Yes dehumidifiers are great for drying washing, it’s surprising how much excess water you collect in it too, if you didn’t have that, that water is going to settle all round the house, which is how you get mildew , and mould everywhere.
If you're drying laundry indoors, the water still has to go somewhere, yet no mention of a dehumidifier was made in the video. Using any of the appliances shown in the video (apart from the tumble dryer) without a dehumidifier will cause mould and damp in the property. They're cheap to run too (and much cheaper than repairing the damage caused if one isn't used).
The problem with dehumidifier clothes drying is everyone's home is at a different level of damp at the start. If you have a home on the higher side before you begin, and only run the dehumidifier whilst drying laundry it probably won't be enough. My home is always higher level of damp without drying that way. I use a dehumidifier for the damp issue and for now rarely dry anything outside of the dryer as my place cannot cope with it. Its a good idea to keep an eye on damp levels if drying laundry indoors, to make sure the dehumidifier is removing it all not just some. Obviously the more laundry and the wetter the items before you begin will have an influence. My home has a damp problem in general. On the flip side my previous home took loads of abuse and had no damp at all.
@trace567 My home is damp too, so I run the dehumidifier constantly. But when I'm drying laundry next to it, it just fills with water quicker, so needs to be emptied sooner. When I'm not drying laundry, the dehumidifier takes about 24 hours to fill, so when I hang laundry next to it in the morning, I empty the dehumidifier, then empty it again before I go to bed, so it doesn't become full during the night. Seems to work for me OK.
@kwilson5832 yeah that's good you run it in the background too. I've seen so many advice things that make out you only need run it for laundry and in laundry mode, whilst some homes will get away with it like that it all depends on the background humidy. Almost the same types of property can weirdly be so different as I've come to notice too.
@trace567 Thank you. I have just read my first response to you and thought it looked like it may be construed as being critical of you (which it wasn't), so I am glad that you understand what I mean. The point of my original post was to point out that if people just hang their laundry indoors, the water will go somewhere, so a dehumidifier will help to protect their property. I'm amazed that I have to empty my dehumidifier every day - I dread to think of the damage that the water would do to my walls otherwise...
We use a dehumidifier with a laundry setting used correctly it dries our clothes brilliant we even hang the clothes outside on a cold dry windy day to get rid of excess water before finishing them indoors
My Mom had one of those pods when she lived in Cape Town and it was a godsend during winter. It was called a Dri-Buddy. I'm lucky here in KwaZulu-Natal as we get very few cold and wet days so 90% of my washing dries outside in the sunshine. A little tip on doing the 2nd spin. Loosen the items from the 1st spin cycle and add a dry towel. It'll help absorbe the excess moisture. I also used to do that for tumble drying wet washing. I'd never have a tumble dryer again as they're far too expensive to use.
I know people are saying this is patronising but when you look at the level of common sense of more and more in the UK today, this may be needed advice for a lot of people. If you already know this information, go to a different video on UA-cam…
Only if the spin cycle of the load was low to begin with. If the cycle is a 1000 spin or simply a short spin of whatever, rather than full but the machine has a 1600 max spin, a additional spin will help. If it already did a top spin I wouldn't bother as that will likely just age the machine faster.
My heat pump tumble dryer is economical. Airers cause mould on my walls. Perhaps she should have covered dehumidifiers, great for clothes drying without condensation
@@jillmartin3951 god knows what tumble dryer she uses that cost 1.50 a load. We use ours so much because of my husband’s work we have a lot of washing and it’s so quick it only takes an hour to dry.
I couldn’t do without my tumble dryer, not for all things, but for a lot of other things, for a family of 5 couldn’t be without it, I know if my grandmother had been alive today she would love it instead of clothes all over house and radiators if you’re a bigger family
I use the extra spin cycle on my washing machine, then put everything that can go into the tumble dryer. I hate laundry hanging around and it makes the house damp. I don’t care about the extra cost. 😂
I just said about this I know some that half the wash but I can’t think about half sitting being damp waiting! Sometimes it’s too cold to use a air dryer between a dryer and dehumidifier both still use electric
I only use a tumble dryer for towels. All other washing is dried on an airer and I open the vents in the window. Then again, I only have my own laundry to consider. Families may need extra drying facilities.
