Any suggestions for drying washing indoors

bluebag

Deleted_User wrote: »

I don't understand the above quote? What's the difference between a tumble dryer and a dryer?


OP. We had a condensor tumble dryer until it broke and we didn't replace it as we persevered with hanging everything on airers for a few years which was ok while we only had one child but when the third baby arrived it was all getting on top of us so we bought a new tumble dryer and haven't looked back. It's worth paying a bit extra on the leccy as it saves us a lot of work and inconvenience.
Thinking about it I have also noticed that we don't have the same problems with condensation and damp as we did when we without a tumble dryer.

I think she means she doesn't put 'clothes' in the dryer as they shrink, but dries everything else i.e. towels, bedding etc in the dryer.
That's the way I read it, but I am prone to senior moments !

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bluebag wrote: »

I think she means she doesn't put 'clothes' in the dryer as they shrink, but dries everything else i.e. towels, bedding etc in the dryer.
That's the way I read it, but I am prone to senior moments !

Got it in one. (But the gender's wrong.) Socks and pants can go in the drier, but trousers, shirts, jumpers etc. end up going in the bin afterwards if I tumble them.

bluebag

jack_pott wrote: »

Got it in one. (But the gender's wrong.) Socks and pants can go in the drier, but trousers, shirts, jumpers etc. end up going in the bin afterwards if I tumble them.

Oh my word! Huge apologies. Did I mention I had senior moments?

Patchwork_Quilt

Our most useful purchase for drying has been a couple of caravan airers to go over the bannister rail on the landing. They're meant to hang outside on a caravan windowsill but instead they hang out over the stairs and catch the warm air as it rises. Also, they don't take up any floor space. I usually get one large load on two of them and most things dry overnight. Also useful for 'dry flat' items.

MrsRogers

I also have a lakeland heated airier - it's fab we wouldn't be without it

globetraveller

I think I am going to invest in the Lakeland heated airer. Thanks everyone

sb44

Patchwork_Quilt wrote: »

Our most useful purchase for drying has been a couple of caravan airers to go over the bannister rail on the landing. They're meant to hang outside on a caravan windowsill but instead they hang out over the stairs and catch the warm air as it rises. Also, they don't take up any floor space. I usually get one large load on two of them and most things dry overnight. Also useful for 'dry flat' items.

What a great idea!

I have a couple of small ones of these that I bought from Home Bargains, I think they were £1.99 each.

Def going to use your idea from now on.

One of the best purchases I have made is a spin dryer.

You will be amazed how much water comes from your washing even after a 1400 spin!

I bought the White Knight one from Currys and it is brilliant.

As an example, I spun 5 school shirts for about 3 mins (if that) then put them in the tumble dryer (not a very good one), they took less than 5 mins to dry.




http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/household-appliances/laundry-dishwashers/tumble-dryers/white-knight-28009w-spin-dryer-white-17639190-pdt.html#srcid=11026

globetraveller

I have to admit that I haven't looked at spin driers before. I just remember my mum's one, which was huge. The one above is small though and looks a great buy.

sb44

globetraveller wrote: »

I have to admit that I haven't looked at spin driers before. I just remember my mum's one, which was huge. The one above is small though and looks a great buy.

Yep, it is a great size and doesn't cost a lot to run.

We have a smart meter and I checked the cost when I was spinning some towels, I think it was about 9p an hour so a few minutes isn't going to break the bank, especially when you realise how much it cuts down on the tumble drying.

It is really well made, more so than the Creda one that I looked at.

bluebag

Peggybabcot wrote: »

When we lived in a flat with a washer dryer I often washed, then split the load into lightweight items which went on an over the bath airer and the bulkier stuff like towels, jeans etc I tumble dried. One thing I found was you could wash x amount but the dryer wasn't capable of drying said amount so just running a wash then straight into dry cycle was a waste of time. I've just picked up some radiator airers in Aldi this morning, £1.99 for a pack of 2 as our dryer is broken at the mo and can't really afford to fix it. HTH X

Have a squint on freecycle they sometimes have them on there, you may get lucky.

My local Heart foundation furnishings shop sometimes have them cheap too.