Any suggestions for drying washing indoors

Rummer

Our tumble dryer just died so we are going to have to be a bit more clever with our laundry as we can't afford to buy a new one. Only three of us however my other two seem to go through clean laundry like there is no tomorrow! We have a kitchen pulley which is really helpful and a small washing line outside but with the weather recently it has been hard to dry things outdoors!

pennystretcher

I don't use the tumble dryer as it is way too expensive. I recently got a DeLonghi dehumidifier and that has really speeded up the time it takes for the laundry to dry. (Obviously you can't keep the windows open when you use it...and dehumidifier uses much less electricity than a dryer)

This year I'm not dreading doing the laundry in the winter - it used to take days for my thick towels to dry...

...and yes, I hang my sheets on top of doors etc when I run out space on my airer...

Also - remember to turn the clothes/sheets over (and inside out) every now and then - they dry quicker and more evenly...

Olliebeak

I think when it's raining in the school holidays, you just have to get a bit inventive with washing and drying stuff. Landing bannisters, airers (you might need 2 if you've got a few kiddies), pull-out lines over the bath, tops of doors, open sheets out over chairs and sofas overnight - can all be useful to avoid tumble drying. I'd even resort to not washing the bedding quite so often if it's raining - just do it when you get a couple of nice days - unless it just HAS to be done (I had a bed-wetter so I know how difficult it can be ).

Good Luck - those pre-payment meters are a right pain in the asre!

lindsaygalaxy

I have to say im terrible when it comes to drying clothes in the tumble dryer, but I do try.

£1 - I got one of the sock/underwear hangers from poundlands. It takes up no space and by morning everything is usually dry.

V shape airer over the bath - takes up no more space and again leave over night (door closed).

Dryer balls - can get these quite cheap now (can sometimes get them in poundland or instore) and they really do make a difference.

We have a gazebo type thing which keeps the rain off.

Do you have an airing cupboard?
If you can get things mostly dry just pop them in the dryer for a few minutes to finish them off.

bluetimone97

I have a prepayment meter too, I have 3 boys who came back from a camp trip on Thursday evening, everything they brought in was wet and muddy and about to go mouldy (we lost 3 tshirts and a pillowcase), this included 6 pillows and 3 sleeping bags and countless amounts of clothes. I did around 15 loads over the weekend and only cost me £5 in total (that includes total electricity usage for the 2 days), all dried in the tumble!
I have no idea why yours was so expensive.

purpledreams

Great advice thanks so much im putting the clothes on a extra spin from now on , and im going to enquire about that cheap rate electric time i didnt even know that exsisted ;-)

avstar

Aye up all you Old Style Moneysavers:D

Just wondered how you guys dry your laundry?

I used to dry everything in drier regardless of weather out of convenience but this is way too expensive/environmentally unsound so how do you guys dry your laundry?

Cos I work full time I've been trying to hang washing out in the morning but then it invariable rains while I'm away and the washing gets dirty/smelly:mad:. I live oop north and it rains alot round here. Hung washing out last night at 6pm when I got home cos it looked nice, it started rainign half an hour later LOL!

If I just hang the washing up in the huose it takes ages to dry and some things still smell 'damp & foisty' from taking too long to dry.

By the way we are a family of 3 but have lots of washing as t'other half is a gym freak/trainer so has tons of v smelly washing:rotfl:

HannahIOW

We live in a flat with no garden so what I do is hang all the washing on a couple of clothes airers/horses and stick all the undies and socks on those peggy things, and put it all in front of the storage heater which is left on very low all the time. The washing only takes about a day to dry.

anguk

On the "avoid using gas & electric" thread
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1458207&page=7
frogglet posted a link to a cover for rotary airers to keep the rain off washing:
http://www.rotaire.com/

morph3us posted a couple of links for cheaper versions:
http://www.cordvale.com/
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Replacement-Rain-Covers-for-Rotamate-washing-line_W0QQitemZ220476630953QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Laundry?hash=item33556e67a9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Rikki

Outside on the washing line and you have to just keep your eye on the weather I'm afraid. Try not to leave your washing out too late as the evenings draw in as the washing will start to get damp again.

If the weathers bad I wash smaller loads so they will fit on the airer in front of the window.