Dehumidifier! Where is it? The greatest drying alliance no one seems to know about. I'm fifty and I've only had mine for a year and it's the best home appliance I've ever bought. Costs virtually nothing to run, stops your home getting damp. Meaco Arete 12L. Amazing.
Yep, I have the tumble dryer with laundry drying balls. I also have the energy bill that might reflect it. Still pinning down if it is actually caused by this appliance. I also have the standing airer (random flimsy one at present). But the tower one by Minky is incredible, used to take all 3 kids laundry and mine with room to spare, sturdy and fab. The large screw on wall pull out one you featured, I intended to buy long ago but didn’t as I may have to move home. Looked into the heated dryer and pod to see if purchase price and operating cost would genuinely decrease my costs. Conundrum: tumble dryer I know costs money plus the environmental aspect but I work out regularly and stinky gym kit has to get dried throughly and speedily. Can’t have wet laundry waiting around my flat. Air drying could assist mould presence throughout my entire flat. Laundrette gobbles coins, 50p for 3 mins!!! Couldn’t dry my underwear in that time! If an hour were needed, the maths says 😮. A person would never wear jeans, coats, knitwear or gym kit ever again. Easy dry silk/satin in winter, freezing to death is the non viable alternative. Great practical segment.
@@kaoussarkiddesneb3129 yes, I have a tiny one. Not looking to increase my electricity bill and dry my skin out though. Also, very dry air is not good for my vocal cords and singing. Anyhow, sacrifice isn’t it? A solution rarely avoids causing another problem.
@kaoussarkiddesneb3129 depends on the property humidity levels before you start and if the dehumidifier is going to be used only when drying laundry or in-between as well. My place is so bad damp wise I don't dare dry anything outside the dryer. I use a dehumidifier to reduce the humidity in general. Drier properties can handle abuse, damper ones even a dehumidifier isn't going to cut it if you only use it during laundry drying. I strongly suggest anyone not using the dehumidifier much other than for laundry get some humidity monitors to keep an eye on the humidity between washes.
Not everyone has great household skills , as they don’t have anyone to show them, so lots of people could find this helpful . perhaps consider who is being patronising
I have mine in a very small room with the washing on a drying airer. I don’t think it needs to be aimed at the washing as it removes the moisture from room😊
I always put the machine on a spin after the washing machine has done its wash with a spin , have a bath airier and another aider so things can dry, the other thing is hang items on a coat hanger on Door frames with a window open, in a bathroom or a bedroom. My bedroom window is open all year.
Another thing they didnt mention. Try buying microfiber towels and tea towels and bedding. Holds less water so dries much quicker regardless of how you dry them.
I use the launderette every week idont have a washing machine never have. I've never dried in side we have a line out side the council. Put it there handy in the summer
If a show has to have a segment on showing people how to dry their cloths winter or summer….that is desperation for a topic to fill in a few minute of a show which is probably an indication the show is not doing so well among viewers.
No mention of the cheapest way and the most economical way to dry cloths when the weather is crap. Cheap cloths dryer. Put it in the smallest room in the house. Meaco de humidifier 6p an hour 3 hours later all dry.
We have a ceiling airer, chuck all the washing up there on hangers to dry infront of an open window, yes even in the winter! The undies go on a floor standing airer, then finish off on an airer infront of a radiator the next day just to get everything cupboard dry that hasn't dried overnight with windows closed and radiators on!
I love my tumble drier. I personally don’t like damp clothes on airers hanging around. I want it washed dried and put away in a day. I appreciate not everyone can have one or do not want one. 😊
Question have you ever needed to wash work wear the night before and still damp the next day? I work evenings and only time is before work to wash and need it dry so dryer gets it done quickly when need something quick
Question when I use tumble dryer do I dry the whole wash load at once, same half it but I don’t want half my washing sitting damp while the other half gets dry I dry the whole load for about 40 mins and that works, if you have any other tips please share 😊
Try hanging most things on the shower curtain rod. Check on them periodically. Voila, they are already hung up. I myself hang my sheets over my inside doors.
