long enough to bring in to finish off)

Callie22

We have a heat-pump dryer in an unheated garage and it's fine. We bought it about eighteen months ago and honestly, without wanting to sound a bit tragic it's life-changing. I only use it for sheets, towels and one load a week of 'bits' (and obviously if I can dry outside then I do) but after many, many miserable years of trying to dry stuff inside it's brilliant. I can dry sheets and towels in a couple of hours rather than in days, the washing smells better and the house doesn't spend half the week looking like a Chinese laundry (and I can get all of the washing out of the way in one day a week!) If you've got the space for a dryer, then I highly recommend one.

Living_proof

I have an area of 'dead ground' outside my back door and adjacent to the back of the garage. Most people would want to extend the kitchen out there but I don't need to do that as generally it's only me using it. However, I am trying to get a covered area rather like a carport which would give me a covered area to the bins and the small door to the garage (which I use a lot) and will also give me quite a good area where I can hang washing during damp or wet weather. The only problem is finding a builder who will not only look at a job but actually get round to quoting for it! Maybe you have an area like this which could be covered over but open to the air on one side?

Novice_investor101

I used to have a washer/dryer that broke down. I chose to replace it with just a washer that had a higher spin speed. The 1400 spin removes enough water that some items come out practically dry!
I do use the line in summer, but have no problems with drying in the spare room on a regular clothes airer. Never had condensation problems, but my house is well ventilated, which is key. Washing tends to be dry by the next morning & the upstairs always smells of clean washing!

getmore4less

That's the first job make sure you have an efficient washing machine that's not just spin speed but residual moisture.

GwylimT

We use airers and a dehumidifier, sometimes we dry things in the sauna when in a rush!

coffeehound

A separate spin dryer will remove yet more water than a 1400 spin washing machine. I was getting well over a litre of water more out of one person's weekly wash done at the launderette. Great for speeding up indoor drying times.

Doom_and_Gloom

We use a 3 tier heated airer and a dehumidifier. We have the set up in the open plan livingroom kitchen as the kitchen is the bad for condensation anyway so in the winter the dehumidifier is basically always on anyway. Sometimes we will set it up in the hallway for a faster result. The dehumidifier can be moved around helping to prevent problems in your home. Better value than a tumble dryer in my opinion. That and a tumble dryer shortens the life of clothing whereas line drying doesn't so you save there too.

Mr_Singleton

Just get a decent heat pump tumble drier.

I bought a Miele TKG 840 in January from John Lewis. Part of the reason was that running costs over the year work out at just over £25. It’s quick quiet and you have access to lots of drying options. Add a decent washing machine that spins at 1600 and job sorted.

I think that people need to stop over thinking this!

Jimmithecat

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

Yes I agree - I wouldn’t be without mine - I open the window to let the condensation out - clothes are dry in 5 hours - brilliant.
I also have a condenser dryer in the garage - which is not damp - but I only use this in emergencies or to finish off towels.
I’ve dried clothes this way for years and find it works very well.