Any suggestions for drying washing indoors

calleyw

~moneysavingnovice~ wrote: »

My dehumidifier costs 20p to use for 24 hours. Normally having it on for, say, 4 hours, dries the washing completely, so 3-4p a time? That being said, I don't know how much a TD costs to run. But I think the cost of my dehumidifier is worth it to have a non-damp flat.

It depends on the watts for the cost per hour.

A gas TD cost more to buy but is cheaper to run.

I would say a dehumidifier is a better bet. As it dies the air out and helps make it feel warmer.

Means you don't have to use so much heat either.

Yours

Calley

JoeyG

I use a dehumidifier too.

I'm in a basement flat in an old building so suffers with damp, so the dehumidifier helps keep down damp in the flat at the same time as drying clothes... only problem is it has developed a loud buzz/rattle so I can only bear to have it on when I'm out, still dries perfectly fine though.

PJ1

Hi All,
How do you all dry your washing now it's cold and damp? I've always hung mine on a rack in the bathroom but I've noticed that as it takes so long to dry it develops a sort of musty, wet-dog smell which is most unpleasant! I do have a tumble dryer out in the garage but I'm always reluctant to use it as I've always thought them to be electricity guzzlers. Does anyone have any ideas on the best, cheapest way to dry their washing please?
Thanks
PJ x

newleaf

We have a small dehumidifier, a Delonghi DEM10. It's great for drying the washing and demisting the windows. It makes the house feel a bit warmer too, without costing a bomb to run.

tanith

I'm still hanging mine out on dry days... I have a line full out now and its blowing nicely... even on cold days it will still dry and then I finish off on an airer or in the tumble for a few minutes

Sambucus_Nigra

I wash on a dry blowy day [never a wet one] and if necessary - final dry the clothes on the rads...and the undies go into the airing cupboard to...air.

adelight

I have no airing cupboard/CH so everything is dried on airers. I try to put as little stuff as possible on the airer so it dries a little faster and more air can circulate(if i'm not in the room i shut the door and open the windows), or hang stuff in door ways on coat hangers over night.

winterfrost

I put it on the radiators for half an hour or so until it's almost dry, then turn off the radiators and the residual heat gets rid of most of the rest of the moisture, so it dries fairly quickly after that so doesn't get a chance to get the musty smell. Bigger things go in the airing cupboard.

newleaf

I don't get a choice of waiting for a dry, blowy day to wash, I have to do it at weekends when I am not at work or doing other things. There comes a point in the year - usually around October round here - where hanging stuff out to dry becomes a waste of time. I've just taken in a line of washing that has been out for 2 days and is as wet now as when it went out. The forecast says there's wet & windy weather on the way, so it is now hanging about the hall & landing on hangers and the little dehumidifier is doing it's stuff. We haven't had the CH on yet, so no nice toasty radiators to use, although it won't be long now!

valk_scot

How about stringing a line up in the garage if you have room? It will be colder but the air circulation will be better, especially if you just have a single layer of clothes and at least they won't go fusty. If they still feel a tad clammy at the end you could either air them out briefly in your warmest room or over the radiators, or give them ten minutes only through the tumble drier.

TBH though theres money saving, and there's making life unpleaasently hard on yourself sometimes. How much does it cost to run a tumble drier for a full load...50p or so? Tbh I'd rather put the tumble drier on twice a week during the winter and buy one packet of biscuits less, if you see what I mean.