Put the wash in a room with a window slightly open too…I really miss those drying racks that lived the air and you used a pulley to lower. Makes sense if hot air rises…but yeah…a tad patronising.
Or scrunch up some cooking foil well, rather than waste £10 on an expensive dryer ball! (Cuts down on static too) ..... don’t manufacturers supply dryer balls any longer with new machines! Admittedly mine is over 12 years old and doesn’t get used often (only in winter) but it came with four dryer balls Don’t know who this is aimed at with £100 for heated airers - if you can afford that you can afford to run a tumble dryer for most of - not all - of the winter
£200 a year is absolutely nothing these days if you cant afford to use a tumble dryer then there is serious problems need a life check its about £4 a week to run
They're are just teaching younger people/students i guess. Some people's parent do not give their children life lessons. Most of us who knows all this have learnt from our parents.
Hilarious! Martin Lewis literally said it’s £1 to tumble a load. Imagine little old UK telling people not to use tumble driers…..every single family in the US alone uses a drier for ALL their washing. More net zero scam info from the UK. Tumble your laundry - life’s too short.
extra good spin will ruin the fabric, the fabric which is poor quality nowadays. All clothes are plastic made and poor quality, a lot of them cannot be spinned on the highest, and those that can are ruined after a few washings. This is what happened to my jeans, denim shirts, and other garmets
I hate the British thing about putting washing on the line, especially in the summer. I use my tumble dryer all through the year & don’t find it too expensive to run.
That's just bone idle & no thought for the environment nothing better than blown dry in the fresh air as nature intended, good exercise as well pegging it out & bringing it in
Double spinning your washing does nothing except waste time and money on electric. Trust me you will not get any extra water out the clothes by double spinning
On a windy day nothing better than washing line,
Clothes horse and a dehumidifier works brilliantly
Exactly 💯 percent could not do without a dehumidifier plug in large one. Don't own a tumble dryer...
Yes but dehumidifier uses more electricity
@@shirlieval67 I don't have a clothes horse will a Donkey suffice.
@@rickyhank118I think a dehumidifier uses less electricity than a tumble dryer as it’s not heating … only extracting moisture from the clothes. ☺️
Three to six times less than a tumble dryer.
Yes dehumidifiers are great for drying washing, it’s surprising how much excess water you collect in it too, if you didn’t have that, that water is going to settle all round the house, which is how you get mildew , and mould everywhere.
If you're drying laundry indoors, the water still has to go somewhere, yet no mention of a dehumidifier was made in the video. Using any of the appliances shown in the video (apart from the tumble dryer) without a dehumidifier will cause mould and damp in the property. They're cheap to run too (and much cheaper than repairing the damage caused if one isn't used).
The problem with dehumidifier clothes drying is everyone's home is at a different level of damp at the start. If you have a home on the higher side before you begin, and only run the dehumidifier whilst drying laundry it probably won't be enough. My home is always higher level of damp without drying that way. I use a dehumidifier for the damp issue and for now rarely dry anything outside of the dryer as my place cannot cope with it. Its a good idea to keep an eye on damp levels if drying laundry indoors, to make sure the dehumidifier is removing it all not just some. Obviously the more laundry and the wetter the items before you begin will have an influence. My home has a damp problem in general. On the flip side my previous home took loads of abuse and had no damp at all.
@trace567 My home is damp too, so I run the dehumidifier constantly. But when I'm drying laundry next to it, it just fills with water quicker, so needs to be emptied sooner. When I'm not drying laundry, the dehumidifier takes about 24 hours to fill, so when I hang laundry next to it in the morning, I empty the dehumidifier, then empty it again before I go to bed, so it doesn't become full during the night. Seems to work for me OK.
@kwilson5832 yeah that's good you run it in the background too. I've seen so many advice things that make out you only need run it for laundry and in laundry mode, whilst some homes will get away with it like that it all depends on the background humidy. Almost the same types of property can weirdly be so different as I've come to notice too.
@trace567 Thank you. I have just read my first response to you and thought it looked like it may be construed as being critical of you (which it wasn't), so I am glad that you understand what I mean. The point of my original post was to point out that if people just hang their laundry indoors, the water will go somewhere, so a dehumidifier will help to protect their property.
