Clever ways to dry clothing indoors without a dryer?

Question

I have a washing machine, no dryer. Lots of clothes, no space to hang....outdoors is too cold to dry now that its winter....any ideas or appliances that may help?

I was thinking about getting a ventless dryer since our place doesnt have a vent outlet.....

so any ideas that might work?

Thanks!

Answer 1

You don't need a vent outlet! If you have room for a dyer, you can dry your clothes! The home improvement stores sell a product that allows you to dry indoors. I can't remember the NAME of it, but basically what is, is a bucket with an attachment on the lid that lets you attach you're dryer to it. What you do, is fill it about 1/2 full of water to catch the lint, and voila...Dry clothes, no vent! An added benefit is the dryer will help heat your house in the winter, keep the humidity at a comfortable level for winter, AND if you use the scented fabric softener sheet, it makes your house smell good. I used one in an apt. before we bought our house and loved it! I think it cost us about $25 about 9 years ago.

Answer 2

I agree with everyone else that referenced the retractable clothes lines. One thing that I did when I was in an apartment that did not have a washer/dryer. I had a long wide but not very tall box that I placed over the forced air heat vent. I cut a series of slots in the box and then hung the wet clothes above the box. The next morning the clothes were dry and the box went back into the closet. You use the box to spread the dry heated air up and around the clothes. It did a pretty good job of drying even my wool uniform.

You may want to make sure the room (I did mine in the bathroom) has the door open. You don't want all of that water released in a small room otherwise you'll end up with mold.

You could use a box fan on low to help move some of the air out and round the clothes.



Good luck.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Do you have a basement? You can put up clothes lines in the basement and hang your clothes like you do out doors.



If you have old fashioned radiators (hot water/steam heat) it is possible to purchase clothes racks that will hang from the radiator. These will hold several items since they have several rods each. Often found in Europe.



Use of the out door clothes line is still possible. This is how my Grandmother dried her clothes and she had 6 children.



Put one of the portable drying racks either wooden or metal or hanging type in the room where your furnace is an it will help speed the drying process. If you have forced hot air heat then close the bathroom door with a rack in there and the clothes will dry more quickly as well



Take your wet clothes to the nearest Laundromat and dry several loads at once. You can take along your hangers and hang things that need to be ironed while still just damp and it may reduce the amount of ironing you need to do.



You don't indicate if you own or rent your place. If you own it you can put a vent in so that you can vent the dryer out. My current dryer is not vented outdoors but then we hardly ever use it except for towels and sheets.

Answer 5

If you have a problem with space then I swear by the older small 120volt OR 220volt Whirlpool apartment size dryers. They are dinky little dryers that literally can hold almost the same amount of cloths as a big dryer! They are extremely easy to repair and the heating element can be purchased still from any appliance store for about $18!!Wow is right, and all you do to install it is turn the dryer around and remove one screw and then the entire boxy looking heating element pulls right out. Putting in the new one is as easy as sliding it in and putting the screw back at the top to hold it in place.

I bought my Whirlpool for about $100 from a used appliance store. I bet you could find one on ebay or craigslist. If you have a 220volt outlet then that is better. Now as far as venting, there are so many easy solutions. I don't recommend an indoor vent because the excessive humidity will collect everywhere and cause mold. Mold is very health hazardous.

I bought my little Whirlpool dryer and threw it on the backseat of my little 81 Honda. I recall not having to even lower the back seat to lay it in the 'way back' of the station wagon, it fit on the rear passenger seat. BTW in case you are too young to remember, economy cars used to be small, really small, as in Suburu, Honda, Toyota, Mazda...a bunch of Japanese econoboxes, well anyway these cars were so small that the two front seats was so narrow that just the emergency brake lever was all that was there. The back seats really was just wide enough for 2 people, and not 3.... to give you an idea of how big the dryer is. It is pretty much square. I believe 20"X20"x20"... maybe 24"??? I can't remember.

Anyway, good luck.

I dry cloths with a big fan sometimes. You can use wire, those plastic clamps from a home improvement store too, but if you have a lot of cloths, just break down and get a dryer. The Maytags are incredibly easy to repair, as is the Whirlpools. You know you can always vent air via a dryer vent hose out any window. Just make a board the same width as the opening and cut a hole for the hose....it's simple creativity that anyone who ever went to school is completely aware of, but you wouldn't believe how many people spend their whole lives 'acting' stupid about mechanical things, until one day they really are. It happens! If you are young break that cycle. You wouldn't believe how excited I get because I love to fix stuff. It wasn't until recently that I realized how much people are literally stifled inside because of that whole,' uh' I can't do it...you do it"

I'm a vacuum cleaner repair man. I meet you people everyday.

Answer 6

If you need a lot of clothing to dry...it's a lot easier in the middle of the winter (NE US) where I live due to the heat making humidity inside the house nonexistent.



If it's the winter and I have a ton of stuff to dry (say, like sweaters, since I have a dryer, but I don't want them to shrink), the "pop and fold" drying racks work great with a dehumidifier in the room (under a day and several sweaters are done, dry!!!)



Budget-conscious?



...well, the dehumidifier is awesome (but can make things easier when the summer arrives and the humidity is up)...



Try the "pop and fold" laundry baskets instead of the drying racks...they're for sale at target, linens and things, etc. get a light color just in case the cheap-tastic-ness of the item is a bright color and is somewhat more likely to bleed onto the clothing you're trying to dry.



I've seen the aforementioned laundry baskets for under five bucks, unlike the ones that are wood, they can be folded and easily stored, and unlike the ones made for drying clothing (usually an elliptical shape that's a bit tippy), the laundry basket version actually works better since they can be a long rectangle-shape, which, when turned on its side has a much better ability to keep your clothing off of the floor.



If you opt for a dryer, you can vent it pretty easily through a window, or by cutting a small (approximately) 4" hole in the side of your house where it won't be noticeable (the dryer's duct is only 4 inches in diameter most of the time and you'll save yourself the hassle of dealing with not only the humidity, but the little bits of lint that fly too!

Answer 7

All these ideas are great, I also, try to save on energy, and do not completely dry the clothes in the Gas Dryer. Still damp I hang them on hangers, and bring them up to the Bathroom where they finish drying, if necessary overnight . The towels I dry completely, Dryers were invented just for that :drying towels until they are fluffy and absorbent.

As I see this, you do need a dryer and a vent for it. That is not a very large expense,use one of the many saving suggestions and surely a man can even be found to install it for you, friend neighbor, brother or is there a mate, you do say "our place" .

Getting some work that would help you meet this expense, may be an answer for you as well. What about "skin flinting" on groceries or something else, many clothes need a dryer.!!!!! You are welcome I hope you get one soon for a Birthday gift!!!!

Answer 8

I hate paying for the dryer at my place so in my bathroom I have two shower rods. The one for my shower and one that hangs higher up on the wall so I can at least walk under it. Both help me to dry clothes. Now it works best if you can hang them apart from each other. My bathroom in the same width throughout so one is at the shower and the other is in the middle of the bathroom. Another thing is, you need to double spin the load at the end of the cycle that way you get out as much water as possible. However the more clothes you hang in the bathroom the longer it would take to dry. Another thing is there should be a good space between the clothes so air can pass between. I do one load at a time. Good Luck.

Answer 9

I use one of those folding wooden drying racks every time I do laundry, since some fabrics last a lot longer if they don't go in the dryer. Where I put it depends on where I have space. Right now, its in one end of my kitchen. In other apartments its been in the bathroom. If you have a walk-in closet it could go there, or in a kid's room while they're at school. They come in different sizes, so look around. My sister has one that stands more than 6 ft tall and accomodates a lot of clothes. (We've used these for years and NEVER had one break) You have to be careful about doing this, but she has pipes running through her basement that are strong enough to hold a lot of clothing on hangers. I also use dining room chairs, towel racks, and the shower curtain bar, but only for things that dry pretty quickly. Having that much hanging for more than a few hours gets really oppressive.

Answer 10

In the cold Months, a vent-less drier sounds like the best idea. A little heat and moisture couldn't hurt. A family of five? I would think that hanging clothes all over the house would get old really fast. Best case scenario- have a big burly guy make a vent for you, and get a regular clothes drier.

There are a lot of really good responses to your question. When you get all of them, you should write a book "How To Dry Your Clothes Indoors Without A Drier Vent". I hope this helped a little.

P.S. To dry socks in a hurry; place one on a hair drier, then turn it inside out and finish drying.

Answer 11

I had a little plastic box like thing that subbed as a vent thing it had an opening on the side that I put the dryer hose in and a vent looking like rake thing on top of it that let the air out I put that in the window and that was how I dryed my clothes but I did not keep it long cause you had to really clean it and at one time I would stick the hose out the open window which I gave that up too cause I was afraid of fire rish with lint catching on fire. I would hire someone to install a dryer vent in the end that is your safest option. Cause hanging up clothes inside you are not going to be satisfied cause you have a large family and that method is good for quick dryring items and not very many of those.

Answer 12

I would suggest the vented dryers like they use on boats but they are expensive.. I googled.

