Any suggestions for drying washing indoors

juliejay

Ooooh get one of these if you can, they are brilliant. They cost next to nothing to run and the clothes are dry overnight or even quicker,even when filled with undies which normally take days. Read the reviews on the site and there's hardly a negative one there. The shortish flex is the only problem I've found but just park it near a wall or get an extension lead. It's still not as good as putting the washing on the line but I work full time and don't have much choice.

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/lakeland-dry-soon-heated-airer/F/keyword/Airer/product/21736

Pont

At this time of year it's tumble dry only for me. To cut down on costs try putting a dry towel in with your tumble load to cut down the drying time - it works!

toontron

I only ever use my tumble dryer - I don't have a washing line. Tumble dryer is generally on twice a day.

toffee65

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8500368/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CKitchen+and+laundry%7C14418476/c_2/3%7C15701316%7CLaundry+and+cleaning%7C14418551/c_3/4%7Ccat_14418551%7CIndoor+airers%7C14418554.htm

Bought one of these a few weeks ago and have to say I'm chuffed to bits with how much I can get on there...shaped nice and square to fit in a corner too. Plus it's reduced in price. Feels a bit flimsy but it's really ok.

sb44

Well I have a 6' x 4' plastic walk in greenhouse which will be empty tomorrow so I am going to put some clothes in there to see if they dry.

Abbafan1972

I have a washing line, but don't tend to use it at this time of year, don't have an airing cupboard.

Have a tumble dryer though for this time of year and it is a real godsend.

lindseykim13

How on earth is everone working out the cost of their tumble dryer? I would love not to feel so bad about putting a load in there every now and again. I always thought it cost a few quid rather than pence?

toontron

lindseykim13 wrote: »

How on earth is everone working out the cost of their tumble dryer? I would love not to feel so bad about putting a load in there every now and again. I always thought it cost a few quid rather than pence?

To be honest I don't have a clue what it costs to run the tumble dryer, its something I have done since the kids were tiny and much more messy than they are now. I think it probably does cost a fair bit, mine tends to be on 30 minutes for light articles, followed by a good hour for the towels a day. May just see if I can find out what it costs - if I do I will let you know.

Primrose

When we changed our last washing machine we bought a Hotpoint which has a 1600 rpm spin, which is considerably faster than our last model and extracts a lot moist moisture at this stage. I have a retractable washing line in our bathroom and a radiator in there that works on a separate hot water system to our central heating, so I leave the hot water on to keep that radiator warm. I use the light for lightweight things and drape heavy items like towels over the radiator. Then I open the little bathroom window and keep the bathroom door ajar to get a draught going through. This combination of draught and warmth dries our laundry very quickly and the bathroom never suffers from damp as it stays well ventilated. I do have a tumble drier but very rarely use it as it's too expensive on electricity. But whenever possible I just try and time my laundry activity to coincide with a dry blowy day so I can dry it outside.

But I do wonder sometimes if people arn't making a rod for their own backs with the amount of laundry they do. When I think back to my childhood when there were few washing machines about, most of us wore the same clothes for several days on the trot because without washing or drying appliances, women simply couldn't keep up with the amount of laundry which would have needed to be done.

lostinrates

I don't have a tumble dryer, only ever had one once, and loved it but noticed the huge cost and felt both concerned at that and environmental impact.

This week has been a washing nightmare. we've had to wash our duvet...in an incident with a cat in the process of being housetrained, and had all our weekend work clothes which got rained on, s double the amount got worn, plus bedding from two beds. Usually I wash ''the big stuff'' like sheets, on an appropriate day, I have spare linen, so if need be can get through a few changes without needing to wash then spend a day doing loads and loads to hang outside. Radiators with airers in a room where the window can be opened later are invaluable for things that need washing a lot but are small...cleaning clothes for example. Backs of well cleaned doors for duvet covers, sheets, towels, gain, when you kno you have time/ability to air the room well afterwards.

My most useful ''weapon'' in this house though is a covered area over the back door, deep enough to put an airer in when it rains...perfect for all but the big and heavy items all the time!