Caravan over door or window clothes airer

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Multipurpose: If your home has high humidity or your bathroom has poor ventilation, a dehumidifier can deal with these as well as speeding up drying. When it comes to the best way to dry clothes indoors, there are some things you can do to help dry wet clothes indoors more efficiently and reduce the risk of damp and mould. 1. Reduce the load in your washing machine Expensive to run: Heated clothes airers typically draw between 200 to 300 watts of power, whereas the heated fan of a drying pod typically draws 1,000 watts or more. The average drying pod we've tested costs 28p an hour, more than three times more expensive than a heated airer. It's this combination of small drying capacity combined with higher hourly running costs that means you'll be watching that smart meter whizz round. For inspiring tips for improving the place you live in, get our Home newsletter – it's free monthly Small capacity: Most heated towel rails only have room for a few items, certainly not enough space for a full washing machine load.

Capacity: If you need to be drying family-sized loads regularly or large items, such as duvet covers and towels, a tumble dryer's big capacity is another plus. Some can hold up to 11kg. Others resemble your typical clothes horse, often with foldable wings for extra drying space. They have a larger middle section, which is good for bigger items such as jeans and bedding, but overall have less drying space than tower models.

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Risk of clothes damage: Delicate items, such as bras and tights, aren’t as well-suited to be tumble dried. They run the risk of shrinking or degrading.

Also hubby fitted a small radiator in my airing cupboard so I hand stuff on hangers from the slats. Put light things on coat hangers and hang on door frames overnight, they’ll be dry in the morning.” Part of keeping your machine reliable is keeping it clean and emptying the filter. Set a reminder to do this at least once a month, and wipe the door out after you use it too. This will keep it from developing mould build up, and emptying the filter regularly will prevent items from damaging the drum or pipes. Not everyone has room for extendable airers, so try using a pull-out washing line. If you put one in a room designed to deal with condensation, such as a bathroom, you often don’t have to worry about damp or excess moisture in the air because of the extractor fan. Pulley clothes airers are also great for saving space because they live near the ceiling, so are out of the way. Just make sure you leave the door open after a shower so you don’t trap in more moisture. Use a heated clothes airer

7. Optimise your tumble dryer

As clothes dry on a heated airer, they release a lot of moisture into the air. This increases the humidity level in the room. But here’s the interesting part, while a dehumidifier will remove excess moisture from your flat, a lot of dehumidifiers today come with special laundry modes that are designed to help you dry your clothes as well! If you live in a flat and you need to dry clothes, you could use a collection of the methods listed above. Heated airers run on your electricity supply, so the cost to run will vary, depending upon your supplier.