Cleaning fans have been sharing their best tricks to speed up the laundry drying process during autumn and winter, with one tip proving very popular.
The chilly, wet autumn and winter months can make drying clothes and bedding a challenge, especially when you don’t have a tumble dryer.
In summer, drying clothes is much easier as your homes and garden are naturally warmer, so clothes can air dry quickly.
However, drying clothes indoors at this time of year can take up a lot of room and a lot of time, often leaving your laundry with that damp and musty scent.
To speed up the drying time and keep your laundry in one place indoors, cleaning fans responded to one woman’s post on Facebook asking for advice with the “best” solution.
She asked: “Hi all, [what’s the] best item to have to dry clothes and bedding [indoors]?”
All the group members in the comments section, apart from three who recommended a heated airer, all advised her to invest in a dehumidifier, reports the Express.
One person said: “I bought a dehumidifier after reading about them on here. It works really well. Give the washing an extra spin on the highest spin speed, place items on my two clothes horses in the spare bedroom, and don’t overcrowd.
“Put the dehumidifier on and close the door, washing is dry in about three hours, and it doesn’t cost an arm. and a leg. I do have a tumble dryer, but I only use it for underwear and towels.”
Another penned: “I have a dehumidifier with laundry mode. It’s fabulous. Some items are dry in less than an hour. I like to hang laundry outside when the weather is good, but for indoor drying, this is brilliant. I’d never be without one now. I don’t have space for a tumble dryer.”
A third wrote: “Last year, [I bought] a Meaco dehumidifier. It’s just fab. Only use the tumble dryer for sheets and towels.”
Someone else noted: “Dehumidifier, wish I had bought one years ago for drying the washing. It’s a game-changer.”
One of the top dehumidifier brands, Meaco, says that dehumidifiers are an “incredibly cheap way to dry your clothes efficiently and quickly “without having to spend a huge amount of money. What’s more, it’s also “softer on the clothes as opposed to that harsh heat you get from a tumble dryer”.