I'm amazed that I have to empty my dehumidifier every day - I dread to think of the damage that the water would do to my walls otherwise...
We use a dehumidifier with a laundry setting used correctly it dries our clothes brilliant we even hang the clothes outside on a cold dry windy day to get rid of excess water before finishing them indoors
We have outdoor space Lady, trouble is it’s pissed down constantly basically for months..
yep, no sun for years now. look up in the sky on the bright day, do you see chemtrails that cover the sky and then it becomes cold and misurable?
My Mom had one of those pods when she lived in Cape Town and it was a godsend during winter. It was called a Dri-Buddy. I'm lucky here in KwaZulu-Natal as we get very few cold and wet days so 90% of my washing dries outside in the sunshine. A little tip on doing the 2nd spin. Loosen the items from the 1st spin cycle and add a dry towel. It'll help absorbe the excess moisture. I also used to do that for tumble drying wet washing. I'd never have a tumble dryer again as they're far too expensive to use.
Thanks for the tip!
My mum had a similar thing 60 years ago
I spin twice, then use a dehumidifier.
Funny I spin 3 times then fall over.
I know people are saying this is patronising but when you look at the level of common sense of more and more in the UK today, this may be needed advice for a lot of people. If you already know this information, go to a different video on UA-cam…
Correct look at what happened in 2020
Kind of have to agree
I always spin my washing then put it on 2 clothes airers and use a dehumidifier 😊
Yes. The best way is not even touched.
The extra spin after a wash is a good suggestion 👍👀
Agree
Only if the spin cycle of the load was low to begin with. If the cycle is a 1000 spin or simply a short spin of whatever, rather than full but the machine has a 1600 max spin, a additional spin will help. If it already did a top spin I wouldn't bother as that will likely just age the machine faster.
Wow even a clothes dryer I've definitely learnt something today now the ironing
Yes, I agree with some of the other comments with regards to not mentioning the great benefits of using a dehumidifier, they're brilliant.
I always put an old dry bath towel in with my washing and it works for me
Goodness me, how have we survived so long without this info????
Exactly! Everything she’s saying, most mothers are already doing this lol. Been there, doing that, bought the T shirt.
Our tumble dryer is used a lot and it does not cost £1.50 per load. Ours is about 22p
My heat pump tumble dryer is economical. Airers cause mould on my walls. Perhaps she should have covered dehumidifiers, great for clothes drying without condensation
@@jillmartin3951 god knows what tumble dryer she uses that cost 1.50 a load. We use ours so much because of my husband’s work we have a lot of washing and it’s so quick it only takes an hour to dry.
I couldn’t do without my tumble dryer, not for all things, but for a lot of other things, for a family of 5 couldn’t be without it, I know if my grandmother had been alive today she would love it instead of clothes all over house and radiators if you’re a bigger family
I use the extra spin cycle on my washing machine, then put everything that can go into the tumble dryer. I hate laundry hanging around and it makes the house damp. I don’t care about the extra cost. 😂
Me too.
Some people make me feel guilty for using my tumble dryer, especially in the summer.
I’m the same! Only thing is I find it needs ironing more than when I dry it other ways!
@@julietannOsfan1972I use mine all year around!
I just said about this I know some that half the wash but I can’t think about half sitting being damp waiting! Sometimes it’s too cold to use a air dryer between a dryer and dehumidifier both still use electric
Nice for you must have pots of money to burn, but not the environment!
I have a heat pump tumble dryer it costs under 50p a load. Well worth it.
Love this lady tips ❤
A dehumidifier is far
better and cheaper...I use camping towels in winter which dry much quicker
Duvets covers don't eat your pillow cases of you do it up before you put it in the wash!
I only use a tumble dryer for towels. All other washing is dried on an airer and I open the vents in the window. Then again, I only have my own laundry to consider. Families may need extra drying facilities.
Dehumidifier! Where is it? The greatest drying alliance no one seems to know about.
I'm fifty and I've only had mine for a year and it's the best home appliance I've ever bought. Costs virtually nothing to run, stops your home getting damp.
Meaco Arete 12L. Amazing.
Yep, I have the tumble dryer with laundry drying balls. I also have the energy bill that might reflect it. Still pinning down if it is actually caused by this appliance.
