Any suggestions for drying washing indoors

lostinrates

I've only had a td for a few years, we got one when we had no heating here to relieve some pressure, and it did a great job of adding some heat to the house!

My problem is my family want to use it all the time when the day is ok for drying now:(.

Previously I've been fine to dry washing almost all year. For those with a garden my big asset here and in a previous house is a covered area, less grand than a veranda, but a deepish covered area ( here at the Wreck its currugated iron). This space means even if there is a smattering of rain the washing stays dry apart from moisture in the air, so can just be finished in a dryer if need be, but very rarely is.

It also means you have somewhere to air stuff year round....big rugs, dog beds not back enough for a wash yet, etc etc,

And, my dogs eat outside but not in the weather. Its one of the Most useful yet cheapest areas of our home.

zippychick

I've merged this with an older thread which has loads of ideas

Zip

jinny

I've never really understood why people who live in flats get such a hard time over putting laundry out on their balconies.[/QUOTE]

Thats not a real problem for me either. Its just my neighbour puts all her washing hanging over the balcony. Even their underclothes, our balconies are right next to each other. So when im sitting there enjoying the sunshine all I see are their really tatty unmentionables it aint pleasant believe me. Its sometimes out for days on end and she isnt the best at washing laundry. Talk about fifty shades of grey:rotfl:

Kathy535

I got rid of my tumble dryer 3 yrs ago, it was a very old one and my electricity Bill plummeted. I have a hanging rail next to the radiator in the spare room and hang almost everything in there in the winter, it dries in 24hrs or less depending on the heating but you do need to remember to turn the hangers round every few hours. I'm lucky to have a car port with an undercover washing line which I use when the weather is fairly dry and I air stuff on the radiators, my plumber father despairs but it works for me!

kboss2010

I've been finding that drying shirts and jumpers is much faster if you hang them on hangers and hang them on your clothes horse that way instead of draping them over.

kboss2010

Groupon is doing the small heated airers for £28 at the moment

http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/gg-groupon-goods-global-gmb-h-5-483/48923740

pattypan4

I bought myself a tumble dryer just a few weeks ago. Moved house and factored in the cost. I definitely don`t want any damp/wet washing to be drying in the house, increasing humidity and potentially dust mites and mould growth. Brand new house so is very energy efficient, I have some vents open all the time but it is not like the old houses that are forever draughty. So my tumbler dryer is A*** and is a heat pump with sensors. I like to line dry outside most of the time but thought it was time I treated myself after a lifetime of frugalness

janb5

Why are you resurrecting old threads from 5 years ago?

pattypan4

why not, nothing wrong with opinions 5 years old

pattypan4

This weather is almost winter for getting clothes dry. I won`t be the only one putting clothes out and bringing them in when the rain starts. So drying indoors is an important topic, get it wrong and mould can be the result, with all its bad affects on health My intention today is to get the wash outside asap and I wish I had done the washing overnight, then bring it in and finish in the tumbler. My house is new and draught free so I am not about to put extra humidity in the air. Gone are my days in an older draughty house of clothes wet on airers, over the bath, on radiator airers etc