Drying Clothes

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I dry mine in the greenhouse on sunny days

SensibleSarah

I'm not currently using any heating at all, so dried my last load of washing on an airer in the bathroom - window mainly open for ventilation - moved the airer into another room while (and for a couple of hours after) shower being used etc. The jeans took about 4 days to completely dry, the rest a couple of days. If I needed to put a load on every day then I wouldn't be able to do things this way obviously, and I'd rather not wait 4 days for some things to dry, but it's not the end of the world. 
If I had room for a dryer in my kitchen, I'd consider getting one just for convenience, but I don't. One load of drying a week is probably worth the money spent on electricity to me. 

Astria

inkydolphin said:

Dry ours in the conservatory (posh or what!) with some windows open.

I assume you won't be doing that when it's snowing outside ?

Or do you still do it then ?

Spies

Heat pump dryer I bought in the summer is an absolute godsend, uses less electric than the dehumidifier method and reduces the amount of damp in the air of the house, its impossible to dry outside at this time of the year in the lake district.

mmmmikey

inkydolphin said:

Dry ours in the conservatory (posh or what!) with some windows open.

Nah - posh people have orangeries, where have you been for the last few years

_Jem_

I do the same as alot of people here straight out of the washing machine on to a clothes horse, during the summer i have it in the living room with windows open, doesn't take too long to dry. 

In the winter it goes into the bathroom with the window open untill the heating comes on then i will close the window have the trickle vents open. I will every now and then open the window  just for 10 minutes, and occasionally put the extractor fan on. Works for me always dried the next day.

mmmmikey

.....as a bit of an aside, I'm trying to work out why you would want to be able to control your tumble dryer from you smartphone given that you need to be at the dryer to put the clothes in anyway? Or is there some magic thing that I'm overlooking?

Alnat1

I just really dislike having washing drying all over the house and then length of time it takes. If people call round unexpectedly, I really don't want last week's undies on view. Also, if I stick a load in the washer then go to work, my lovely hubby (who works early mornings and is home by lunchtime) will stick it in the tumble dryer and have it all put away by the time I get home at teatime.

I've never really considered myself a snob before but maybe I am.

_Jem_

Alnat1 said:

I just really dislike having washing drying all over the house and then length of time it takes. If people call round unexpectedly, I really don't want last week's undies on view. Also, if I stick a load in the washer then go to work, my lovely hubby (who works early mornings and is home by lunchtime) will stick it in the tumble dryer and have it all put away by the time I get home at teatime.

I've never really considered myself a snob before but maybe I am.

I wouldn't say what you are doing is a snob, I suppose if i wasn't bothered about saving money i would use a tumble dryer. But i have always liked to save electricity probably the way i was brought up, father working for the electricity board. 

_Jem_

wittynamegoeshere said:

Perhaps we're over-worried, but we never have the dryer on when we're not at home.  We hit the pause button if going out.

I've timed it to be on before breakfast before, but even this feels a bit dodgy.

You are wise it's never good to have anything on while you are away from the home.