I also have the standing airer (random flimsy one at present). But the tower one by Minky is incredible, used to take all 3 kids laundry and mine with room to spare, sturdy and fab.
The large screw on wall pull out one you featured, I intended to buy long ago but didn’t as I may have to move home. Looked into the heated dryer and pod to see if purchase price and operating cost would genuinely decrease my costs.
Conundrum: tumble dryer I know costs money plus the environmental aspect but I work out regularly and stinky gym kit has to get dried throughly and speedily. Can’t have wet laundry waiting around my flat. Air drying could assist mould presence throughout my entire flat.
Laundrette gobbles coins, 50p for 3 mins!!! Couldn’t dry my underwear in that time! If an hour were needed, the maths says 😮. A person would never wear jeans, coats, knitwear or gym kit ever again. Easy dry silk/satin in winter, freezing to death is the non viable alternative.
Great practical segment.
Dehumidifier will dry the clothes for you without causing mould. Plus it's way cheaper.
@@kaoussarkiddesneb3129 yes, I have a tiny one. Not looking to increase my electricity bill and dry my skin out though. Also, very dry air is not good for my vocal cords and singing.
Anyhow, sacrifice isn’t it? A solution rarely avoids causing another problem.
@kaoussarkiddesneb3129 depends on the property humidity levels before you start and if the dehumidifier is going to be used only when drying laundry or in-between as well. My place is so bad damp wise I don't dare dry anything outside the dryer. I use a dehumidifier to reduce the humidity in general. Drier properties can handle abuse, damper ones even a dehumidifier isn't going to cut it if you only use it during laundry drying. I strongly suggest anyone not using the dehumidifier much other than for laundry get some humidity monitors to keep an eye on the humidity between washes.
Well I put my Clothes in The Washing Basket on Friday Night and Monday morning I Go In My Wardrobe And I’ve Got Clean Clothes Again Simple 👍🏻
😅great laugh. And you think getting married is cheaper than running a tumble drier.
Oh i just love the checker board floor!!….😂
Not everyone has great household skills , as they don’t have anyone to show them, so lots of people could find this helpful . perhaps consider who is being patronising
My heatpump tumble dryer costs 25 p a load highly recommend
Good to see all the gadgets out there.
Very good video 👍
I hang my washing on an airer then put the fan on them, open the small widow.
I use a dehumidifier.
Me too amazing
Do you aim it at the clothes or just put it in a small room with the clothes?
I have mine in a very small room with the washing on a drying airer. I don’t think it needs to be aimed at the washing as it removes the moisture from room😊
Wow put your washing on a fast spin who would have thought of that 🤦🏻♀️ been doing that for years 🤡🤡
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I think she meant to do the spin twice, most wash cycles have a spin but I’d never think to do it twice!
I always put the machine on a spin after the washing machine has done its wash with a spin , have a bath airier and another aider so things can dry, the other thing is hang items on a coat hanger on Door frames with a window open, in a bathroom or a bedroom. My bedroom window is open all year.
@@valeriegray3832.I have been doing that for at least 30 years, but only in winter.😊
Another thing they didnt mention. Try buying microfiber towels and tea towels and bedding. Holds less water so dries much quicker regardless of how you dry them.
At last thank goodness someone has just told us how to do the washing and to dry it I know now what a waste of time she is
I use the launderette every week idont have a washing machine never have. I've never dried in side we have a line out side the council. Put it there handy in the summer
If a show has to have a segment on showing people how to dry their cloths winter or summer….that is desperation for a topic to fill in a few minute of a show which is probably an indication the show is not doing so well among viewers.
No mention of the cheapest way and the most economical way to dry cloths when the weather is crap. Cheap cloths dryer. Put it in the smallest room in the house. Meaco de humidifier 6p an hour 3 hours later all dry.
Clothes
We have a ceiling airer, chuck all the washing up there on hangers to dry infront of an open window, yes even in the winter! The undies go on a floor standing airer, then finish off on an airer infront of a radiator the next day just to get everything cupboard dry that hasn't dried overnight with windows closed and radiators on!
Is your ceiling airer a Sheila maid?
