Any suggestions for drying washing indoors

tomitma

I have a tumble drier but I hate using it, when it comes to drying clothes I put them on there correct hangers as you would putting them in a wardrobe, and then hang them up in doorways, the heat of the room dries them, plus because they are hung properly it really reduces the ironing you have to do.

Sheets and bedding are hug in the airing cupboard, tea towels over the radiator, the only things I use the drier for are towels, but I usually just leave them in there for half an hour to soften them, then they are over the radiators.

themull1

I would hate washing hung all over the house, especially if someone came round, and there were clothes on every available surface!! I've never had a washing line, because i can't be bothered to put all the clothes out then get them in again.! Thats what dryers were invented for.!

nic1lou2

Hi in winter I put things on my airer to dry, next to a radiator. Large items such as bedding go over the bannister on the landing and dry quite quickly as the heat rises.

tanith

themull1 wrote: »

I would hate washing hung all over the house, especially if someone came round, and there were clothes on every available surface!! I've never had a washing line, because i can't be bothered to put all the clothes out then get them in again.! Thats what dryers were invented for.!

But clothes dried in a tumble dryer never smell like things that have been dried in the fresh air especially bedding and towels . I can't imagine never hanging out washing to dry.. it very satisfying watching a line full of clean dry sheets blowing in the wind...

Quackers

tanith wrote: »

But clothes dried in a tumble dryer never smell like things that have been dried in the fresh air especially bedding and towels . I can't imagine never hanging out washing to dry.. it very satisfying watching a line full of clean dry sheets blowing in the wind...

Ditto

Getting in to bed with the smell of sunshine on your bedding is one of the nicest things in the wholest widest world

My dining room is also turned into a launderette during the winter...I have a clothes horse, a rail that hangs over the door (so you have to duck as you walk in ) and over radiator hanger thingies too!

themull1

Nah, the whole 'freshly dried in sunshine thing has nerver bothered me, it can't have, been drying clothes in a dryer for 20 years! And i work full time, there would be nothing worse than putting clothes out on a line in the morning, it rains, and you're back to square one.!!

Rebekah24

Mine have been out on line today..now in the bathroom with the window wide open

It is a tricky business.. I usually just wash at the weekends..its easier..windows all open, things hanging..can pop in and out.. touch wood its been dry enough to keep line drying for now!

bluebag

I try and dry outside if possible, a good tip I found on here was if the paving stones are dry the washing will dry (at least a bit). I finish them off on the maiden if not quite dry.

My tumble dryer sosts 40p to do a full load of towels, I don't think that's too bad. So I do a bit of both really. Having wet washing going fusty is not money saving to me, more work and money washing them again.

BitterAndTwisted

I usually dry my laundry in the kitchen with the window open on an airier but as the machine has broken down and I can't afford to replace it I went to the launderette this afternoon. To dry ONE LOAD of washing cost TWO POUNDS!

If I had a tumble-drier and no outside space to dry laundry and could afford to run it I'd certainly use one. I'd even be prepared to shave something else off the budget to find the money if I could.

Drying laundry all over the place indoors in the cold weather risks causing condensation and possibly mould.

mandragora_2

There's more drying weather than you'd imagine, but it can be a pain putting stuff out/taking it in. Years ago OH built a covered area out in the back yard, and everything goes out - it's great. I think the OP mentioned a dryer in the garage, as another poster has said, if you can, perhaps use the garage as a drying area? All the clothes usually need is the air blowing through them, heat isn't necessary. I wouldn't like it all over the house - damp inside isn't good, and it gets depressing in the end, so I try to avoid it if I can.