But you might can find a used apartment sized dryer in the paper or Craigs List. I used to have one where you could stick the vent tube out the window.

Probably you could make a way to vent it into a piece slid in the window opening to keep the cold air out. I've seen portable AC units that do that.

If you have a lot of clothes, a dryer sounds like the way to go. Airdrying takes so long in the winter and there is the space requirement.

Answer 13

those vent less dyers are OK i had one a real long time ago. you put the tube type thing into a bucket and than you have to empty it that is the old style back in the 80s so i don't know if the new ones work the same way. but since i live in a house with a fireplace i hang some of my clothes on hangers on the frame of my door way near the fire place and they dry. i also think that since that is not possible for you you can get the folded drying racks in the stores list above just try to get the have duty plastic ones so you can but you things that a gentle on there and not worry about the snags you may get with the wooden type.

Answer 14

What we did when our dryer was broken was (besides the washeteria later) we wrung the clothes out with a towel [put article of clothing over towel, roll up and twist until free of all drain-able water] and then we hung them under fans. Ceiling fans, little round portable fans called "Wind Machines" stuff like that. But if you can afford it, when using the washeteria, I saw lots and lots and lots of people who brought in wet clothes and used the dryers only. Just make sure you find a good place where the owners keep it up nicely.

The one we used just down the street from us had owners who made rounds about every 20-30 minutes and made sure that everything was okay. If a machine was left unattended they dealt with finding who the clothes belonged to or removing the clothes themselves and setting them aside. They would call you on leaving a bottle of bleach in a precarious position where if might fall or get knocked over and were just great.

I also had an experience where - and I never went back - the very old man owner asked how old I was (I was about 16 at the time) and if I was married.

Likewise I've had it where there's just some uninvolved middle aged woman sitting behind the counter making sure no one messes up the machines.

Answer 15

I bought my Whirlpool for about $100 from a used appliance store. I bet you could find one on ebay or craigslist. If you have a 220volt outlet then that is better. Now as far as venting, there are so many easy solutions. I don't recommend an indoor vent because the excessive humidity will collect everywhere and cause mold. Mold is very health hazardous.

I bought my little Whirlpool dryer and threw it on the backseat of my little 81 Honda. I recall not having to even lower the back seat to lay it in the 'way back' of the station wagon, it fit on the rear passenger seat. BTW in case you are too young to remember, economy cars used to be small, really small, as in Suburu, Honda, Toyota, Mazda...a bunch of Japanese econoboxes, well anyway these cars were so small that the two front seats was so narrow that just the emergency brake lever was all that was there. The back seats really was just wide enough for 2 people, and not 3.... to give you an idea of how big the dryer is. It is pretty much square. I believe 20"X20"x20"... maybe 24"??? I can't remember.

Anyway, good luck.

Answer 16

ou don't need a vent outlet! If you have room for a dyer, you can dry your clothes! The home improvement stores sell a product that allows you to dry indoors. I can't remember the NAME of it, but basically what is, is a bucket with an attachment on the lid that lets you attach you're dryer to it. What you do, is fill it about 1/2 full of water to catch the lint, and voila...Dry clothes, no vent! An added benefit is the dryer will help heat your house in the winter, keep the humidity at a comfortable level for winter, AND if you use the scented fabric softener sheet, it makes your house smell good. I used one in an

Answer 17

I live in Florida so I don't know much about heaters, but do you ever turn the heater on in your home? If you do, purchasing some clothes hangers as people have suggested and placing them in front of the home vents while the heater is on is a great way to dry up clothes. I have a lot of clothes that I don't like to dry. I usually hang them up in the laundry room while the dryer is on and within an hour or so they are dry (its a small space).

Answer 18

You can purchase a regular dryer and place the vent into a device that holds water. The water will need to be emptied often. Also, when you wash your clothes, do a double spin. This will make sure you clothes are almost dry. You will them be able to hang them in there closets with the door open and they should be dry within a few hours. As for socks, underwear, just place them on the washer or table to dry.

Answer 19

If you can afford it a ventless dryer is the best idea. In the mean time a shower rod and other ideas of hanging up your clothes is a good idea. Of course you can put them all to a laundry mat after they are washed and just pay for the drying. Put them freshly washed in plastic bags and take them to the laundry mat. Since drying takes the wrinkles out it will work I have done that.

Answer 20

Drying racks work pretty well. My mom used to put stuff on hangers, hang them on the shower rod, and point a box fan at them for a couple hours.



Maybe combine those two, get a drying rack and a box fan.



I have a small apartment dryer in my place. It has a vent thing, but it goes to this little water bucket thing that's vented on top. It works really well, I keep it in my closet. It works really well as a humidifier, too. With a family of 5 you're probably looking at many many hours of drying, but you might look into it.



My dryer is a Kenmore Portable Heavy Duty. I got it from Sears.

Answer 21

A ventless dryer is your best bet for a family of five. There is a vent type thing that goes on the dryer that allows moisture into the house during the winter but I've never used one.

Answer 22

With that many people in the family, I would think a dryer would be a necessity. Unless you want clothes hanging all over the house you will need to dry them. There are stacking sets of washer and dryer, but I don't know if they are ventless or not.

Answer 23

I had a washer only for about 4 years. I did hang clothes out the back window on a pulley (this was common in Brooklyn in the 1980s) but I hung shirts on non-wire hangers and put them on the shower curtain rod. We were on the second floor, and the stairs were inside our apartment, so there was a banister about 8' long at the top of the stairwell. I would drape sheets, blankets, towels over that. Don't hang sheet outside on a windy day because they get tangled on the line. I had to learn that the hard way. I still dry "lay flat" sweaters on the kitchen table under the ceiling fan. Put some towels beneath to absorb the water left in the clothes. The second spin cycle really does help.

Answer 24

r a dyer, you can dry your clothes! The home improvement stores sell a product that allows you to dry indoors. I can't remember the NAME of it, but basically what is, is a bucket with an attachment on the lid that lets you attach you're dryer to it. What you do, is fill it about 1/2 full of water to catch the lint, and voila...Dry clothes, no vent! An added benefit is the dryer will help heat your house in the winter, keep the humidity at a comfortable level for winter, AND if you use the scented fabric softener sheet, it makes your house smell good. I used one in an apt. before w

Answer 25

I agree with everyone else that referenced the retractable clothes lines. One thing that I did when I was in an apartment that did not have a washer/dryer. I had a long wide but not very tall box that I placed over the forced air heat vent. I cut a series of slots in the box and then hung the wet clothes above the box. The next morning the clothes were dry and the box went back into the closet. You use the box to spread the dry heated air up and around the clothes. It did a pretty good job of drying even my wool uniform.

Answer 26

I am a family of five and I terrubly pitty you for your clothes piles must certainly be large. i hate it. Two teenagers and a wife who never can decide what to wear and often times it goes into the dirty clothes(???????). We have a basement and a dryer but, the best thing so do is spin the heck out of them and get a clothes line in the bathroom. You may want to add a small heater but keep the door open (unless in use). I would get a ventless dryer or perhaps make a vent in the window somehow. Goodluck.

Answer 27

Yes - get a dehumidifier! These work great ... read some reviews on epinions or amazon before buying, they typically cost between $80-$200.



We got a Whirlpool one, it was about $150 I think. We originally bought it because our neighbor in an apartment building left his tub running and it overflowed thru our walls and soaked our whole apt. (carpets, everything)!



Anyway, we purchased one of these and then ran it nonstop, and it dried everything out in just a day or two! I had been so skeptical, but these things really suck all the water out of the air.



Since then, I have also used it for laundry purposes ... I set it up in our washer room, and then hang my wet clothes up in there, and let it do its thing. It works! It's not as fast as a dryer of course, but it definitely speeds things way up!



Tip: They are a little on the noisy side, and make sure you get one that has an automatic shutoff when the resevoir at the bottom gets full.

Answer 28

I use a drying rack for my whites to save on my bill. I once had to wash clothes by hand.



We used to drape as many pairs of underwear that would fit around the handle of a clothes hanger. We would then drape the socks over the straight part and hang it from a doorknob.



We draped clothes on chairs and furniture that wouldn't get ruined from the damp fabric. We strung a line and used that as a clothesline. You can also hang out the heavier items to get the dampness out and then hang them indoors...



Doing it this way can create quite a bohemian feel, but it makes for a temporary solution.



While you're waiting on something more permanent, you can also load your damp clothes in the car and go use a dryer at the local laundromat.



You can roll your clothes in towels to wring out the excess moisture, you can lay things out, or "block" them on towels, using clothes hangers, you can hang them on your shower rod. You can place them close to a heat source...



Also, you said you have a lot of clothes. Just because you have a lot of clothes doesn't mean you hafta wash all of them all the time. Get them clean and keep them that way until you can solve your problem. Only use what you need and put the rest away.



Also, if you find you're overwhelmed by laundry, get rid of what anyone has outgrown or not worn in a year. You'd be surprised at how manageable it can be become by doing this...

