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By *ools and the brain OP   Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

What's cheeper.

A tumble dryer.

Putting heating on and drying on rads

A trip to the launderette????

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester


"What's cheeper.

A tumble dryer.

Putting heating on and drying on rads

A trip to the launderette????"
Let's put it this way I did my washing as soon as I got in on Friday and my work clothes were still damp this morning so I'm guessing any of the above would be better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depends on all kinds of things. If you’re cold anyway, use the radiator, if you need lots dried fast - use a dryer on eco setting with some tumble dryer balls.

If you don’t need anything urgently, hang them up and let them dry slowly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What's cheeper.

A tumble dryer.

Putting heating on and drying on rads

A trip to the launderette????"

I've got no rads and feck knows where the nearest launderette is.

So..... tumble drier in casa del Winston.

Only put it on at night though...

Winston

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I use the radiator

It’s a pain though this time of year trying to get clothes dry

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By *ools and the brain OP   Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Especially with energy costs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I put the clothes horse against the radiator then shove a sheet over it and tuck it into the radiator, dries washing in no time!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Old school hang them on the rope outside cost nothing

The most costly

Is tumble dryer but it’s also the fastest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I go to the laundry at the end of the road.

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By *annGentMan
over a year ago

With a cracking view

How cost effective is a dehumidifier ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do airers in the conservatory but it's a lot less effective in the winter

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Airer in my place, tumble dryer overnight (economy tariff) for towels

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"How cost effective is a dehumidifier ?"

I bought mine a year ago and it would have been 2p an hour to run on laundry mode which takes 8 hours...i dont know what the cost is now with all the price rises but its a great piece of kit

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Will be cheaper to just throw them away and get new ones soon

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

I use an airer if can’t put out on line. Hearing still not on though as costs @£1 per hour

J x

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford


"What's cheeper.

A tumble dryer.

Putting heating on and drying on rads

A trip to the launderette????"

Putting heating on when you need to do as you get 2 things with it warmth and drying time.

Dryer I would never use over night there one of the worst items to start a fire.

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

Chesterfield

Coat hangers in the kitchen doorway

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By *ools and the brain OP   Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Usually we use the washing line,the only reason I ask is the constant rain means that's not possible.

Previously we have heating on a few hours in the evening but now just an hour.

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By *ood time Chris BMan
over a year ago

TAUNTON AREA


"I put the clothes horse against the radiator then shove a sheet over it and tuck it into the radiator, dries washing in no time! "

Brilliant idea

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Look into an electric dehumidifier.

Alongside a clothes horse this will help draw out the worst much quicker.

Much cheaper than a tumble dryer, plus it might help avoid turning the inside of your house damp.

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By *arialoueWoman
over a year ago

bradford

I can dry clothes on my airer without heating on with in 24 hrs

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By *ovingSussexLifeMan
over a year ago

West Sussex

I took 3 loads of washing to the laundrette to dry yesterday. Cost £3.50 to dry. Tumble dryer is £300-400, plus the cost of running it, so I think the laundrette is good value.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

My tumble dryer cost around £2 a load, to dry some jumpers on the radiator cost me almost £7 they did take a full day to dry though.

Mrs

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I put my tumble dryer on in the evening. I then swith my heating off all the heat it gives out

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Stick them in front of my wood burner on an airer after I have loaded it up and shut the door. Avoids the smoky smell that way.

Couple of biggish logs last hours and get the job done.

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By *tarbeckCouple
over a year ago

york


"Stick them in front of my wood burner on an airer after I have loaded it up and shut the door. Avoids the smoky smell that way.

Couple of biggish logs last hours and get the job done. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I took 3 loads of washing to the laundrette to dry yesterday. Cost £3.50 to dry. Tumble dryer is £300-400, plus the cost of running it, so I think the laundrette is good value. "

If it's like the ones we use when we're out in the camper van you can probably put 3-4 times the amount of clothes in them too.

We've managed without the tumble dryer so far. Still drying things on the line pretty well (in between the torrential downpours)

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough


"I do airers in the conservatory but it's a lot less effective in the winter "

Better than outside though.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

Gas tumble driers are available to some commercial laundrettes, but the domestic market is almost all electric.

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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago

Near Wells

Put the dryer in front the log burner, then switch the humidifier when I go to bed.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

The thing about drying clothes and keeping warm is paradoxical, you need to remove the moisture , by having the windows open: but need to keep the heat from escaping. Not a good dilemma to have.

The Victorians had the right idea with celing mounted towel racks.

Having a retractable washing line at head height and a hook in the opposite wall is one solution, just away from the wall and radiators to help with the circulation. Think shower curtain and you'll know what it looks like.

Quick and easy to set up and put away., though not the prettiest thing to look at.

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
over a year ago

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I used to have one of those heated airers, that was very good and relatively cheap to run

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