27-06-2025
Your tips for drying washing inside
Our recent story about how to dry laundry without a dryer when it's cold or wet outside inspired plenty of responses.
While there were a few suggesting to simply buy a dryer (or borrow your friend's), it seems most of us are keen on laundry hacks that will also save us power this winter.
Here are some of your suggestions, received via our social media, including being strategic about how you hang your clothes, using the warmest room in the house and investing in a dehumidifier, to name a few.
Position a clothes horse in front of the heater/air con if possible — Jenna
A fold-out clothes hanger, the ceiling fan turned on and 8 hours of patience — Holly
Put a pedestal fan in front of your clothes rack. Even when it's cold, moving air helps it dry faster — Maree
Coat hangers for anything that can hang! — Seb
On an airer and in a room with a fireplace — Madeleine
Stretching things out over doors etc at night – Amara
Pop your clothes on an extra spin cycle after the washing cycle — Aubrey
Clothes horse + tower fan — Nicki
Fitted sheets go between two chairs — Hannah
Prioritise air flow! The room can't be closed up/stagnant — Amy
Dehumidifier + fan + patience — Nathanael
Dehumidifier. Very effective when shut in a small space and no added condensation inside — Melody
Get a heated drying rack! — Polly
Spin clothes twice, and use a dehumidifier or ceiling fans on high (overnight) — Cass
The dehumidifier next to the clothes horse. It sucks the moisture out — George
You can get over-door airers too to spread out the clothes a bit more, so they dry quicker — Hannah
Three tier clothes horse for hanging and have a dehumidifier running. Works a treat — Alicia
Hang in the warmest room when heating is on (our bathroom is ours) — Ciara
Put the rack in your bedroom! Warmer than the lounge room overnight usually — Kate
In the bathroom during the day — lots of light and can leave extraction fan on to help a bit — Aimee
Place by a window or door if there's patches of sun through the day to help — Holly
I put nearly dry things on top of my duvet at night and my body heat finishes the job — Colette
A rack in a closed room … filled with plants has also worked wonders — Aimee
Using the dry setting on your aircon and doing smaller loads so they air out faster — Mae
Clothes horse on a table, air is warmer up higher — Alex
Put things on hangers, hang from planters under my porch — Chrissy
On the oven door handle/back of chairs/under ceiling fan — Katie
Spin high, be very strategic how you hang! It's an art form and I pride myself on it — Kel
