Getting Washing Dry

black-saturn

Good idea but my ceilings arn't that high. Think I might buy a couple of airers and have things hanging on them for ages.

JAMIEDODGER

yesterday i rigged up an airer in my airing cupboard, shelves needed adjusting so i could fit it in their and airer is now tied to one of the shelves so it stays in the cupboard without falling out...bit of a diy bodge job but it works....went in there this morning and all the washing was dry (usually takes 36-48 hours), im really chuffed....didnt want to be using TD all winter!

angelatgraceland

nearlyrich wrote:

My Mum had a Flatley, there were 4 of us under 5 in the early 60's so she had a lot of washing to dry, however the Flatley was horrendously expensive to run, we had a slot electricity meter and it whipped through the shilling...She was hard done to thinking about it, top loading washer, not automatic, just an agitator then a mangle to wring the clothes followed by pegging it all outside, only on Mondays in the street where we lived. (Local bylaws) the back yard wasn't bug enough to swing the proverbial cat so no room for hanging washing there. No radiators, we just had one coal fire in the living room, my memories of childhood include a damp fug of drying washing LOL. She had a couple of clothes airers including a pulley on the ceiling.

First thing I did when I started work was buy her a tumble drier.

So thats why Monday is washday! I was probably told it at somepoint, but as its no longer relevant I couldnt remember(my filing cabinet is full). Dont know what we would do now if we had to keep it to mondays. Guess we all have too many clothes which mmeans more washing.

Alfietinker

You don't necessarily need high ceilings for an overhead airer. We've got one of those old fashioned Sheila Maid type airers that you pull up and down. It's in our utility room (6foot x 6foot square) which has standard ceiling height. It's in front of an outside door so when there is a showery day we can open the door to get a breeze but the washing stays dry. Takes on average 24 hrs for a pair of jeans to dry, but it's out the way, and we can get pretty much a full load on there....

mhoc

I dry clothes on shirt or trouser hangers on a line outside the back door. Towels I dry over a door during the night, t towels hanging from a kitchen draw.

Six months of foreverever trying to dry washing

Mary

onredbull

I have only just found this thread while searching for advise on de-scaling my iron as there is brown gritty water leaking from it - and have found advise to pour 1/2 water & vinegar and leave over night.

But I was wondering what other ideas people may had or do when drying their clothes inside.

I live in a first floor flat in a block of flats with no garden, no where outside to hang washing.

I therefore hang all clothes straight from wash machine on to a suitable hanger and hang around the flat. Mostly in the kitchen and bathroom.
I then put de-humidifier on to help absorb water. I have a small tumble dryer and use by hanging hose out of window occassionaly.

Any other fast tips.

I dont have radiators, I have old blow wall heaters that were fitted when flats were built about 30 yrs ago.

Hope you can give some of your tips or advise. Thanks.

daisy_doughnut

i have to do my washing every other day i have 2 airers that are allways full an 2 of them peg things
i stick the towels an bedding over the banister

i love the summer i wash everything in sight..lol

tr3mor

Things dry quicker on windy days.

Hence I set up my airer in front of a floor standing fan. I make sure it's at an angle to the fan, so the clothes act like sails.

Spin the airer around, or swap clothes about occasionally and they'll dry in no time!

Also, as others have said, since you have an old terraced house, a dehumidifier might be a good idea. It'll help your clothes dry, save on heating bills and generally make the place more comfortable.

LJM

obviously if weathers nice it goes on the line or windy and not raining.i not keen on drying indoors though but when i have to i put it all on my airer and put it in bathroom with doors shut and windows open,i dont own a tumbly

astroelle

I have( but seldom use as I have alternatives and its expensive to run) a device that is really nothing more than a giant hairdryer with racks to hang things on using hangers, and a cover. It can be dismantled and stored and while I usually hang outside if possible and use radiators, airers and tumble dryer if not, it used to be very useful for the times when the boys had to have something dry right now.

It also leaves their shirts looking perfectly ironed.