Any suggestions for drying washing indoors

soappie

I have a really good relationship with my next door neighbour who is retired. She generally does her washing on weekdays meaning that weekends her line is free so I just phone and ask the question and the answer comes back "yes, you can use my line - I'll leave the pegs and the line prop out for you"

Bless her! Means I can fill her line with stuff as well as my own..

Saving-to-retire

I have my lines under the carport so I can leave my washing out while I go to work. Ive even pegged it out late at night so I can get another load straight on the line as soon as its dry in the morning. I cant have it hanging around the house due to damp and mould.

sweetilemon

We live in a 1 bed flat, both work from 7.30/8-6 mostly and our garden is 1 level down. For almost 5 years I contended with gambling on the weather, getting up early, taking it in at night soaking, hanging it on the clothes horse (which took up half the room and the cat used as a climbing frame so had to be replaced!). Had to replace our wallpaper due to mould, spent a fortune on anti mould sprays/paint. When the washing mountain became too much id trail it all up in the car to my mother in laws, going back and forth to change loads in their tumble, and when i didnt have time for the length chats inbetween to the laundrettes at £15 an ikea bag. I gave in. Squeezed a tumble drier into our bedroom and love it. Yes it costs more but i think its worth it to save all that stress and the extra expence of treating mould, laundrette and petrol!!! Now I really just put the washing out if im off and its sunny and i havent got a million and one things to do. I resent my tumble but love it all the same. I'm so much happier without the stress of damp and washing overflowing all around!!!!

raven83

I just hang mine out and it's often rained once it's been pegged out but I just leave it! If it is a nice sunny day I will try and do as many loads as possible, but things like towels do sometimes end up in the tumble.

psso

frugaller wrote: »

Has anyone ever dried their clothes in a greenhouse? Just wondering... :-)

Yes, I dry stuff in the greenhouse on airers. It`s a BIG one though. Keeps it out of the rain and when (if..) the sun shines, the greenie gets nice and warm and washing dries quickly. Also have the tumbledryer tho` for all those little things, socks, undies etc as cba hanging them all up. There`s 3 adults and a toddler so lots of small stuff.

[Deleted User]

I have an airer in my bedroom as it is the warmest room in the house. I still use the dryer for towels and bed linen though.

Barneysmom

Those Dri Buddys, where does the water go?

Stephen_Leak

Living in a first floor flat, an airer in the kitchen. I can't afford to run the tumble dryer.

rigsby1967

I refused to use my tumble dryer from about 17 years ago when i saw how much leccy it was using so i put an airer in the (now) spare room, if i have bulky stuff like blankets or towels, i'll put the de-humidifer on which costs hardly any leccy and dries the stuff so much quicker;).

Meadows

frugaller wrote: »

Hiya
There's me, my hubby, two teenagers and two dogs and I am having big issues NOT to resort to the tumbledryer this summer.
If it's sunny out, I put some laundry out and either by the time I've put it out or within a couple of hours it's been rained on and I'm back to square one.
I don't have my radiators on in the summer and if I dry laundry in my house on the radiators in the winter then my house goes damp :-(
There must be something that I should be doing but I'm not, but I just don't know what...
I would really appreciate any advice on what you wonderdul MSE'rs do to dry your laundry in this horrid weather.
TIA Frugaller

Tumble dryer for the bits that can be and radiator or airer for the bits that can not be tumbled.
Even though no radiators are not on the general heat around the house dries clothe easily if left on a radiator, airer or hanger.

You could also rig up a line in the garage if you have one, won't hurt the car to get wet and keeps clothes dry.

As for drying on radiators in the winter you still need to vent the room (open a window) to avoid condensation & damp.