Getting Washing Dry

scottishgal_2

I have such a problem with drying clothes in the winter. We live in a 2 bed mid terrace, I have no radiators (electric heaters), I have 2 airers which are useless as nothing drys for 3/4 days on them. I have a tumble drier, which needs to be on if I am realistic about getting clothes dry in my house. So my rule is that I say to dh that nothing is to get put in the wash basket unless it REALLY needs washed (obviously not unhygenic and socks, boxers, pants MUST be changed every day) so not to throw his tshirts in the basket without a thought. So everything that can be tumble dried gets tumble dried - the advantage of this is that being in a small house with no central heating the tumble drier warms up the house!! And the clothes that cannot be tumble dried gets put on the airers. I also have 2 lo's (3 yrs and 6 months) but thankfully their clothes are so small they dry much quicker!

Tips for faster tumble drying are to take the clothes out and shake them (especially sheets, duvet covers) every 20 minutes or so. And to put a dry towel in with the load, it heats up and adds faster drying time to the load for some reason!

Savvy_Sue

I'm a fan of the airing cupboard method, or I was when we had one!

Using airers, I turn things regularly.

I wouldn't dry things on wooden chairs or bannisters if I could avoid it, OK if there's a layer of gloss paint there, but if just stained then you may find stains on your clothes!

mary43

Our washing gets hung over an airer in the back room where the boiler is, the rest are draped on hanger things (got mine from argos) that fit over radiators. Not as good as outdoor drying but it works. Can't afford to run a tumble dryer

exlibris

Originally Posted by skintmumof3
i remember my mum having a gadget (back in the 70`s). it looked like a top loader w/machine. but you lifted the lid and there were load of wooden hanging bars, which she then hung the washing over and closed the lid and switched in on.. and then it heated up and voila ..wasing dry.....after several hours.
i can`t remember what it was called, but it was rather large and she used to wheel it in from the shed.......

It was a Flatley. My mum had one too. I don't think it had a fan though.

Sorry for delay have been away for most of August childminding the grandchildren and am catching up!