Any suggestions for drying washing indoors

sb44

Well I am not going to get much dried outside this week.

According to the forecast our part of Staffordshire is going to get heavy sleet tomorrow, rain on Tuesday and snow showers on Thursday!



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iceicebaby

I have those airers you hook over the radiators, things dry in no time on those and I also have an airer in my walk in airing cupboard

meritaten

my tumble dryer is quite elderly now - but still is very efficient and doesnt cost a fortune to use. I like to iron while the clothes are a bit damp and then I put them on the radiators to air.

Fruball

I have a de-humifier in my wardrobe (which is the size of a small shed, built in) and I can hang my clothes in there wet, and by morning they are dry - it keeps my clothes warm too - I used to hate getting cold clothes out of it as it is on 2 outside walls. It was built into the house when these houses were built. I love it, but I love it more now the de-hu is in there

Bonus is everything comes out of the wash, goes straight on hangers in the wardrobe so I don't even have to put things away

Lazy???? Moi??? Nooooooooooooooooooooo :rotfl:

elona

Managed to order a 1.5 Metre ceiling clothes airer for the utility area for smaller items or the odd work outfit needed in a hurry. The boiler is there and it gets nice and warm so should dry things O.K.

Also ordered a 2.1 Metre one that will go in the garage for bigger items like towels or bedding. I don't want wet washing all over the house and with five of us the washing machine is on at least once a day.

DH hates tumble driers and I like to humour him now and then

Katgoddess

This is what I've been doing.....

Double spinning the washing. All the big stuff (a few adult clothes/towels/sheets) goes out on the line on a dry day. All the small stuff (lots of toddler clothing, and the odd t shirt) goes on the airer, which I stand outside if it's not too windy. Underwear goes on one of those circle thing with pegs - forgot name!

Then at end of the day I bring the airer inside, which saves having to unpeg all the fiddly stuff. The adult clothing goes on the bannister rail/airer/radiator airer to finish drying. I clip the underwear line to the airer. I have the heating on for 1.5 hours in the evening for toddler bath and bed time, and 1.5 hours in the morning for when OH gets up for work, which is normally enough heat to finish things off.

I normally do a full load every other day, which gives me enough time to rotate things on the radiators get them bone dry.

kochi1

My little flat has a washing line over the bath, I keep the window open and it dries ok, in the winter might take an extra day but so far so good. If I need it all dried quicker I'll run around the laundrette around the corner and use the tumble drier.

Benson

How do all those with dryers do it? I can only put towels and underwear in ours, everything else comes out creased as hell! It takes me longer to iron?!? I tried putting some bedding in the other day and instead timing it till it was dry I thought get it out whilst still slightly damp and the air so it wouldn't be as creased, but it was still as creased as anything?! It's a new washer dryer and cost me £ 700 so not a cheapy one etc !

coco1980

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.!

I would love a dryer but dont have the space for one and can do with out the expense of one:o

oldandhappy

Hang clothes out on line...so easy with just the 2 of us;)...open aspect and drys really well...bad weather days..we dont get many here luckily.. I use the greenhouse. My daughter who has moved within hearing distance arrived here this afternoon with her wet bedding(having phoned with her ? 1st)to use the tumble dryer that is stored and rarely used in an outside storage shed.mmm I did mention she will need her OWN with the large amount of washing she has...her garden is very well shelterd so winter drying is going to be difficult and the property is very restricted on places to dry and air so tumbleling will be the best option for her. Dianne