Answer 29

I am not sure where you live, but if you can buy an apartment size dryer and inconvenience yourself by venting out the window, with some creative carpentry.....you wouldnt even have to get cold inside, I:E: window open with wood insert with cutout hole for the vent, then some insulation. Might look kinda dumb but no dumber than wearing frozen wet clothes in the winter.

when my dryer didnt work, I did the spin cycle twice, patted all items dry again with a dry towel....then hung them up in the best heated area of the home, usually right above a heat vent. You can also get a garment drying rack and place it in front of a heat vent.

Answer 30

If you have no space to hang your clothes, then the only practical answer would be to buy a ventless dryer. I couldn't imagine doing laundry for a household of 5 people without a dryer.

It may be worth your while to do a little at a time and take it to the laundromat to dry

Answer 31

We used to heat our house with a wood stove, & the air was very dry. I would was always unhook my dryer hose from the wall vent and let it blow added heat and humidity directly into the house in winter, which was a real boon. (Smelled good, too). I'd cover the end of the hose with a knee-high stocking to catch the lint.



Always keep your lint trap clean for best efficiency, and if you use a lot of fabric softener, you need to scrub the lint trap every so often (when water beads up on it instead of running through easily) with a mild detergent.



We moved and now have a gas dryer, though, and you can't do that because of carbon monoxide danger. : (



If you hang clothes on hangers to dry, make sure they're smoothly coated/painted steel or plastic. Roughened steel will make permanent rust spots!

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Answer 33

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Answer 36

Put one of the portable drying racks either wooden or metal or hanging type in the room where your furnace is an it will help speed the drying process. If you have forced hot air heat then close the bathroom door with a rack in there and the clothes will dry more quickly as well

Answer 37

Take your wet clothes to the nearest Laundromat and dry several loads at once. You can take along your hangers and hang things that need to be ironed while still just damp and it may reduce the amount of ironing you need to do.

Answer 38

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Answer 39

You can try hanging them on hangers then over the shower curtain rod in your bathroom. . . . when we had a tiny apartment and a new baby (i.e. no time or desire to go to laundromat to dry clothing), this worked very well. It will also keep your wet clothes from dripping all over your home.



Sweaters or other things that wouldn't/couldn't hang well went over the radiators.



Good luck!

Answer 40

Hang them on the shower rod or towel rack in your bathroom. They will be dry in 3-5 hours. That is what I do when I don't want my nice clothes to shrink in the dryer.

Answer 41

hair dryer, iron, space heater, and a ventalation opening. my mom used all of those when our dryer broke down for a lil more than a week. good question star for you!

Answer 42

Hang them on a clothes line against the wall. They will help insulate your house (kind of) or will at least block out the sun at night.

Answer 43

you could put the cloths on the fan in your house/apartment

Answer 44

If they're pants, you can pinch the leg at the ankle, and put a blow dryer in the top. The leg will inflate like a balloon and it will be dry in no time.

Answer 45

in the garage close to the water heater

Answer 46

Buy a few of those portable drying racks. You can get them at places like Walmart, Target, Bed Bath and Beyond. They hold about 8 pieces of clothing each (more for underwear, socks ect.) Place them in front of a fan or hot air vent to speed up the drying process. Put them away in a closet when they are not in use. Don't buy the wooden ones because they will eventually break from the weight of the wet clothing.



I also found that for drying shirts you can put them on the hanger and hang then on the shower rod. I used to do this all of the time in my small apartment. I always used the "extra spin" cycle on my washer so that my clothes weren't dripping all over my floors.



Right now I am using one of those portable metal clothes hangers (on wheels, about 4-5 feet in length).



So, now knowing you are a large family, you might have to implement several of these ideas!

Answer 47

A couple of ideas:

1) Purchase a accordian style wooden clothes dryer-you can put up and take down as needed.

2) Use hangers, and hang the clothes on the shower curtain rod. Not dozens of things at once, but a few to about a dozen, leaving room between the hangers for air to circulate to help the clothes dry.

3) Use tpwel racks to help dry a few things.

4) Use the back of kitchen chairs to place things to dry.

5) Have the room heat up at a good temp (that is comfortable for you).

Please get it started early enough in the day the things can be dry by the end of the day, or start of the next day.

Hope this helps you.

Take care.

Answer 48

A ventless drier is only an option if your home can handle a lot more humidity.

My best trick for an indoor dryer is a tension style shower curtain rod. My tub has walls on 3 sides. I have a rod in the usual place for the curtain, then a second rod a foot or so higher, but lined up over the centre of the tub. Garments are hung on hangers & can be hidden by the curtain. Another bonus, you don't need to put it away & it takes up no space.

Answer 49

a drying rack would be good,also for towels use those towel warming racks,it may be logical to look into getting a dryer though if you have alot of clothes : )

Answer 50

i put my clothes on the raideators around the house.

Answer 51

Once the shower is dry I hang my shirts on the rod to dry and on all the towel racks. Once those get filled up I resort to putting them on hangers and hanging them on just about anything around the house to dry overnight while we sleep. The unused exercise equipment has also become a very good rack to hang all the hangers on...

Answer 52

I cheated a little and looked at others' answers! but I will say this ... my dryer broke with 4 kids and I went almost a year w/o it (funny part of the story was it took my friend an hour to fix it!) Anyway, I agree with the drying racks, hanging in the shower, and extra spin cycle. If things were an emergency and they were a tad damp (like socks) I would iron them :-)



You definitely get crafty. I also went to the laundromat with about 3 loads that I could fit into the big, big dryer! It was worth it once a week to not have to iron or hang.



Oh and I forgot hanging on the top of doors, whatever that is called (that little wedge). I can't remember how many times those went to the ground by not remembering they were there! But still worth it.

Answer 53

One additional thing that has not been mentioned yet is a retractable clothes line that you can hang over your bath tub. You can pick these up at a hardware store and stick it to the wall above either end of your tub. You stretch the line from one end to the other, hang your clothes, and when they are done, let the line retract again. The line is hidden when not in use, and available as long as somebody isn't in the tub. Good luck!

Answer 54

people through out those dry cleaner hangers. Use single one per each T-shirt, dressshirt, dress, towel -that way you can ahng them anywhere in th house (and put them on neatly, with love- if you iron your things it wil take much less time to do that too).

If the weather tends to stay below freezing, dry them outside. they may freeze up, but check it out next day, little wind will beat out the ice particles - that's another way. (but it should stay below freezing,,,)

they may feel a little damp when you bring them in but trust me, no freshness' smell is comparable with that :)))

Answer 55

well

when I dont want to use up alot of energy

or shrink my clothes in the dryer;

I get the racks everyone seemed to mention,

ive purchased mine in a target

quite handy :]

Answer 56

invest in a dryer....you can get one used from the paper for $50-$100....we have a store called scratch n dent and i can get a new one with a minor dent in the side for $119.00....if you run it properly and keep and eye on what you are doing it will not affect your utility bill by any great measure.....use it only for things like socks and underwear and colors so your drying time is minimal....towels and jeans will take a day to dry but if you have a laundry room the dryer will generate enough dry heat in a small space to expedite the task if you lay them out in that room

Answer 57

drying racks really work well... and some designs are stackable! you can put several pieces per rack and they dont take long at all to work...



also - do you hang items now in your bathrooms? there are retractable clothes hanging cords that can be installed in showers or on drywall - it is out of the way when you dont need it and there when you do!



i also recall see another kind of drying rack that was like tall and had several "arms" that tiered out and you can drape clothes on each arm - i think it held 5 pieces... that may be another option.



GOOD LUCK DRYING!

Answer 58

My family washes their clothes by hand :)

Try squeezing as much water as you can out of them and then hanging them up in the warmest section of the house

Just don't get your floors wet! ;D

Answer 59

well, being raised in the country you learn alot..going without a dryer would be a challenge if you are not used to living without the luxuries life has to offer ..we were able to use a piece of rope or an extension cord to hang clothes inside the house. or even on the front porch.having a family of 12 children my parents had to find some way of gettin by...if you have to hang them in your bathroom....

Answer 60

first start by frying some bacon...then after attaching the wet piece of clothing to your kid's back place the bacon on his back pocket. consequently, the dog will begin to chase your child in attempts to get ahold of that tasty bacon, causing your child to run crazily around the house making sure your garment gets dried in the process...



theoretically it should work...let me know how it turns out =]

Answer 61

Even though I have a dryer, I like to save energy.



They sell retractable clotheslines that you can use indoors. These are really very nice and convenient. The ones with 1 line are okay for light things (like underwear and socks) but they don't hold much and aren't for heavy things. But I bought one from Target.com that has 5 lines. It's a bit pricier than the others but it's very sturdy and holds a lot of clothes (if you hang them on the lines on hangers, you save even more space!). Definitely work the money for me. The best part is that you can put it anywhere because when you are not using it, the lines retract into the base (much, much better than having a line permanently across a room or having to constantly untie one!). I did a lot of shopping until I found the solution I liked. I recommend the 5-Line (especially since you have a large family and I'm sure a lot of clothes!).

