Any suggestions for drying washing indoors

Olliebeak

Do you mean like this?

woowoowoowoo - hey you learn summat new everyday! Thank you sooo much - I wondered how all you smartiepants on here did that!

Churchmouse

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Just remember, no-one likes a smart !!!!!!!

Ooooh I've been censored! Well done Olliebeak:D

sooz

Olliebeak wrote: »

Do you mean like this?

woowoowoowoo - hey you learn summat new everyday! Thank you sooo much - I wondered how all you smartiepants on here did that!

OI! That was my link. Go and get your own.

beedeedee

If you have one of those racks for drying on a radiator, hook it upside down onto one of the slats in the airing cupboard and it will give you acres more drying space in there.

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olliebeak, not drying clothes outdoors is probably in the lease (ours is) and is for the aesthetic benefit of the group as a whole, otherwise the development will look like a tenament block. A tenant here tried to dry his on his patio a couple of times (not knowing the `rules`)and some of the other owners gently put him right

The OPs flat should not be so damp. Our bathroom and en suites ventilate via the extractor in minutes and they have no windows

Two of the owners (at least) invested in condensing tumbler dryers even though we have washer/dryers

On a sunny day, I also stand a large airer inside the patio windows when they are open

Olliebeak

sooz wrote: »

OI! That was my link. Go and get your own.

my apologies, sooz . I was so delighted to find the instructions that I just used the first link that came to hand! I will take 100 lines as my punishment if you like -

I must not nick sooz's link - I must not nick sooz's link - I must not ........... oh bgr! I give up - but you get my drift :rotfl: :rotfl:

Olliebeak

kittie wrote: »

olliebeak, not drying clothes outdoors is probably in the lease (ours is) and is for the aesthetic benefit of the group as a whole, otherwise the development will look like a tenament block. A tenant here tried to dry his on his patio a couple of times (not knowing the `rules`)and some of the other owners gently put him right

The OPs flat should not be so damp. Our bathroom and en suites ventilate via the extractor in minutes and they have no windows

Two of the owners (at least) invested in condensing tumbler dryers even though we have washer/dryers

On a sunny day, I also stand a large airer inside the patio windows when they are open

I can understand the 'aesthetics' of the idea - but if the same landlord has another property close by where tenants are allowed to dry laundry outdoors then that defeats the object. There's also the balance between the appearance of the building on the outside (for the benefit of people passing) and the potential build up of damp problems (which affect the people living there AND the landlord's own building/property) - I know that I personally would be more concerned about my long-term investment and not how good it looks to passers-by.

I have a condensor dryer myself, but I do know that they are more expensive to buy than ordinary dryers - and I try not to run mine at all unless absolutely necessary.

Looks like the only route for you, OP, is to get a couple of airers and do your laundry maybe three times a week (one white wash, one mixed coloured wash and one dark wash) - but that STILL doesn't help you get rid of this initial back-log . - And sort out your OH into changing his clobber a little less :rolleyes: !

Best of luck with it, hun.

StressedSteph

skintmostofthetime wrote: »

Hate to say this - but ..... are you washing things that could - in all honesty - be worn again ? Yes - knickers etc need changing every day but sometimes - unless you're a REALLY `sweaty ' person or have a really dirty job - things can be reworn `cos they aint really dirty. We've all just developed this idea that we need to have a clean NEW outfit every day when it isn't always needed.
Also things like undies can be washed by hand every day and then they will dry on a radiator, shirts/blouses can often be worn twice, skirts/trousers can be worn more than twice if carefull and ironed, tights - well they're just easy, it's the `biggies' that's the problem - towels/sheets etc and they will need to go in tumble/on radiators. Having done my lecture I do have question - have you asked what your neighbours do ? I know about the `spoiling the look ' phrase but surely when it's a really sunny day and only once in a blue moon - oops mixed metaphor nearly there, - you could stick stuff outside and to hell with `em. Oh I'm such a devil!!!!:T

This is a fantastic post, I find myself doing over 2 full washes per day (2 adults / 2 toddlers) and it drives me crazy with the tumble dryer going constant :eek: . I am definately going to try and hang stuff up again after it's worn. I do firmly beleive that it seems easier to bung our clothes in the washing basket rather than check it and re-hang it.

To the OP, We had ALOT of damp in our house from drying things on the radiators, it was a nightmare. If I was you, I think I would do a combination of :-

1) Cut down on washing by trying to re-use clean-ish clothes
2) dry the clothes by a big open window (with the weather slowly getting warmer you can leave the window open while you are home to let any moisture out.
3) Use your washer/drier - I admit I used to have a combi one of these and mine was also very rubbish - took ages to dry clothes, but better than leaving clothes hanging around for days making the flat damp.

If you do well with Number 1, hopefully you won't have so much drying to do
I reckon the de-humidifier would use as much juice as the tumble drier - I might be wrong:o

xx

bandraoi

You could also use the tumble dryer for half an hour and then finish clothes on airers.
This will reduce the damp/condensation problem.

Samphire

With two small children (DS1 is three and a half, DS2 was 1 on Saturday) I seem to spend half my life doing laundry. I'm lucky in that I have a covered decking area with a washing line which means I can still dry things outside when it's a bit wet, though on rainy days with not much wind things still stay damp and musty. Last winter I tried to dry things on airers and radiators, but still found that jumpers stayed damp and musty for days. Has anyone used this "Dri buddy" thingie from JML? Or a heated airer like this one from Lakeland? It would be great to hear from anyone who has feedback on these, positive or negative!