Any suggestions for drying washing indoors

flippin36

I don't know exactly how much they cost to run (someone else might know) but when we got ours I watched the electric metre and it was hardly moving so I guess not much. I can't quite believe how much water mine is collecting at the moment - it quite alarming!

MonkeySaving?

Get an absorption one like this http://www.meaco.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DD122FW We have the same and it really doesn't use much electricity at all.

EstherH

Thanks. My mum has a dehumidifier so I might see if I can borrow it. I have piles of washing to do at the moment but it has been raining solid for the last few days and I don't want to put the heating on yet.

Luciferswench

I still put my washing out if its cold if its raining then i hold off doing the washing as long as possible if i have to wash whilst its raining i use indoor airers or if its cold i put the raidators on and dry that way or use the tumble drier.

CH27

It's been raining here for the past few days so my bedrooom looks like Widow Twanky's:rotfl:

SpikyHedgehog

We've had dry & windy (& chilly) weather for a couple of days & I've put the washing out so I can keep Mount Washmore under manageable proportions. The stuff has been so soft when I've got it off the line! I don't remember ever having such soft washing except from the tumble dryer. I don't know if it was just the wind, or the laundry gloop, vinegar conditioner combined with the wind.

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

I dry outside all year round (provided it is'nt wet) then if they're still damp I'll put them on the clothes horse and put the dehumidifyer on over night.
By morning the clothes are nice and dry and the room is warm thanks to the dehumidifyer which costs very little to run.
I have a tumble dryer but don't like using it as I don't like the way the clothes feel dried in that.
I'm lucky that I have three big attic rooms and I have a permanent washing line hung up in one of them so when it rains I'll dry washing in there,leaving the dorma window open slighlty to provide a draught.
Best thing in winter though is to not let the washing build up.Do little and often

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

EstherH wrote: »

How expensive are de humidifiers to run? Do they vary a lot from one to another? Are they cheaper than tumble driers to run?

I try and put washing out on line if it's not raining and then put on radiators but we have damp and hubby says it's because of washing on rads. He would rather use tumble drier but electrics expensive enough without that and the rads are on anyway.

I must admit I don't know the exact amount but its only pennies for a 24 hour period.
Needless to say a lot less than a tumble drier costs to run and with more benefits,it dries your washing,keeps the room dry and free from mould caused by condensation and also warms the room.
In the winter we leave ours on overnight and in the morning the washing is always dry and the room lovely and warm for when you get up.
I consider my dehumidifyer an essential piece of kit,just as important as any other bit of household equipment to be honest.

Mumof2_2

Kaz2904 wrote: »

I'm after one of those ceiling airers too, that way I would no longer have to use my TD!

We got ours on ebay - don't remember the price but it wasn't extortionate by any means.

Kaz2904

Those of you who are musing about buying a dehumidifier in order to dry your washing.........
I've lived in many flats before and never had a problem getting washing dried on airers or with condensation causing mould. Once the kids arrived it was impossible to keep up with washing though. I spent 2 years getting my hair off because there was always washing everywhere! I would have killed for somewhere to hang washing out of sight but had it on every radiator and airers all over the place. A dehumidifier would really have helped me here because you can aim the warmer dryer air towards the washing and it blows it dry a bit quicker.

The reason we don't dry washing indoors now is the same reason we borrowed the dehumidifier last year. We have an old coal shed on the back of the house which has been turned into a downstairs loo. It is single skin breeze block built onto a concrete base. All of the heat for the rest of the house disappears out here and we get awful damp and condensation. The walls are running wet. We sat the dehumidifier out here last year and it ran constantly. We didn't actually have it until the end of February and I was still amazed by the amount of water it pulled out. No running condensation on the walls and no mould. So when the TD went on, the warmth generated by that actually stayed in the house.
The heating was coming on much less because the air in the house was much drier so it didn't get as cold.
I'm not sure quite how much it cost to run but I know for sure that it didn't matter the cost because the mould just couldn't be kept on top of.
DH was sure we had rising damp (he doesn't bother researching these things) and wasn't convinced about the dehumidifier but even he was converted when he saw that the problems were being solved.
Gotta borrow it again this year or buy one of our own though!

If you have high levels of wetness, I would recommend one that you can drain to outside too. That way, you can go away for a weekend safe in the knowledge that you won't be greeted by a damp house when you return.