8 ft. 1-Line: http://www.target.com/Whitney-Design-8-Retractable-Dryer/dp/B000JYEP1W/ref=sc_ri_5/601-1357890-5918525

40 ft. 1-Line: http://www.target.com/Whitney-Design-40-Retractable-Dryer/dp/B000JYFNY0/ref=sc_ri_6/601-1357890-5918525

34 ft. 5-Line: http://www.target.com/Whitney-Design-Retractable-5-Line-Dryer/dp/B000JY8V3U/ref=sc_ri_1/601-1357890-5918525

12 ft. Mini 5-Line: http://www.target.com/Whitney-Design-Retractable-5-Line-Dryer/dp/B000JYE2NI/ref=sc_ri_4/601-1357890-5918525



Another great and inexpensive method is to hang your clothes on hangers and use a tension shower curtain rod. You can use these in a space in your laundry room or anywhere in your house, even a hallway. You don't have to install anything, it doesn't damage your walls and it's easy to take down when your clothes are dry. It's just a skinny rod so it's easy to store (unlike those wood drying racks that take up a lot of space when and when not in use... they also don't hold much, collapse easily, and get moldy from the wet clothes).



If you don't have that much room or you aren't looking to spend anymore money, you can use places around your house to hang your clothes on hangers. The ledges on the tops of your door frames work well. If you hang the clothes on the doors of the rooms of their owners, they can easily put them away themselves when they're dry. The shower curtain rod in your bathtub also works well. I did this when we had an apartment. With these two methods, it was always best for me to do my laundry and let the clothes dry overnight so I could take them down in the morning and they wouldn't be in the way for the rest of the day.



Oh and having a dehumidifier in the room you hang your clothes in will get rid of excess moisture preventing mustiness, mold and it could help dry your clothes faster.



I hope this helps. Good luck!

Answer 62

to dry my clothes i use two things. an indoor clothing rack that i can set up and it doesnt take up much space. (these are cheap and can be found at most hardware stores). and i set it up in front of a 2ft by 2ft square fan for a few hours. (fans available at hardware stores too)



there are a few advantages to using a fan to dry



it dries the clothes,

it circulates the heat, (not make things colder, make sure windows are closed),

with the fan blowing on the clothes the fabric softener you used in the laundry acts as an air freshener giving your apartment a fresh smell.



*if you find using a fan to dry your clothes makes things just too cold, set up the clothes rack and fan in a room you do not plan to be in for a few hours and close the door.

Answer 63

Hang them up on the shower pole and take a fan then blwo them is my best best

Answer 64

i hang my clothes on hangers above the washer and i bought a portable stand up clothes rack.

Answer 65

hm. put it next to the heater.

Answer 66

If your main goal is to get the clothes dry so that they aren't sitting around wet, there are lots of things you can hang them on. Many people have indoor clotheslines, usually in a room that has good ventilation but where the clothes and the line won't get in the way. You can also hang clothes over the backs of wooden chairs or various objects of that sort.



On the other hand, if you also want the softening effect that the dryer has on clothes, that's somewhat harder to achieve. I don't know of any good way to dry clothes so that they end up like that without a dryer, so you might have to do some ironing in the end. The upside of not using a dryer is that your clothes are less likely to shrink as they go through the laundry.

Answer 67

I hang my clothes by choice even though I've always had a dryer, but I use the bathroom shower rod & door knobs. I also live in a very warm climate. I would just hang lines around the house where you can and get them dry that way. You can also get an indoor clothes line or more as they are rather small, but effective.

Answer 68

You can hang your clothes on a clothes line outdoors even if its freezing. Your clothes will freeze solid on the line, but they WILL dry! Dry winter air can pull the moisture right out of the clothing regardless of the temperature.



Try it!

Answer 69

Well we used to have a rack that hung from the ceiling in our kitchen, and it was attatched to a pulley so we could let it down to hang the clothes up, and pull it back up out of the way to dry. It was like this one, and it was really useful. http://search.stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Clothes-Airer-People_clothes-horse_W0QQfcdZ2QQftsZ1QQsascsZ2QQsaselZ262644253QQsofpZ2

Answer 70

Fans help....the free standing racks and tension rods everyone keeps mentioning. You can also use a hair dryer on the cool setting for things that aren't too wet and are small like socks, panties and bras...... I usually just drape them over chairs, the foot board on the bed...hanging them on tension rods in the shower stuff like that. (after sending them through an additional spin cycle to be sure as much water as possible is out of the clothing)

Answer 71

if you have a fan,hang the clothes on the back of it.not on the front.the opposite airflow will allow the clothes to dry freely and quickly.good luck.

Answer 72

Funnily in all the above answers nobody mentioned the following:



You *can* dry your clothes outside even when it is winter and freezing. The majority of people in Russia do not have a dryer and they all put their clothes outside. It works as long as the air is dry (continental climate), there is some wind and the clothes are not frozen stiff yet.



If the clothes do freeze just take them back inside, have them thaw and hang them back outside.



You can also create space to hang your clothes. I have some broomsticks between the walls in the hallway right under the ceiling, when I put my clothes on hangers I can hang them there to dry. I have to duck a bit when I pass through, but that is ok with me.

Answer 73

if you have too many clothes to hang somewhere try this. Vent a standard dryer by opening a window, placing a piece of wood, cardboard, formica (whatever) in the opening, cut a hole for the vent tube, place the vent tube in the hole. If you buy a dryer vent and caulk it in you can make it weather tight. Hope this helps



PS have you ever tried drying outside. the property known as sublimation says the water should evaporate even in the cold

Answer 74

Great question! I have a family of two, but we hang dry as much as we can. I have two things that I love that allow us to hang dry indoors in minimal space. We have a small house, and I hate went laundry hanging everywhere. I also don't like to have to dodge it in the bathroom (we only have one bathroom). It's not convenient to have to move laundry to use the shower or tub, I don't think.



One is an indoor clothes line by Leifheit called the Telegant 100. It mounts to the wall with those bolts that go into the plaster and hold tight; when "closed" it looks like a stainless steel towel bar, but the white plastic housing above the towel bar opens up (and closes down) as 8 extendable/ collapsable clothes lines. It's very clever. If you do a search for the product you can find it on the Web. It's about $59 US. I have mine mounted above the door frame in the kitchen, and it's very unobtrusive. You will have to figure out where it best works for you, i.e., where it won't be in your way when it's extended. I have it mounted up high, so it's far enough off the floor that I can hang robes and coats and things. I don't have to extend the lines most of the time; the 40 inch wide stainless steel bar provides plenty of linear space for hanging a load of shirts, etc. I hang them on plastic hangers to dry, so I can get a lot of laundry on the bar. I also use the stainless steel bar as a convenient clothes rack when I'm ironing, bringing in dry cleaning, etc. I called Leifheit to see how much weight it will hold, and they said 40 lbs. So it's pretty substanial, I think.



The other thing I have that I love (let's see if I can describe this, since I don't know who makes it) is a large round plastic clip with a metal frame that hangs from it, and from the metal frame there are 18 smaller clips from which you can hang small items. I use it to dry undergarments, wash clothes, and other small items. I hang it from the shower rod, or sometimes from the stainless steel bar on the Leifheit thing. What I like about it is that it's very compact, and if I need to move it out of the bathroom, I don't have to remove 18 stockings, etc.,--I just move the one hanger. I got it at Organized Living, but I've seem them other places, too. I've also seem smaller ones, like with half the number of small clips.



Hope that helps!

Answer 75

I live in an old house that has radiators. So if I start washing early I have all day to rotate the clothes. There is a bonus to this system. You know when you walk past the Laundromat and you smell the fresh smell of fabric softener? Well as the heat comes up and drys the clothes that smell lingers through the house, I love it. And I also save a few bucks!! It's win win.

Answer 76

There are so many good suggestions that I won't bother duplicating the answers. I lived in Holland for ten years and because it is wet most of the time, I hung clothes inside to dry. I used all of the methods mentioned here. Now that I am back In California, I want to save energy, so I hang clothes where ever I can, and also use one wooden rack and one metal rack. Both have been used for two years and still are fine. We have lots of California sunshine, so most of the time the clothes are outside. When needed, I hang them on chairs, etc. in house. With your large family, I would most certainly consider the pull out clothes lines in an out of the way place.

Good luck.

Answer 77

You know my mother used to hang the clothes out doors even in the winter. She would take them off the line when they were frozen. It seemed to work because I don't remember having a whole lot of clothes around the house when it was frozen. I also have seen people place lines really near the ceiling in a hallway or some room that isn't used much. You would need a chair to hang them up but they'll be out of the way once hung.

Answer 78

Your family sounds similar to mine. A family of five with no dryer; it's not as bad as some people think. ;) Just a few tips:



- You can still hang your clothes outside. We hang ours on our back porch when it's below 20 and they still dry. It just takes a little longer.



- If you have curtain rods, you can hang the clothes on coat hangers and place them on the rods. Works like a charm.



- If you have a playpen, you can drape the clothes over the sides.