How many people in UK use a dryer? I have never found it necessary. We have radiators and windows which enhance the effect of any amount of sun.
I love my tumble drier. I personally don’t like damp clothes on airers hanging around. I want it washed dried and put away in a day. I appreciate not everyone can have one or do not want one. 😊
Question have you ever needed to wash work wear the night before and still damp the next day? I work evenings and only time is before work to wash and need it dry so dryer gets it done quickly when need something quick
Heat pump tumble dryers are significantly cheaper to run.
Costly to fix though.
They also break down frequently
@@rickyhank118 Agreed.
Question when I use tumble dryer do I dry the whole wash load at once, same half it but I don’t want half my washing sitting damp while the other half gets dry I dry the whole load for about 40 mins and that works, if you have any other tips please share 😊
Try hanging most things on the shower curtain rod. Check on them periodically. Voila, they are already hung up. I myself hang my sheets over my inside doors.
Do they think we’re dumb or they just can’t think of anything else to put in this section of the program ? Very patronising
👍💯
@@applejuice4065 well voting stammer in we are all dumb
If you check this channel list they did exactly the same feature this time last year but had Hammond presenting it .
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Exactly lol
Lakeland four tier heated
Can’t ever dry them in June July in uk
Put the wash in a room with a window slightly open too…I really miss those drying racks that lived the air and you used a pulley to lower. Makes sense if hot air rises…but yeah…a tad patronising.
1.50 for using the dryer and 4 for the warm airer!!!!
Hang on airer and get clothes crispy dry on a cheap low wattage panel heater! Job done. No damp. No stinky half damp clothes.
These presenters will have no worries about drying clothes or worrying about using too much energy...
Slack Alice is a real genius!
Or scrunch up some cooking foil well, rather than waste £10 on an expensive dryer ball! (Cuts down on static too) ..... don’t manufacturers supply dryer balls any longer with new machines! Admittedly mine is over 12 years old and doesn’t get used often (only in winter) but it came with four dryer balls
Don’t know who this is aimed at with £100 for heated airers - if you can afford that you can afford to run a tumble dryer for most of - not all - of the winter
£200 a year is absolutely nothing these days if you cant afford to use a tumble dryer then there is serious problems need a life check its about £4 a week to run
Some people haven't got £4 to spare these days
Great hacks!
They're are just teaching younger people/students i guess. Some people's parent do not give their children life lessons. Most of us who knows all this have learnt from our parents.
As Alice knows better about washing than I do so I'm taking it around to her house. 😂
I've always done that😂
Hilarious! Martin Lewis literally said it’s £1 to tumble a load. Imagine little old UK telling people not to use tumble driers…..every single family in the US alone uses a drier for ALL their washing. More net zero scam info from the UK.
Tumble your laundry - life’s too short.
seriously,
With all the hot air on this programme there should be no problem drying washing.
Cat very thin
😅😅😅😅 oh fff how did our parents cope
extra good spin will ruin the fabric, the fabric which is poor quality nowadays. All clothes are plastic made and poor quality, a lot of them cannot be spinned on the highest, and those that can are ruined after a few washings. This is what happened to my jeans, denim shirts, and other garmets
what patronising twaddle....
Buy a drying rack!
I hate the British thing about putting washing on the line, especially in the summer.
I use my tumble dryer all through the year & don’t find it too expensive to run.
That's just bone idle & no thought for the environment nothing better than blown dry in the fresh air as nature intended, good exercise as well pegging it out & bringing it in
Patronising. Telling us nothing new.
I got rid of my dryer
Now can you do the same with Alice PLEASE !
More sturdy not sturdier!
No.
Put it in the dryer . Problem solved ty ..
I'm unsure who this video is for.wete not idiots and how would we survive if you didn't load this up?
I didn't watch so I'll have to carry on wearing wet clothes.
Dehumidifier
So carp!
Double spinning your washing does nothing except waste time and money on electric. Trust me you will not get any extra water out the clothes by double spinning
what a load of rubbish...so nobody has any idea how to dry clothes
What a waste of 7mins... 👎🏼😔
Alot of young people would never have seen a pullout clothes dryer or even seen a tumble dryer ball before !!
Oh for😢 fs
people do not know ? Behave
Quality TV. Not