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Drying washing in winter

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  • GaleSF63 said:
    KxMx said:

    Edited to add, I'm definitely going to try and get down to 2 loads a week during winter more often, since I wash duvet cover once a fortnight (can't face wrestling with the winter duvet itself weekly), I could find a way to just have a bigger second load that week, instead of 3 smaller ones. 


    Two of my friends put a sheet between them and the duvet, to cut down the washing frequency of the duvet cover. It doesn't really work for me as I tend to get a bit tangled up in the sheet, but you would know whether it might work for you?
    I also use a sheet between me and the duvet. Makes washing much easier. Outside line drying for me but I do look at the forecast to pick wash days. If things go  a bit longer between washes, so be it. I have a 30 year old tumble dryer in the shed but its only used 2 or 3 times a year.

    I don't want to hang damp washing in the house as the house feels colder with the dampness.
  •  l have never owned a tumble dryer. l put my washing machine on at night, 3 times a week. Then early next morning as soon as im dressed and before l have breakfast, l will hang it all outside if no rain due .Even if its only for a few hrs before it rains, it all goes outside.Then l bring it all in when we close up the curtains at night. 
      All Towels washed on Sunday night to be pegged out early monday morning. 2nd load will be the  bedlinen and pillow cases, top and tailed as we use flat sheets under the quilt .
    Then  Heavier dark laundry is washed on Tuesday night to be pegged out nk morning, ie jeans, leggings, socks etc  .
     Teatowels,   kitchen washcloths, aprons, table cloths washed on Thursday night , pegged out Friday morning as they dry quick outside.
      so hopefully no washing drying indoors on airers over the weekend. l dont like washing on airers or radiators over the weekends. Weather here is still good for line drying and most light things ie tea towels, fleece pj's cotton sheets etc will be  almost dry when l bring them in, but jumpers and towels will still be slightly damp. The towels  from outside will  go onto the airer in the kitchen to finish drying over night in the warm room.
     All  lighter items l will put on another airer we have now for the Autumn and Winter ,in warmth of the bedroom in the far corner, out  of the way. Those lighter things are usually all ready to put away the following morning . Then  airer is folded up .
    If its raining on any of those 3 wash days ,we will put the airer's up in the hall or spare room and put dehumidifer on .If  we have radiators on in evening because of really cold weather , l will put everything on the radiator's hanging airers in all the rooms.
    We have an old fashioned ceiling clothes airer in the kitchen that l can hang tshirts etc on coat hangers to also dry them over night from the warmth of the kitchen. Washing is only in the house late evening/overnight or if its raining...
    if its not raining, my washing will always be put out side, even if its frosty or has snowed.  l love the fresh smell from laundry dried outside. It a routine that works for us.
  • Got a line full of washing dried and put away today. Lovely sunshine when I woke up so strip the bed and got everything washed. Not what I had planned for the day but it was too good an opportunity to miss.
  • Got a line full of washing dried and put away today. Lovely sunshine when I woke up so strip the bed and got everything washed. Not what I had planned for the day but it was too good an opportunity to miss.
     Well done.. l love it when l bring in my washing in teatime, l just love the fresh smell on the laundry.We washed our kitchen curtains yesterday as hubby wanted to give windows a good clean, and they dried lovely in the Autumn sun and wind.  Early this morning iv got my line full of my bathtowels etc that was washed over night. l like everything on the line by 9am and pegged out. Weather is bright and says it going to get up to 57F in afternoon so they just might be all dry before l bring them in teatime.If still damp will put them on airers in warm kitchen after tea, to finish drying overnight. l cant stand washing in house, if can help it, during the day, so they go outside or dry overnight. If  towels still not finished drying overnight then in morning they will go back outside again.
  • If you dont have a tumble drier but have a car port or garage - get the stretchy line out. 

    You dont need heat or sun, you need a draught - wind preferably and a place where the clothes are not going to get rained on
  • Siebrie
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    If you don't have enough space inside to hang all of the laundry, hang the smaller faster-drying pieces up first. They will be dry within a day, and then the larger pieces can go up for their day (or two...).
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