- You might invest in a drying rack. I think you can get them at Wal-Mart (or any similar store). We have one for our socks and such, and it's really great.



Basically, anything that you can hang things on can dry your clothes.



Good luck!

Answer 79

The vent less dryer is probably your best bet. It is just more convenient and faster ! I have a dryer in my home and just bought an indoor vent.. you put a little water in it for moisture and its fine. Those portable racks are nice too but nothing beats the convenience of a dryer! The only other idea I have is to hang things on hangers... but how many hangers can you have!!

Answer 80

Even easier would be to make a portable "vent" that you can insert in the bottom part of an open window. You could make one fairly simply, and leave it lying on top of the dryer when not in use. When you need to dry clothes, open the window, slip it in place, close the window down on it to hold it, attach the accordion vent hose from the back of the dryer, and go crazy. When everything is finished, pull it out of the window and shut 'er down. If made right the portable vent would fit just as well as an "in the window" air conditioner.

Answer 81

When our dryer broke down, I simply strung clotheslines in everybody's bedroom, and everybody hung their own clothes up; sheets and towels went in the hall. If you have fans, those help speed things up. It's not beautiful, but it does the job.



If you can get a dryer that vents out the window (like a portable a/c, if you're familiar with those), that's preferable to having all the heat and (more importantly) moisture in your home, unless you live in a dry area and could use a little extra humidity :-)



Wash small, frequent loads, rather than the big loads you're probably used to dealing with, so that you don't have to deal with LOTS of wet stuff at once.

Answer 82

Like the previous answers, I would suggest that you should get a drying rack. In addition, if you have a water heater or boiler and have plenty of space around it - put the rack next to it and this will help dry your clothes faster. Especially if the room where the heater/boiler is located is in a closed room/environment.



Personally I have a dryer at home but I don't dry all of our clothes. Dressing clothes especially colored ones, I put them in the rack to dry.



I hope this helps.

Answer 83

Depending on the fabrics, sometimes really strong hairdryers have worked for me. When I was living in my college dorm, and it was rainy or cold, I would just wash some of my shirts in the sink, and then dry them with my hairdryer after letting them drip in the shower for a little while. One of the best things was putting a few shirts into a canvas bag that I had, and making the opening just big enough to put the hairdryer into it...creating a "dryer like" sack that kept all of the hot air in, and then I jusy shook the bag a little bit to move the clothes around. It took less time than just letting things hang dry.



Also, look on craigslist.com for free or inexpensive dryers. They can really save you tons of time, and sometimes when people are moving or get new appliances they post their older models for people.

Answer 84

A Coin Laundry would be the best solution. All of these other solutions would just take up time and make your house look like a mess. If you have any close to you, I strongly suggest you check them out.

Also because my football jersey's could not go in the dryer, I would hang them from a ceiling fan going at a slow speed.

Answer 85

Go buy or rent an appliance called a compact dryer. You can rent them at a store such as Rent A Center for about $10/week... It does not operate on a 220 line like a regular electric dryer does, it runs on a standard outlet and is very nice to have for those that don't have a normal dryer...

Answer 86

You must have LOTS of clothes. If I were you, I would take advantage of the Laudromat Dryers to get the MOST moisture out of them before bringing them home to hang.

Also, if I were hanging that many damp clothes in the house I would bring in an air filter (1 room size) if you have one. That way it will clear any possible 'mold' out of the air before you breathe it in. Mold can cause a HORRIBLE sinus infection.



(Please don't think I'm scorning you, I had to do what I am suggesting in 2005/2006. I also had to wash my things in the tub at times, then carry them to the dryer, AND hang them damp afterward as some dryers don't perform well when full.)

Answer 87

I know you said no dryer but have you considered a little spin dryer. The other day we got one for £10 from a charity shop. If fits in a kitchen cupboard. Spin it for a couple of minutes and most of the water is out and your drying time is much less and you dont get those drips on the floor.

Answer 88

Your best bet would be simply to install a dryer vent to the outside of the home and look for a free clothes dryer on Freecycle.com.

Answer 89

Hello,



Tie a rope in balcony and hang the clothes there. Else if weather is bad outside, tie the rope inside parallel to wall about 2 meters away from wall.



You can put a fan also which wont consume much energy as the other dryers with heaters.



Best Regards,

Aayush

Answer 90

I have a shower curtain rod (tension) that I have secured in my bathroom inside my shower (so it's hidden behind the other shower curtain) so I can hang clothes to dry. I have a lot of things I can't dry in the dryer so I just take them into the bathroom and hang them up. You could plug in a large box fan and set it on the side of the tub to help circulate air for faster drying time. Of you can pick up an inexpensice space heater and use that in conjunction with the box fan for warm air to circulate.

Answer 91

What I did was wash the clothes normally and run them through the spin cycle a second time, then I hang the clothes on lines strung out in my basement. I have two oscillating fans, one on each side of the room that I turn on high speed, pointed towards each other. It has worked for me since November.

Answer 92

put them over the heater vents

Answer 93

Do they still make the fold out stands for laundry rooms, from what I remember of them they were about 5ft tall and would fold out to be about 3 or 4ft wide and you would have about 6 or 7, rungs to put your clothes on they were great in college.

Answer 94

is evident that you must buy a washing machine with dryer, one case that does works both washing and dryer

Answer 95

I have this weird little contraption that hangs in your closet and has about 20 clips on it. I clip on my underware and bras because I don't like to put them in the dryer.



You can also go to the container store or Bed, Bath and Beyond and get something that will allow you to hang a few shirts from your door.

Answer 96

Put the clothes on a ceiling fan (low or medium, so they don't fly off, lol)



-Well u DID say CLEVER right?! =]

Answer 97

put them on your clothes hangers (plastic ones) and hang em anywhere you can.

Answer 98

dry thm on a hanger

Answer 99

you just have to go to a laundry shop to dry it ( Dry only) and it will take you only 20 minutes for a big load for 25 cents here in los angeles

Answer 100

put few next to a heater

or if u doing bbq , hang next to it

Answer 101

ok the completely free way to dry your clothes would to let them air dry. make sure to put them in the hottest place/room because if you put them in a cold room they'll take forever to dry and then could sour. and a second way(which Ive never tried)is after you get done baking put them in the oven so as your oven is cooling down it should help dry your clothes! and a third way would be to hand them on the vents in the ceiling and when the WARM air comes out to heat your house it'll help out the clothes.

hope that helps!

ps - if you try the oven you have to be really carefull because your cloths can catch on fire

Answer 102

place the clothes in front of an electric fan if you have one

Answer 103

I remember those days like it was yesterday.



Oh, anyhow, just hang the clothes on hangers in the rooms where they belong so it takes less time to put them away. Hanging them on hangers imediatly after being washed can oliminate on so much ironing. But anyhow, if they have closets and not whole bunch of clothes bunched together then hang in the closet, but keep the door opened so air can circulate and it will dry them. Also can hang them on the doors and in the bathroom after everyone is done bathing. It will be warm in there so they will dry quickly.



You can also put a drying rack in each room and when every one is bed they will dry. Then in the morning after each is gone to school or doing there duty you can fold them and put them away.



Lots of luck, I do remember those days. Wow. Best of luck.

Answer 104

raditors, or a line above the bath with the window open

Answer 105

Get one of those clothes hangers that collapse when not in use I use it for baby clothes and it works great. I don't like to use my dryer all the time.

Answer 106

It sounds werid but, IRON THEM. My boyfriend does this all the time. And it works best part of if you have to wear them asap, their nice & warm, especially if it winter, it feel so warm!!



Hope this helps you!!!

Answer 107

I have seen a dryer vent made through a window. The glass was taken out and replaced with plywood and a hole cut in the wood for the hose to go through. Drying clothes outside in the winter is no fun on the hands. I have brought clothes in the house and stood them up against a wall until they thawed then hung them over a clothes hanger on a pole in the furnace room. before they were completely dry, I would iron them to a wrinkle free form and continued doing my laundry this way, year after year until I received a dryer from the charity of a kind relative.

Answer 108

hair dryer

Answer 109

erm your radiators........

Answer 110

hang them in the shower to dry, or maybe a spot that gets a lot of light or sun. Or you could get one of those portable drying racks on wheels. Or use dryers at a laundromat or if your really desperate use a blowdryer. OR dry the clothes first a little with said blowdryer and hang them up the rest of the way to dry.

Answer 111

I suggest like some other people

that you hang them on the shower and

while your getting ready leave your clothes right

above the heater because there and the sides get the heat

and for shirts i suggest you invest in this



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thats what i would use and just fit the short right over the entire thing, just don't leave it on for too long :)

Answer 112

Put on hangers and hang on shower rod spread them out so that you have space between cloths, it takes over nite to dry! or try to hang over your heat vents.....

Answer 113

I use every available space hidden from visitors views. Doorknobs,hangers while hanging clothes in the closet,in the shower on hangers hanging on a retractable clothes line.I,ll dry my undies ect in the microwave.Don,t nuke them too much.

