People are showing their genius at-home laundry set ups so they can skip the tumble dryer – here’s what to buy and where | The Sun
09/28/2022WITH summer well and truly behind us, loads of us are waving goodbye to the clothes line and the sunshine.
But with soaring energy bills on the horizon many are vowing to ditch the tumble dryer this winter in a bid to save some cash.
Households are already feeling the squeeze with energy bills set to rise to over £3,500 later this year, so any little helps when it comes to keeping costs low.
There are loads of different and clever ways savvy savers have managed to get their laundry dry in their home without forking out too much cash or using a tumble dryer.
Here are some of the best at-home set ups and exactly what to buy if you want to do the same in your home.
Dry bedsheets with a clever product
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One woman shared the drying station she created on the landing in her home using bargain buys from Tesco and Amazon.
Corrine Rennie Yule explained on the Facebook group Family Lowdown Tips & Ideas that she rearranged the space at the top of her stairs and filled it with various drying racks, including a £9 extendable and adjustable radiator cover from Tesco.
Not only that but she got her hands on ring spirals from Amazon, which are perfect if you're short of space and need to dry bed sheets.
You simply hang the sheets along the spiral, rather than draping them over bannister or using up an entire clothes horse, and it costs £17.98 from Amazon.
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Make a DIY dryer
7If you don't have the space to create an entire drying station with multiple racks and rails, you could give this trick a whirl instead.
Alix Bryne, 24, from Glasgow shared the hack on TikTok earlier this year and it promises to dry your clothes so much faster.
All you need is a bed sheet and a regular clothes horse, which you can get for as little as £15 in Wilko.
Alix covered the clothes horse with the bed sheet and places in near the warm radiator to create a warm pocket of air that dried her laundry in no time.
As long as there are holes for the hot air to escape there shouldn't be any dampness either, making this trick a real winner.
Make use of your hairdryer
If you're not much of a DIY fan and would rather buy a product to do the hard work for you, fear not.
One woman bought a device to help dry her clothes from Shein – and it was just £2.50.
She explained on TikTok that she just places the clothes over the device and uses a hairdryer to heat up the device and dry the clothes.
The only downside to this method is you can only do one item at a time and have to stand and wait while the hairdryer does the hard work.
But as many users pointed out it would be great if you needed a shirt for work or school to dry quickly.
Use what you've got
Being short on space to physically dry clothes is a common issue for loads of families, but one savvy mum shared how she made use of her baby's old cot to dry clothes.
Sharing on Facebook she explained how she put the sides of the cot over the stairs to hang clothes on.
The money saving mum attached the makeshift dryer to the bannister with a piece of wood and cable ties so she can easily move it.
Opt for a heated clothes horse
If you need something that will get the whole families clothes dry without turning on the heating or using the tumble dryer one woman shared the genius product she bought that does exactly that.
She bought a heated air dryer for just £7.99 from Aldi that you can plug in and let it do all the hard work.
She posted in Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on Facebook, explaining that it costs "roughly 8p an hour to run."
Air it out
Although drying laundry outside might not seem like the best idea in the autumn and winter, TikTok user @moneymumofficial shared her clever set up which means her clothes can air dry year round.
She explained: "Autumn will be here soon, and the rain will soon kick in.
“So rather than dry the washing in the house on an airer or on the radiators or use the tumble dryer… we’ve put the pop-up tent over the washing line!"
Try a dehumidifier
You can also utilise the dehumidifier you bought to dry your clothes, with a special setting.
One savyy mum explained on the Facebook group Mrs Hinch Made Me Do It that it's been a complete game changer.
She said: "We live in an upstairs flat and if the weather is crap I have no option but to hang towels over our banister to dry.
"I got my dehumidifier from Screwfix and it has a clothes dry option on it, I only put it on in the first hour but it collects a lot and the towels are dry after a few hours."
Give your clothes a head start
Giving your clothes head start can make all the difference when it comes to drying them.
Cleaning pro Caroline Solomon shared the hack she uses to help dry clothes using just a towel on her TikTok account.
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She lays a large towel on the floor before playing the wet item on top and rolls the towel with the garment inside to help wring out any excess water.
After that you can hang it on a clothes horse as usual, or blast with a hairdryer for a more speedy result.
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