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16-11-2020, 09:15 AM
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Drying the washing

My tumble drier is broken so yesterday I was forced to dry a load of towels on the radiators and they're as stiff as boards!!

Anybody on here not got a tumble dryer? How do you dry your washing on winter days?
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16-11-2020, 09:50 AM
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Re: Drying the washing

Wind and solar power I have a washing line dont believe in tumble dryers .
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16-11-2020, 10:00 AM
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They dry like sand paper dont they Carol....ironing with a steam iron softens them a bit if that helps.
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16-11-2020, 10:14 AM
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Re: Drying the washing

Originally Posted by Muddy ->
Wind and solar power I have a washing line dont believe in tumble dryers .
Me too, Muddy, wouldn't have a tumble dryer as a gift.
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16-11-2020, 10:15 AM
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Re: Drying the washing

I don't have a tumble drier and wouldn't have one as a gift they use large amounts of electricity.
I still manage to get my washing dry outside most of the time in the winter when I can't it dries on a rail in the kitchen.

I don't have enormous amounts of washing living alone but I do have 2 dog towels daily and wash hand towels/tea towels/and of course underwear daily and bedding ever 5 or 6 days .
Doing little and often washing in the winter keeps the amounts down and makes the task of drying it easier.

I am just off to hang Chloes covers from her 2 beds on the washing line outside , they get washed at least weekly too.
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16-11-2020, 10:17 AM
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Re: Drying the washing

I have never owned a tumble drier, if the weather is bad I put all the washing on the clothes airer and it always dries overnight.

I would never put wet washing directly on a radiator.
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16-11-2020, 10:19 AM
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I do the same Mags I put it on the airer which I still refer to as a clothes horse !
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16-11-2020, 10:19 AM
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Re: Drying the washing

We have a tumble dryer and use it for drying some of the washing. The rest gets hung on a clothes horse and shut in a small bedroom with a dehumidifier set to drying mode.
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16-11-2020, 10:27 AM
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Re: Drying the washing

Iron some clothes damp helps, if weather is too bad.
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16-11-2020, 10:29 AM
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Re: Drying the washing

Originally Posted by Muddy ->
I do the same Mags I put it on the airer which I still refer to as a clothes horse !
I used to have the old type wooden clothes horse Muddy.
I called my new one the same until I realised everyone was calling theirs airers!
 
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