Answer 114

hag the up every where i remember when my mom used to do that dont forget to squezz all the water out asmuch as you can and im part of a family of 4 then it was 5 (grandma came to visit)

Answer 115

Hang them on in a closet or on a rack and have an oscillating fan blow on them.

Answer 116

I hang all the clothes on hangers and hang them on the door jams, tops of doors, shower curtain rod.



I still hang clothes outside in the winter. It just takes a bit longer, that's all. But if it's sunny and a bit windy, they dry a little quicker.

Answer 117

As there is bunk beds in one of the rooms in the house i hang clothes of the side railing from the top bunk to the bottom such as towels



apart frm that



-radiators

-or you can buy a little tumble dryer



but hanging clothes & letting them to dry in the air is the best method to suse.

Answer 118

well sweet heart make sure your fans are clean and hang them on the fan just be careful not to let them fly every were !!!!! :)

Answer 119

Oh honey let me tell you we went without a dryer once for 2 months , never got around to fixing it cause i would hang our clothes over doors, put them on hangers and hang them up and they all was dry before the next morning. It was just easy to do that than to pay to get it fixed until i got sick of it, now my dryer is fixed.



Throw clothes over doors, over chairs, hang them up over the doorways.

Answer 120

put them on a hanger a hang them up over a door.

Answer 121

Hang them on hangers over a A/C vent, I do it all the time.

Answer 122

I've got those racks you place over radiators, over the bath and in front of the fire. If your really short on room you can stick clothes over the tops of doors. You could also try wearing them, though you might catch a chill - but seriously wearing them does dry them in less than an hour.

Answer 123

Hey hey hey, did any body mention about having the window open a little bit to get more air/wind in? :))))

Do all the hangers, rod,....like the other people suggested and open window if you can.

Answer 124

Microwave them.

Answer 125

Although we have a dryer, it's not safe to put certain clothes in there, for fear of shrinkage. Since our laundry room is in the basement, we hang shirts on hangers from the steel support beam that runs the length of the basement. We also have a "line" of sorts--it's a nylon line which is tied to the wooden rafters.

Answer 126

If it were just one or two people, I'd say go for those drying racks, but for a family of 5...honestly, I'd just bag up all the wet clothes, go to a laundromat and dry them all at once.

Answer 127

Put them in front of a dihumidifier.

Answer 128

sit the clothes in a closed room in front of a fan

Answer 129

Tie strings in your basement, and hang your clothes like a clothesline outdoors! It's pretty handy, and saves energy!

Answer 130

Wow.lots of cloths is right. Appliences you could use a hair dryer but dont hold it right on the shirt give it some room. or if there is a laundrymat around go there they cost money but it would be worth it. hope this helped

Answer 131

Hang it on a plastic hanger (metal rusts) on the sower rod, or near an air vent. But first ring it out (if it was hand washed) in a towel. Don't forget that if your hang drying to use liquid fabric softner in the wash.

Answer 132

We bought a space heater (to heat a room with) and we also have an indoor clothes hanger that opens up like an umbrella. We can hang up wet clothes on the hanger and put the space heater near it to dry the clothes. These items can be bought cheaply at Wal Mart and those kinds of places.

Answer 133

I used to live in Ct. I hung my clothes on the line outside all four seasons. sure, it's not fun in the winter when your clothes freeze and your fingers freeze, but you need to dry your clothes. run the line from your back door to the nearest tree! If you have a basement, you can set up some lines in the basement, preferably next to the oil burner. Those wooden dryer racks are also good in the bathroom for small things, undies and such. If you have a porch, you could run lines on the porch. good luck.

Answer 134

All the ideas below will work if you do your laundry daily. With small children ,there must be a lot of clothes to wash and DRY !

We used to hang our clothes in the utility room (It was kind of big ) on the clothes line and they were dry within 24 hours .Sheets would take long ,but we dried those in commercial driers.

Answer 135

You have to find creative places to hang.

You can get PVC pipe at the hardware store for cheap - just a couple bucks for 8 foot sections. Get 2 inch ones.

You can have them cut for you there too.



Measure your shower, the short distance. Add a few inches.

Cut some PVC and put them on the upper part, & hang clothes on hangers there.

You can also get screws to hang these from the ceiling (the screws look like upside down question marks).

I've done it, and it saves a lot of electricity too!

Answer 136

I know that everyone has said to used the portable clothes dryers that fold up but IKEA actually has them but they are much larger than the ones that you get at Target, Kmart, etc. It's great because you can get twice as much clothing on them! I live in an apartment with a landlord that wouldn't allow us to put in a washer/dryer so we had to resort to getting creative with ways to dry clothes too. I find that this works best along with hanging clothes on door knobs/over doors, shower rods, etc. If I need something the next day, putting a fan directly on that piece of clothing, even a pair of jeans, usually dries it overnight.

Answer 137

You have to try this:



I hang my lighter clothes across the sofa overnight. this way the sofa doesn't become soaked with water while the clothes are drying.



I hang heavier fabrics over the chairs in the kitchen/dining area, shower curtains, or whatever clever shelving I have in my house.



I also hang my clothes on hangers that come from the stores that have the grabbers on them, and place them over doors and on racks.



I know it's cold right now, but I still do this in the winter, I put the ceiling fan on my clothes and close my bedroom door overnight, and my clothes are always dry by the morning.



Hang them across the coffee table also.

Answer 138

If you have just one room to put a line, use plastic coated clothes line or a long plastic coated dog leash. Screw 2 hooks in opposite walls in the studs and put of the line up when you need it. I did this is a back porch. You can fill the holes with a little plaster if you takes out the hooks, but it might be easier to just hang stuff on them. I have one of these lines in my porch right now and it works great. If you have a room with exposed pipes (maybe in the basement) maybe you can hang a line from those.

That said, it may be cold out, but you can still hang clothes outside. They may freeze first but they will still dry outside.

Answer 139

I don't like to dry my clothing in the dryer so I use the folding wooden/metal drying racks that fold up and can be stored underbed, in a closet etc.... To have items dry faster I would have a small fan running.. In college I hung my clothing from the metal bars on our bunk bed !



In my small apt. I would use the shower rod you can also purchase an additional rod and put it in the shower as well to hold extra clothing....



I think QVC also sells a collapsable/folding clothing rack.. It folds out like a tripod and holds 25 garments... You can also use it for additional storage/coat hanger etc..



retractable clothing line would work as well... .

Answer 140

My husband doesn't put any of his clothes in the dryer, so I hang up what can be and hang them on the shower curtain rod. I also usually turn up the heat a little when I do this in the winter.

Answer 141

I had a dryer that had no way to vent and i put a stocking over the vent hose and it caught the lint Just empty it every few time and alls well. My sister has a dryer and she still has lines run allover her house. I put mine on a rack and shower curtain rod. It will work out just fine.

Answer 142

Do you have radiators or heaters? Place them into one room and hang all your clothes in that room for about an hour. Should dry by then. Or the city way, open up and turn on your oven and dry the clothes in the kitchen under supervision. (That's the city way of doing it if you can't get out to do your laundry) Good luck!

Answer 143

A fan would work, Iron would work and you can watch it and then hang them in a anger the will dry up about a day. but it depends how faster you want them to dry. I would suggest since u don't have a dryer to wash all ur clothes and then hand them in your closet and turn on the fan on them they will dry up about half and hour or a day.

Answer 144

What did you do last winter or the winter before that? Here in Germany, it's business as usual despite the weather. We hang our clothes on a rack somewhere in the house out of the way like a bathroom.

Answer 145

before we had a dryer i used to hang our clothes on clothes hangers and hang them from the curtain rails in the lounge room, we usually had the heater going during winter so that helped too. although it's not the prettiest thing having half your wardrobe hanging around the house. when i had towels and sheets and stuff I used to drive to the local laundry mate and put them in the dryer there.

Answer 146

Melissa, you should have posted this on The Seniors, site. As they did the very same thing way back when. My mother and Grandmothers always hung their wash outside, slapped them to knock off ice crystals and then brought them inside and hung them up. They lived in the country without electricity so a washboard was how they washed and hand wrung the wash. And this is how they dried it. My Mother said they always had clean clothes the next day for school. O yea, one other thing they had wood stoves, one in the kitchen and one in the back for heat. Not very efficient

Answer 147

You don't even need to spend any money to dry clothes. I usually wash mine in the machine, and then take some hangers and put them on hangers, and then hang them up on the shower rack where the curtains hang. Extremely easy, and wouldn't cost you anything.



This also helps to not shrink anything, which is why I do it

Answer 148

I just looked through 129 answers, & not one gave the solution that worked for us. Some mentioned box fans & oscillating fans, but no one thought of the ceiling fans! Balance the weight of the clothes around on the blade mounting brackets, & turn the fan on one of the two lowest speeds. This will work for any clothing item that will fit on a hanger -- even jeans! (The house we were renting had a fan in each room.)

Answer 149

You could Iron them

Answer 150

use a clothes line,above refrigerator.it really does help,let me know how it turned out for you.

