Now its come to that time of year when drying outside isnt possible. I face using my heated airdryers or my tumble dryer. I dry my guinea pig bedding on heated airdryer and that works well. The cost of electricity going up seemingly daily but I don't want to make my asthma worse.
My house has very little mould but of course don't want to create more mould by using these dryers for my clothes etc.
Thoughts please
My son has 1 of them.they r really gd.u can get a cover so it's enclosed.ive decided to use my dehumidifier more for drying washing ths winter + just use tumble dryer occasionally. I do dry on some radiater but I've no damp or mould.i have an airer in my bathroom so I'm not breathing in damp air
I am experimenting with using a dehumidifier. So far, it is working well.
I think a dehumidifier is a good idea if humidity is a problem.
Two of my kids use dehumidifiers for drying their washing, much much cheaper than using a tumble dryer. They put the washing in a room, close the windows and doors so the water is drawn out of the clothes fairly quickly by the modern dehumidifiers with 2 litre reservoirs. One tells me that when using an electric clothes airer/dryer its more efficient if you place a fitted sheet over the lot. Keeps the moisture contained in a smaller space rather than dispersion in the room.
I hang washing outdoors all year around, unless very heavy rain. I even hang it out in light rain. So long as it’s not raining all day, even if it still feels rather damp when it comes back in, it still dries much more quickly once in doors on an airer.
I use a tumble drier very occasionally for sheets and towels if the weather hasn’t played nicely.
Our airer is in the bathroom, which is warm when the heating is on (morning and evening.) I keep the window slightly open to aid air circulation and to avoid condensation and mould.
We have an airing cupboard where I finish off the drying.
No additional costs, just an endless rotation of laundry from washing machine- line-airer-airing cupboard- wardrobe- wear-wash…….🤪
I can't hang washing ousted because of pollen allergies and I don't like bird poo on my clean washing
I use my tumble dryer all through the year, as I can’t cope with pollen on my clothes. I also let damp clothes dry on my clothes maiden, which can’t be tumble dried. I have never had any trouble with mould due to my drying methods.
I also find that with having a few damp clothes around helps keep the air from getting to dry with the central heating being on. As I quite often have to have a humidifier going during the winter as dry air is just not good for my asthma.
If you are worried about humidity build-up I would start by getting a few cheap humidity meters (10 quid each on amazon). As long as one keeps the heating on (to keep the temp say at 21C) the indoor humidity in the winter is low anyway, so drying should be easier than in the summer. I have a 100 sq m flat and do laundry daily, and in the winter humidity does not go above 55%, even with the drying in the living room. In the summer it's worse, so dehumidification helps (which is also combined with AC).
I dry outside most of the year too I didn’t used too but surprisingly I found it will still dry on cold windy days and only needs to go on the clothes hanger to finish off.
I use a tumble dryer - modern and very cheap to run plus we have solar Pv and a Tesla battery -I dont want to risk bird poo on my clean washing and really diobr want damp permeating my home. I've tried the heated racks from Lakeland but they are pretty useless plus I really hate having washing hanging around. I wash, dry, iron and put away quickly
I use my tumble dryer all the time. I hate damp washing hanging around because mould is such a threat. Anything too delicate to tumble dry goes on a heated airer in the utility room ie not in the main house
Thank you everyone for the tips and suggestions
I stick our washing in an unused room with a dehumidifier going - unless I'm washing something really thick, like a chunky cotton-knit jumper, it's all usually dry enough for the airing cupboard within 12 hours. (It's in the room that has a leak in the ceiling which the landlord still hasn't fixed after 3.5 years - my thinking is that the washing can't possibly make the damp problem in that room any worse, and we tend to keep the dehumidifier running there pretty much every day anyway to deal with the damp from the roof!)
I do dry outside when it's not raining or foggy - fortunately, pollen isn't an issue for me and the birds perch elsewhere.
I am lucky enough to have solar panels so try and tumble dry whilst I have solar power. A good tip I found though is to put a dry hand towel in with the wet stuff it absorbs it and dries much quicker. For the things I can't tumble dry, I have a south facing spare bedroom that I keep the clothes horse in and near to the radiator, make sure the radiators are not covered by curtains. I lift the voiles and put them on the window cill and fingers crossed no mould and dries things really quickly. The sheets also, like people have said, you can place the whole thing over the clothes horse and the pillow cases on rails underneath, it still dries nicely. Good luck and remember the most important thing is to do what works for you and doesn't aggravate your asthma x
I'm allergic to black mould, only found out this year. Have invested in a dehumidifier as we don't have a tumble dryer anymore. It definitely dries clothes quickly.
Can't get air out
Allergic Asthma 
is possible to stop taking qvar?!?!
Asthma only flares up in the UK, why?
