NOW that the colder days are here, cleaning fans might be noticing that their washing may be taking a little longer to dry.
Especially with the cost of living crisis and rise in energy bills, many people may be refraining from putting their heating on for as long as possible.
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And one homeowner is going through exactly this issue.
They took to online forum Mumsnet as they desperately needed advice on how to get their clothes to dry quickly.
They wrote: “Not planning to have the heating on for a while…
“I have so much washing to do every single day, at least a full load every day (don’t suggest for me to cut it down, it’s impossible, I’ve tried).
“I have a dryer which I use for pants, socks, pjs etc!
“But I don’t like using it for thicker stuff or stuff that may shrink so a lot of it goes onto the airer but it does not dry this time of year with no heating on.
“I dry outside as much as possible but it’s always raining here lately, it just doesn’t dry outside.
“I can’t skip a load because it’ll be twice as much to dry the next day.
“Nor does it dry indoors either this time of year. I don’t have the biggest house so no room for laundry to be everywhere.
“I have considered a heated dryer but I already use my dryer most days so don’t want to add to the cost £££!
“Any tips on air drying this time of year please?
“It’s taking 1.5-2 days to dry at the minute, I have two airers. I am in a continuous circle of laundry and drying.”
And person suggested a useful hack which
They said: “Can you hang the stuff higher?
“I hang tops on a hanger using the patio door curtain rail as a clothes rail, and I have been eyeing up a pulley kitchen maid thing (will find a link in a minute, not explaining it well).”
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Another said: “Our bathroom towel tail can be put on independently of central heating, clothes rail in front of this, or clothes pushed through the bars dry quickly.”
A third added: “Double spin everything.
“With my towels I still put them in the dryer, but for less time to either take the rough off or finish them off, 20 minutes is better than two hours.
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“Do you have space for another airer?
“You need to make sure everything has plenty of space to dry.”