Answer 151

I experienced 6 months of rain without a minute of sunlight way back in 1997 (the only spot in my country with rain while the rest of the country suffers drought)



I dried my clothes using a microwave oven. Be careful of the settings though, you could end up burning your clothes, or even the oven itself.



I only do this for some items that I need immediately though.

Answer 152

I am going to give you the one no one has mentioned yet! It is real handy if traveling or for one item at a time. But not for bulk. Use a hair blow dryer. Especially good for wet blue jeans.

Answer 153

I hang 1 load at a time on my shower curtain rod, turn a space heater on HIGH and close the bathroom door, it usually dries before the next load is done washing

Answer 154

First of all you put them in a washing machine dryer and spin for 3 to 4 minutes , then get a cloth stand, spread your cloths on it and put it under a fast speed ceiling fan

Answer 155

Before getting a drier at my apartment, I just used to hang the wet cloths on the shower curtain rod overnight.

But it was winter time and i had my heater on. It dries fast and without all the creases a drier gives!

Answer 156

You must be kidding - family of 5 with no dryer!! Go buy a cloths dryer and do it right.

Answer 157

try useing the microwave but not too long or the clothes will tear easily or use a fan air dry

Answer 158

I'd recommend taking them to the launderette if you have that many clothes.

Also - Marisol your answer seriously cracked me up.

Answer 159

Use air-con.Overnite n Voila!

Answer 160

Take your clothes to a laundromat. They have huge dryers there!



Nanna

Answer 161

Hang clothing on the shower rod. let them dry that way. I have done this a lot and it works.

Answer 162

you could just hang them up some where

Answer 163

put them on hangers and hang them in your closet with the door open. never run out of clothes because it will take a couple of days to dry. Jeans a little longer. That is what I do.

Answer 164

You can use a hair straightener for wet hair. It will "iron" and dry your clothes at the same time. If you don't already have one, you can even get a cheaper one for $10 or $15 at target or wal-mart. They are also at thrift stores often, and take up practically no space.

Answer 165

A dryer rack i use one all the time

Answer 166

what i usually do for small clothes is hang them behind the refrigerator. They dry fast that way.

Answer 167

maybe you can ......hang them,iron them blow dry them put them on a hanger and hange them to a fan turn up the heater in the house a little , hang them to you car and go for a ride all work but not all work as fast obviously be safe and good luck

Answer 168

MY hair dryer,or hang so clothes on the shower curtain with a hager and put on the hot water. it will bring all the hot moist in the clothes. an dit will dry.

Answer 169

i hang-dry in largest closet alternating dry clothes (between each damp piece) & leaving doors open. While I have pay-washers & dryers in basement of apt. build; I do this 2 save $

Answer 170

For small items, we always had a wooden rack set up in the bath tub and a clothesline either in the basement or our garage, which we still do!

Answer 171

set in well ventilated area clothes hung on hangers.i do it for my clothes that shrink in the dryer.its pretty easy.wash,then hang on hhanger,and set out over night.should be dry be morning.a closet will work for hanging.

Answer 172

make sure that you hang the clothes separately and there's enough space before you hang another item

Answer 173

If you own your home, install a vent. It will cost LESS that the dryer. If you punch the hole yourself, the total cost will be less than $50. You probably have a friend that can do the work for you in exchange for making them dinner.

Answer 174

squeezing the cloths until all the water goes away.

Answer 175

Do not get a ventless dryer.

Answer 176

I found a ceiling fan and and indoor rack very quick to dry clothers in wintertime. It has two purposes.

Answer 177

well, being raised in the country you learn alot..going without a dryer would be a challenge if you are not used to living without the luxuries life has to offer ..we were able to use a piece of rope or an extension cord to hang clothes inside the house. or even on the front porch.having a family of 12 children my parents had to find some way of gettin by...if you have to hang them in your bathroom....

Answer 178

I hang stuff in the bathroom overnight. The heater blasts in there so usually everything dries by morning.

Answer 179

hang the clothes ether over a chair or a bed :)

Answer 180

Ok I have 2 ideas. there is this new thing that you can buy, and you plug it in to an outlet and put them on the machine. then you turn it on and it drys it! While you are waiting to find it, ( I have no idea where to buy it ) use a hair dryer!

Answer 181

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Answer 182

You could use your bathroom shower rod to hang them on, or get some expandable rods and hang them in your doorways. You can keep them there all the time (they are high enough so you won't hit your head on them when going through the door). I use them all the time.

Answer 183

well maybe a fan will help a small handy fan now

Answer 184

I use bungi cords from doorways and then put a fan on them. I do this often when I am in the RV traveling.

Answer 185

1. Drying racks

2. In front of a fan

3. MICROWAVE!! lol. JUST KIDDING!

and just natural AIR DRY!



hope that helps!!!

Answer 186

in the laundry room hang a line place clothes on hangers and use a fan to dry the clothes. we are a family of four and i did this for years.if you need more space try the kitchen area also take advantage of heater vents in the winter.

Answer 187

I have all of my darks hanging from plastic hangers from every indoor doorway and one bedroom closet doorway. All underwear hangs from the knobs of my clothes dryer or from doorknobs. I lay my socks out to dry on the top of the washing machine lid. I dry out my kitchen towel on the oven handle. It saves money on dryer costs and keeps my dark clothes dark. Everything usually dries overnight and through one work day.

Answer 188

things we've tried include hanging on clothes hangers on the shower curtain pole...in front of the open oven between two chairs with rope or pole (broom stick)...over various heater vents...and using an expanding sort of rack we got from Goodwill that was designed for indoor hanging from the '50's.

also, hanging in a closet with a small space heater works. ya' gotta watch all these things for over heating though...you can vent through a window also...cardboard and grey tape...etc...

Answer 189

I hang up shirts by the window seal of everyones bedroom window, underclothing can hang up in their rooms also. Pants and blue jeans are the hardest find an open space or in your bathroom when it is time for bed remove shower curtain and hang pants there on a hanger spreaded out. In emergencies I place tshirts socks underclothes on a heater and turn it up, flipping it to the opposite side every so often. :)

Answer 190

Ok I will give you an idea,I think you should tie a cloth line somewhere in an open area.Make sure that the clothes are well squeezed.Take a fun and point it directly to the clothes and gues what they will dry .

Answer 191

Throwing them across the door tops.

Will dry when the heat is on or any heat.

Does even better around the kitchen.



You can put smaller items in the Microwave

for a minute. Any longer your clothes are toast.



Also laying them the hot TV or over the lampshade,

using the iron. Takes a while but you have clean

clothes to wear.

or jut take them to the Homeless shelter. Or a

local church. In god we trust.

Answer 192

Hand the wet clothing up on hangars and clotheslines, and run a dehumidifier to absorb moisture from the air, to aid drying of the clothing. Running a fan would speed up the drying.

Answer 193

I used to hang my clothes over the furniture such as kitchen chair backs for shirts, top corner of door for pants, cabinet door edge for socks, underwear went over door knobs... just look around ... living without a dryer is the easy one... its the washer i don't want to ever break!

Answer 194

i have no dryer and ihang my clothes on the banisters , on top of doors. you may try a little clothes line in the bathroom

Answer 195

I had the same problem meany years ago, and I used my oven and microwave it worked but you have to time them and check on them every 3to 4 min. and keep rotating or one side might get cooked or burnt it takes alot of time but it works in a pinch, but yes I would go for a ventlss dryer.

Answer 196

a make shaft clothes line in your basement

Answer 197

hang in shower let drip dry

Answer 198

you could turn up the heater and put your wet clothes near the heater but make sure is not to close to the heater because your house may burn try to put the clothes in there for ten minutes and it will start drying up !

Answer 199

hanging them over or around the heaters hanging over the bars inside showers.

Answer 200

Use blow dryer that you use for your hair or go to a hand dryer in a building:)

Answer 201

i dont have a no heat mode on my dryer so i hang them in a closet and put a fan on them. it does create a lot of humitady though but at least my t-shirts dont shrink.

Answer 202

if u have a basement u need to buy clothes line and hang the clothes to dry on them or if not a basement they have those have those air drying stands u can purchase from a store to hang them on to dry

Answer 203

by putting them on a radiator

Answer 204

Sweety, all you have to do is hang them anywhere in the house. Personally, I love to hang my sisters underwear in the false Christmas Tree!!

Answer 205

Drying racks are particularly helpful, or even just hangers.

Answer 206

HAIRDRYER. lol jk that might take a while. U could just hang them up somewhere.







Kylie

Answer 207

i put mine on the radiator but dont have them on ..my ouse is warm so they are always dry by morning

Answer 208

try to put the hanged clothes near the heater.i mean if u have a portable heater or just wall heater..and also hang it it the shower,in the curtain shower rack..after each shower,the steam will help..but open the windows a bit so it doesnt stay wet to touch..

Answer 209

hairdryer :D

Answer 210

Have your on part of a room or house and hang a clothesline there and use hair dryer.

Answer 211

Put them in your garage.We had a rope in are garage that we used to hang are clothes

Answer 212

hang a line in across the living room from one curtain rod to the other.

