Drying clothes inside
Laundry Tips:
If you have to dry things inside, try to use the air power of an open window, or other source of draughts.
Even if you have the window open only a crack, if there is another one open in another room or passage close by , there should be a bit of a through draught to help the clothes dry.
Laundry tips - get a rack!
If you have the space, buy or make an overhead hanging rack. These can be great in winter, especially if you have room for one in the warmest part of the house.
The best ones have a pulley system for lifting and lowering the clothes. They can then sit well above peoples' heads, taking advantage of the warm air rising near the ceiling.
You really need to live in a house with a high ceiling if you want to install an overhead clothes rack - otherwise you'll just be banging your head!.
Laundry tips: It is not a good idea to dry wet clothing on central heating radiators. You are likely to make them rust as most of them are metal. But you can finish off nearly dry clothing. Buy a radiator hanger for airing or finishing your drying. If you are using a washball or other eco-friendly washing method the indoor air quality will not be compromised. In fact, it may be slightly improved, as one of the problems with central heating is that it tends to dry out the air too much for health.
Laundry tips: using an electric drier
Tumble driers are the most expensive and least environmentally friendly way to dry your laundry. Save the tumble drier for when all else fails! If you keep enough wearable clothes and usable linen and towels that you don't run out it should be possible to avoid using driers for most of the year. (Teenagers excepted of course. Most teenagers have only one pair of jeans from their extensive collections which they could possibly be seen in!)
It's very fashionable to de-junk your life, to throw out everything you haven't worn in three months and to de-clutter your linen cupboard too. But if you want to never run out of clean, dry clothing and still be environmentally conscientious, it's actually rather easier to have plenty. That way it doesn't matter too much if the rains set in and your natural drying programme takes a little longer than expected.
Laundry tips: Using your tumble drier effectively
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