Any suggestions for drying washing indoors

Bigwigg

Hi guys, thanks for the advice, I'll start putting things outside again then, I thought if it wasn't "warm" so to speak, it wouldn't get any drier. Think I'll look into getting one of those ceiling things for my kitchen, washing all over the place I think would drive me up the wall! Thanks for all the tips:j

suki1964

Just a quick reminder for those who are new to drying clothes indoors.

Do not leave clothes drying unattended in front of a fire - be it open, gas,electric - whatever.

We were woken one morning in our last house by the lass opposite screaming for help and smoke billowing from her house. She had turned the gas fire on, stuck a jacket or something in front of it to dry and went to have a bath. Jacket caught alight, set the carpet alight and the curtains had just taken hold when hubby got to her

MonkeySaving?

We use a small room, a dehumidifier and an airing rack. Not OS, but definatley MSE.

Rainy-Days

sheba wrote: »

I'm thinking to get one of the old wooden ceiling pulley airers and having it in the wasted headroom bit above the stairs, completely out the way, so no washing all over radiators/house (which personally drives me bonkers). Can anyone see why that particular place would be a problem? x x

They are called Edwardian Airers. You see them a bit with people who have got Aga's or Rayburns because they can winch the airer up overnight and the heat from the range has them dry by morning.

I just have two corcertina type clothes airers and they do the job fine. I have ones with thicker metal bars on them because they seem to hang the washing apart better for drying. I tend to wash at night when the weather is bad, put it over the airer in the kitchen and it is nearly dry by morning!

Tink_04

i have 2 big airers that i stand upstairs in the bedroom with the big bay window open through the day (was ready to go first thing in a morning so can hang straight up) then close the windows about tea time and move into the dining room infront of the radiator and its dry by the next day ready for the next load! shirts and small t shirtd etc can go on hangers where ever i have space and towels go ove rthe banistor on the landing!

VJsmum

I have one of these

http://www.rotaire.com/

which, tho not as nice looking as the Shieling thing, is a fraction of the price. I wouldn't say it is quite the wonder kid the advert would have you believe, I bring the washing in dry enough to just air on the slats of the airing cupboard or on the airer in the conservatory. I have used my tumble dryer twice since this went on my line back in Marh - when i was a bit overwhelmed by a glut of holiday washing.

taxsaver

Ruari_Mclachlan wrote: »

We have a Shieling Drying tent, its a tent which drys your clothes. Works like a wind tunnel. They do a free trial! with free delivery and someone even came and set it up search Shieling Dryer in google. We cut our electric bills in half.
Everyone should have one of these.
Ruari

Talk about blatant self-promotion!! :mad:

*miaomiao*

MonkeySaving? wrote: »

We use a small room, a dehumidifier and an airing rack. Not OS, but definatley MSE.

We do the same and find not only does it help the clothes dry fast in cooler weather (otherwise avoiding the mildewy smell), but we also find the house warmer and need the heating less due to the drier air.

Hawthorn

I use a handy line http://www.mrspeggshandyline.com/

I previously used the concertina airers, but after having five or six fall to pieces really quickly on me (is nothing built to last these days?) I bit the bullet and got that instead.

Really useful for the rainy/snowy/damp days and great for sticking outside if the rotary gets full in the summer

downside is it is quite large, but things dry faster on it than a concertina as I peg things on, not fold them over.

if the heating is on, I also throw towels over radiators

esmf73

I have two retractable (but they never are!) washing lines over the bath - along with the shower curtain rail this is 3 lines! Plus a couple of clothes airers that live in the conservatory, but I double spin everything in the winter and am still hanging outside. Big things like sheets and duvets dry over the doors. Our house doesn't have high enough ceilings for one of those GORGEOUS and very useful pull down airers, I'd love one though.