Getting your laundry done when you no longer have the facility of the washing line in the winter can be a real pain. Who really wants to go out in the freezing cold and hang out there washing when the chances are it probably won’t dry. This can make getting your daily laundry done a real chore. We are left with not many options and one is to dry our cloths indoors, which to me can be really unhealthy and cause mould.
I have put together some solutions that will hopefully help you out and make the winter laundry more bearable.
Extra spin
When your laundry cycle has finished do an extra spin. You will be surprised at how much this can help with the drying time and how much more water is removed.
Tumbe Dryer
Running a tumble drier can be expensive so I highly remommend adding in a Tumbe Drier Ball that will speed up your drying time and prevent your clothes getting tangled. These balls also give off a fresh scent too so an added bonus!
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Create a drying space.
If you are lucky enough choose a spare bedroom or unused room for your drying racks . Keep the room well ventilated. Open the windows and shut the door so the fresh air can circulate.
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The electric drying racks are really handy and allow your cloths to dry much quicker
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Hang garments
One of my favourite drying tricks is to hang clothes on a hangers and then hang them on the curtain rail with the window ajar. You will be suprised at how quickly clothes can dry like this plus it also makes the clothes less creased so much easier to iron.
Goof hangers are essential to keep your garments in shape. My hanger recemomendation – CLICK HERE
A Dehumidifier
A Dehumidifer is another great option to help dry cloths. Some of the newer models are so advance and have setting specially designed for drying clothes. There main purpose is to remove excess moisture from the air.
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Portable Electric Cloths Dryer
Electric cloths driers are a great alternative to the tumble drier.. These are energy efficient, simple and easy to assemble. They release gentle warm waves of air and can be left on over night.
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Do not over loads radiators
Don’t hang clothes on the actual radiators as this will make your boiler work harder and increase your heating bills. Instead opt for the Radiator airers and you will find the clothes crease less too so much easier to iron.
Order the airers – CLICK HERE
Cold and sunny winter day
I love my washing line and still believe the best way of drying clothes is outside. I will hang some of my washing out to dry outside if it’s a cold sunny winters day. Light items such as shirts and bedding will dry if they are outside for the majority of the day but when you bring the washing in it will feel cold. By drying our clothes outside we keep them fresh and well aired. This avoids moisture being trapped in the fibres encouraging musty smells that are always unpleasant. Putting clothes away clean and aired will enhance the life of any garment over time, which means your favourites remain your favourites for longer!
For tips on washing machine care take a look here .
As always thank you for taking time to read
Lynsey Queen of Clean xoxox
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