6 hacks to dry your clothes in winter without turning the heating on & don’t hang laundry on the radiator for starters
IF you are struggling to get your laundry dry, you’ve come to the right place.
Lynsey Crombie, a best-selling author and cleaning whizz, who is also known as the ‘Queen of Clean’, has shared her six tips for getting your clothes dry in no time.
And particularly if you’re on a budget and are looking to save cash where possible, you’ll need to listen up.
Thanks to these simple tricks, you won't need to turn your heating on - or spend a fortune on energy bills.
Lynsey took to social media to share her tips for drying laundry over the winter months and revealed that not only are airers great, but you must also never hang your clothes directly onto a radiator.
Sharing her advice online, she said: “Let’s talk about drying our laundry over the winter months.”
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We first saw Lynsey open up her bedroom window and hang her laundry on the curtain rail.
She explained: “This is a method I’ve been doing for absolutely years, [it’s] so simple.
“Clothes on a hanger up the window, door closed, window open.
“Then I use a draught excluder to stop the air from coming down.”
For Lynsey’s second tip, she explained that you need to pay close attention to your tumble dryer, as she added: “Make sure you de-fluff your tumble dryer and use your tumble dryer balls to keep it running efficiently.”
As well as this, although it might feel cold, Lynsey claimed that it’s still ok to dry your washing outside, as she continued: “Hang your washing outside.
"If the path is dry, the washing will dry.”
She then shared an alternative to hanging your clothes on a radiator, as she advised: “And whatever you do, do not do this [hang your clothes directly on the radiator].
“Instead, do this. Use a radiator rail and your washing will dry quicker, and it’ll be most cost-effective for you.”
When it comes to drying your clothes on a radiator, Owen Whitlock, interior expert at Beanbags.co.uk has shared why this might not be the best idea.
He said: “While hanging wet clothes over your radiators will dry them, this could cause excess condensation in your home.
“This will lead to mould which can create all kinds of damage including staining paintwork, not to mention the allergens that mould can produce."
In the TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @lynsey_queenofclean and has quickly amassed 12,000 views, Lynsey then shared her thoughts on indoor airers.
She expressed: “Don’t forget, indoor airers are a big thing now. I love them for jeans and jumpers.
“I really love this over the bath area. It’s great if you haven’t got much space. Then there’s the classic airers.”
Finally, Lynsey shared her washing machine hack that you’ll need to know about.
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The cleaning pro and money-saving whizz concluded: “But don’t forget that extra spin or that double spin [on your washing machine] to get that water out.”
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