Any suggestions for drying washing indoors

foreversomeday

We have got one of the ones which are like 2 Xs one on top of the other. My mum has got a brilliant one though with loads of room for clothes, unfortunately we can't find one the same anywhere.

Ikea do one though which looks as though it would dry things quite well, ie spreads things out, here:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50095091

lil_me

irishwexford aswell as the savings calculate the costs, the additional water/gas and the additional gas/damp in the home for the TD. Usually dishwashers do work out more cost effective if used when full only and on eco washes etc.

My point with halls/landings is they tend to have doors attatched to them, so fresh air is let in.

Airers/horses/maidens are available just about anywhere, I have a great over bath one I got in Tesco, a freestanding from Wilkinsons. I use my TD mainly for towels and linen, 2 bed wetters it's pretty much a must have as duvets take days to dry.

shelly

I don't agree that you have to/should/need to use a dehumidifier to dry clothes indoors. I dried ALL our clothes indoors at our old house for 14 years and never once had a damp problem.
Have lived in this house for just over 18 months and do the same. We have 2 airers set up in a spare bedroom and have had no problems with damp at all, not even condensation on the windows.
The rad is switched off and light clothes take maybe 24 hours to dry with jeans and woollens taking more like 48 hours. If I need an item quickly it goes in the tumble drier* or the airer gets stood in front of a rad that is on.
Also have never had a problem with the room or clothes smelling "musty". The room just smells of fabric softener


*honestly can't remember the last time I used the tumble drier.

lil_me

You must have been lucky shelly but as my son has asthma and dust mites effect it, I can't afford to have a damp warm home because of the effect dust mites (which thrive in damp warm rooms) would have on his health. I also don't use much in the way of fabric softner because of his eczema so I'm also not covering up any smells with anything else. Of course a spare room noone is living in either so less condensation caused by breathing. I am not saying they won't dry, everything will eventually.

shelly

I don't have a "damp warm home". The rad is switched off in the room the clothes dry in and the door is kept shut at all times so its pretty cold in there.

What works for me obviously doesn't work for everyone but IME dehumidifiers aren't always needed.

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Unless its raining the clothes all go on the washing line for a 'blow' for an hour then back indoors to go on my airer in the kitchen.Usually can dry things almost over night.But I live alone so I only do a wah qwhen the machine is full and its usually once ,sometimes twice a week.Once for clothes and once for towels,sheets ect.

Yategirl

JackieO wrote: »

Unless its raining the clothes all go on the washing line for a 'blow' for an hour then back indoors to go on my airer in the kitchen.Usually can dry things almost over night.

I do this - we are a family of 4 - on dry days everything goes outside for as long as possible... and then back inside and on to airer(s)..

We have the ikea airer mentioned above - it's great - I can fit loads on! Also have an over the bath airer, a 4 panel standing airer (which fits into narrow spaces) and 2 ikea "smalls" hangers (you know - the type with lots of pegs).

I get as much as I can into the bathroom - "smalls" on the shower rail, bath airer over the bath and the panel one squashed behind the door - it's a squeeze to get into the bathroom.. but I can leave the window open all the time. The Ikea airer sits on the landing and I use the banister as well (if I have washing here then there is a bedroom window open as well as the bathroom window).

It is wet days that I find difficult as we get lots of condensation in this house despite windows being open..

irishwexford

Nessie
I am only trying this for a week to see what these things cost to run and then will aim to do big wash on a windy day and use drier when I have to. As just two of us this would not be a problem. Dishwasher I only use every other day when full and on eco programme and this means I do not have damp tea towels every day . If I find noticable savings I will be a lot more careful with these appliances but doubt whether I could give them up completely.:cool:

Reverbe

only way we can in a one main room flat - on a thingie over the bath and on a clothes horse/over the turned off radiators. Very wet or very urgent things I put on the boiler but my flatmate tells me I am not meant to. It's mostly ok and surprisingly some things dry quicker than you think. The nack is to wash well in advance of when you need things if important

Reverbe

Lalaladybird wrote: »

What is a maiden? Is it another name for an airer?

Same as a clothes horse??. Never heard the word airer until today. is that Southern?