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  • FionatrittonFionatritton Forumite
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    Lidl have got airers in their special buys this week fir £9.99. They look quite reasonable 
    I have been washing when it's a dry, windy day and hanging stuff out to dry, I will be treating myself to an airer which I will put out in front of the wood burner when it's on and see whether that works 
  • ScrimpsScrimps Forumite
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    I would second/third the dehumidifier suggestions. If you can reduce the amount of washing that would be good, now its winter I've gone from just chucking things in the washing to flanneling food mishaps off the toddlers clothes so they wear it again the next day even if its a bit grubby...but you may already do this.

    Also, though I'm not sure if it damages clothes?....use maximum spin at the end of the wash
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    Scrimps said:
    I would second/third the dehumidifier suggestions. If you can reduce the amount of washing that would be good, now its winter I've gone from just chucking things in the washing to flanneling food mishaps off the toddlers clothes so they wear it again the next day even if its a bit grubby...but you may already do this.

    Also, though I'm not sure if it damages clothes?....use maximum spin at the end of the wash

    I was told by a washing machine repair man that very fast spin speeds are not so good for the life of the machine. Also the extra water extracted for a 1400 rpm spin compared with an 800 rpm spin is not that much more.
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    edited 12 November 2022 at 1:55PM
    Scrimps said:
    I would second/third the dehumidifier suggestions. If you can reduce the amount of washing that would be good, now its winter I've gone from just chucking things in the washing to flanneling food mishaps off the toddlers clothes so they wear it again the next day even if its a bit grubby...but you may already do this.

    Also, though I'm not sure if it damages clothes?....use maximum spin at the end of the wash
      Also the extra water extracted for a 1400 rpm spin compared with an 800 rpm spin is not that much more.
    I sometimes have heavy things in the 30 minute wash - when I take them out the are very heavy: a fast spin removes a great deal of moisture. It might well depend on the material concerned ie cotton really holds the water whilst synthetics are much lighter.

    I always used a fast spin on my old machine- that lasted for well over 20 years, but then, things manufactured years ago were built to last, they didn't suffer from built in obsolescence!
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  • RobM99RobM99 Forumite
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    Dehumidifier -  good idea, I think, keep the water and use it for rinsing windscreen if in a hard water area (like me!).
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    Lidl have got airers in their special buys this week fir £9.99. They look quite reasonable 
    I have been washing when it's a dry, windy day and hanging stuff out to dry, I will be treating myself to an airer which I will put out in front of the wood burner when it's on and see whether that works 
    I can see that regular airers (which at £9.99 I expect this to be) placed near radiators work, but from experience Aldi's heated airers are a big disappointment.
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  • littlemoneylittlemoney Forumite
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    Scrimps said:
    I would second/third the dehumidifier suggestions. If you can reduce the amount of washing that would be good, now its winter I've gone from just chucking things in the washing to flanneling food mishaps off the toddlers clothes so they wear it again the next day even if its a bit grubby...but you may already do this.

    Also, though I'm not sure if it damages clothes?....use maximum spin at the end of the wash
      Also the extra water extracted for a 1400 rpm spin compared with an 800 rpm spin is not that much more.
    I sometimes have heavy things in the 30 minute wash - when I take them out the are very heavy: a fast spin removes a great deal of moisture. It might well depend on the material concerned ie cotton really holds the water whilst synthetics are much lighter.

    I always used a fast spin on my old machine- that lasted for well over 20 years, but then, things manufactured years ago were built to last, they didn't suffer from built in obsolescence!

    My old washing machine lasted for over 25 years, possibly 30 years. Not sure of exact age but I do know it had its programming unit replaced in 1984 and the machine finally died in 2008. They don't make them to last these days.
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    Where I live, the air is very dry.  So shirts and scrub tops on hangers and then they are hung either on the shower rail or in doorways.   My son showed me how the swiffer handle when extended fit across a weird angle in my upstairs hallway.  That is used for hangers.

    I have two drying racks and three lines in the basement.   Sounds like a lot but it's amazing how much space wet laundry can take up
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    We have been using a dehumidifier in the bathroom with the door closed in the day. It’s a bit of a squeeze but I don’t want wet washing in the house generally. I take the rack out in the evening so it’s clear for bedtime and showers in the morning. The dehumidifier keeps the bathroom dry after the showers as well. We have outside space so we can part dry the washing if the weather is ok but I think a whole load would dry in a few hours. I am not sure how much drying the washing costs over drying the bathroom so I can’t give a cost. There is a website that has tested how to use dehumidifiers most effectively and they said to use the smallest room with no droughts. https://www.getenergysavvy.info/blog/page/2

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    Where I live, the air is very dry.  So shirts and scrub tops on hangers and then they are hung either on the shower rail or in doorways.   My son showed me how the swiffer handle when extended fit across a weird angle in my upstairs hallway.  That is used for hangers.

    I have two drying racks and three lines in the basement.   Sounds like a lot but it's amazing how much space wet laundry can take up
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