Hanging clothes to dry always takes longer in winter – my trick works so much faster without a tumble drier
THE perennial problem of drying clothes in winter has been solved thanks to one busy mom's hack.
Her trick works wonders and is so much faster without a tumble drier.
If that was not enough of a pull, then there is also the cost.
Vicky Smith (@TheMummyBible) has calculated that her method is a far cheaper way of drying batches of laundry.
Commenters to her YouTube post said it was a no-brainer.
One of them said: "I've had mine just over a year and it's an absolute game changer when drying laundry."
It was a sentiment Vicky could certainly relate too and she had to pass her tip on.
She had tried the trusty clothes rack to dry clothes indoors, but it often took an age.
With a growing family and growing piles of laundry - and the onset of the cold winter months - she was keen to find a budget-friendly solution.
“When you're drying your laundry inside, particularly when the central heating isn’t on, it can take days for it to dry, particularly things like towels," she said.
“But I recently bought a dehumidifier because we have never owned a tumble drier."
It had been transformative and she explained how this device worked.
"It is designed to pull moisture out of the air, which is why it speeds up the drying time."
Ostensibly designed to tackle condensation, many of these devices had an extra button.
"I bought a smaller one because I didn’t need it to tackle condensation in the house. My main focus was drying the laundry.
“So I hit the laundry mode button. It will run for six hours."
Enough time, Vicky said, to dry most items: “It is amazing how much faster drying the laundry has been.
“I tend to do a load of laundry at the end of the day, switch this on and just leave for the six hour laundry cycle. It will be dry by the morning.
"Things like towels need an extra hour in the morning with the dehumidifier," she explained.
She had done her research and worked out the cost of drying her laundry this way.
“I paid $192 for this dehumidifier from Meaco. It’s not the cheapest on the market.
"I would say that’s cheaper than buying a tumble drier and it is much smaller and much easier for smaller homes," she said.
“So, $0.07 an hour, taking about six hours a load that means it’s $0.38 a cycle.
“A tumble drier will generally cost around $0.34 an hour so around $1.84 per cycle," she said delighted at new drying method.
Her final verdict was a glowing one: "That is a significant saving."
Commenters were inclined to agree.
One person was already onto it: "I have a dehumidifier and mainly use it in laundry mode. It's amazing how much water it collects and it definitely speeds up the drying of clothes."
There were other happy customers: "The laundry setting is the reason we bought it. It takes all the moisture out of the clothes and out of the room so it doesn’t condense on the windows and walls."
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And this person figured it was a great home appliance.
"I got one last year, it's been brilliant. Made a massive difference as we had loads of mold and damp in the house."