Answer 213

Go to laundromat. Thick towels, squeeze out excess water, use hairdryer for 15 minutes at a time per hour.

Answer 214

this idea may work depending on how you place your refridgerator.



if you have some space beside your fridge, it might be the best spot for indoor drying!



i've been using the heat from the back and side of my fridge to dry my clothes and shoes during the rainy seasons for many years already. its definitely environmentally friendly and cost you nothing!

Answer 215

Hang the clothes up in front of a fan. Thats what i do sometimes.

Answer 216

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I have the perfect idea as it can be taken inside or in the garage I love them

We are lucky in Australia as all homes have a clothes line that way we save on energy costs.I

believe Hills are now available in Canada

Answer 217

get a space heater and hang up your clothes around a room... (NONE ON THE HEATER!!!) they should dry over night... my mom did this for almost a year...works great!

Answer 218

I hang mine in door frames, drape bulky stuff over chairs, all I have to say to you is GOOD LUCK and GOD BLESS!

Answer 219

you know the electric heaters that you can plug in, i used to put clothes on there and it would steam up and dry.

Answer 220

why dont you just go to a laundromat and dry everything in about two loads since the dryers there are huge. seriously it will save the hassle. using clothes horses/airers are good but it takes a few days. ask a neighbour for their dryer if theyre not using it or if your not near aq laundrette

Answer 221

1. Squeeze the cloth and remove water then dry it in the sit out/balcony/portico in day time.

2. during rainy season when the cloth is wet even after following the above said method dry it inside the bedroom/hall and switch on the ceiling fan. ok.l

Answer 222

Use a heater with a fan blowing over the clothes, works with small quantities of clothing. When I was young, we dried many clothes in our house, the area was very humid and the windows would sweat constantly.

Answer 223

Try hanging it at the back of the fridge, it works here in the third world especially during the rainy season...hehe..and yes, I do it all the time, takes u no less than an hour and a half.

Answer 224

I hang my jeans on the back of a chair in front of the oven, just not to close or it will go on fire.Make sure there is a window slightly open in the kitchen when you do this for ventalation.Then shirts go on hangers & hung from the shower rod,then socks & panties go on the radiators.

Answer 225

I hang all underwear and the clothes I need to wear the next day on the heated towel rail. Anything that needs ironing iron when it is wet and then hang it on the heated towel rail. Our towels and sheets we drape around the room before we go to bed and hang them outside in the morning, (if it is fine,) otherwise onto the heated towl rail again!

At a pinch you can use your hairdryer to dry out socks before you out them on, they look really funny all blown up and are lovely and warm when your feet go in!

Best to avoid heavy fabrics such as denim when the weather is bad. :-)

Answer 226

We dont have a dryer, and what we do is hang our clothes on hangers on a curtain rod that we hung up in our laundry room, works great

Answer 227

i dont dry most of my daughters clothes because they always shrink, so i put them on hangers and hang them on either a line across the basemant if its clean and finished or around the house like the shower rod or the door knobs.

Answer 228

Refrigerator is the best solution. If you have refrigerator try to put your wet clothes at the back of it ( ref ) and you will see in a minute, your wet clothes are getting dry.

Answer 229

Use those portable drying racks, a space heater, and a box fan. Yep, I'm a redneck and it works pretty good.

Answer 230

The best way for indoor drying clothes is to keep on wire near windows and start your fan.

Answer 231

Put them on radiators, the electric ones NOT GAS, or hang jeans etc over doors. Stay dry!!!!

Answer 232

if u want to dry clothes indoors .. hang them indoors!!



and please ask useful questions

Answer 233

i live in an apartment... and whenever it's in between times for us to do laundry and she runs out of undies... my girlfriend will handwash them, wring them out, and then fold them up in a towel and stomp on them. at first, i laughed! but then i saw that her trick actually worked, it took less time to dry them that way. granted, with 5 people in a household that idea may not work. but hey.... get enough people stompin' you could finish a load in... 3 weeks or so?!?!

Answer 234

Hang them up on your shower rod...they get good air and dry quickly and no shrinking

Answer 235

Use a Hairdryer to blow them dry

Answer 236

hang from the shower curtain rod in the bathroom, you can hang quite a few and they dry pretty quickly...

Answer 237

Purchase a portable drying rack,you can get them in wood,or metal.



They are really great,and don't take up a lot of space.



Another thing,you can get a cheap one for under 10 bucks at a store like Wal-Mart or K-Mart.

Answer 238

well not very good ideas but use a hair dryer? or hang it up in the bath room? idk

Answer 239

hang them on doors or lay them flat on beds,couches,and tables



hope that helps.....

Answer 240

The fan, hang over the shower, hang outside to dry too.I 've tried it all.Fan would work great .

Answer 241

buy a seat warmer cover for a car and put the clothes on there

put it on all your lamps

microwave

hang them in front of the fire place

hang them on the ceiling above the stove

hair dryers

hang it on the radiator

put them by your hot air vents

turn on the tv and put them on the tv (tvs get hot)

turn on the oven and open it, hang clothes on the oven door



or ALL OF THE ABOVE

Answer 242

bring your cloths outside hang them on railing

Answer 243

Put non delicate clothes in the oven.

Answer 244

drying racks are a good idea. if you don't want to buy one, just hang the clothes and towels on a hanger and put on the shower rod, just leave space for air to reach everywhere. for my clothes i don't want to dry i hang them over a chair to air dry.

Answer 245

I know that if you hang your wrinkled clothes in the bathroom while you shower, the steam will take out the wrinkles.

Answer 246

inside your closets

Answer 247

you can take them to the laundry mat or you can buy a towel warmer. i receive one as a wedding gift. its great! i used it for everything.

Answer 248

I just use hangers and hang the clothes on my shower rod.

Answer 249

set the clothes on the fire place i use it al the time when my power goes out or you can use a heater put them infront of that

Answer 250

We have radiators in our house (hot water heat). They are GREAT for drying stuff especially swim suits, wet workout gear, pool towels...

Answer 251

hang em!

Answer 252

uh i think chairs, heater vents



just get inventive and creative

Answer 253

place them over a vent on a rack or something.

Answer 254

well im a family of 7 so what my mom do is that she does the landry in the moring. then when she dropped us off at school she would go to the landry and put in 75 cents which would dry up all the clothes! lol-hope i helped.

Answer 255

put a wire up and pin ur wet chlothes to that

Answer 256

I hang all that I can on clothes hangers then hang them on the shower curtain rod and door knobs.

They have portable quilt rods which will serve you really fine with or without clothes hangers.

Good luck.

Answer 257

This sounds like a really wierd idea but if you have a base ment that is cleanish you can put a clothes line- they have ones that are for out side but arent like a long rope, it is lots of like towel bars. You can put in in your base ment for lots of clothes. You can put it in a bucket of concrete instead of in the grass.

Answer 258

get one of those wooden dryer racks. You can hang alot of clothes on them. I have one, its in the corner by the heat and my clothes dry fast.

Answer 259

i would hang mine on hangers to dry over my shower rod in the bathroom. i would go in the kitchen was my stove and spread cot hes around.

Answer 260

put them in the microwave along with some metal. good times.

Answer 261

lay your laundry over your furniture kitchen chairs, stair well, couch ect. wont have to purchase anything very cheap.

Answer 262

get one of them closet things they have wheels and then look like a closet rod. then you just hang your shirts on a hanger and let them dry. for pants hang them over a door or the top of the rack they have this wire thing that looks like a shelf. and if you have the hangers with the clips you can use them also, that also works for socks and panties works great for me.

Answer 263

hang it on a clothing line inside

Answer 264

you can hang them on hangers and then place them inthe bathroom with a fan facing them on full speed.

Answer 265

i spread mine out all over my living room on hangers in the bathroom

Answer 266

I have a clothes line in my garage.. sow hen its raining or too cold.. I hang clothe son the line in the garage... and they all fit perfectly!

Answer 267

Iron them.



Takes a lot of time... but you look **oh so good!!**

Answer 268

Use a blowtorch

Answer 269

To save energy and the planet,

you could put them on hangers and then hook them on the fan evenly and turn it on.

Really.

Thats what I do sometimes.



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haha

Answer 270

Indoors? How about on hangers, hanging below heater out flow vents? That way, you get the air humidified as well.

Answer 271

I don't know where you live, but a laundry rack would work. You can't put a lot of laundry on one rack, but you can dry small and medium-sized items on it.

Answer 272

Hang it in your garage:)

thats what we do:)

Answer 273

Well the most celevers way isjust put it out side Can i have your yahoo mail so I tex messeges

Answer 274

on the heater and put ur clothes on a chair right next to the heater so it drys quickly...

Answer 275

i don't have any ideas but i saw someone's up there and it really worried me. try to distance your clothes as far as possible from any hot air fans or anything like that in case of fire.

Answer 276

hang em up

Answer 277

we hang ours above a warm air heeter

Answer 278

Hi there, you might want to sign up in freecycle.org

You might get lucky to have an old/new dryer. Goodluck.

Answer 279

Put them on the heater

Answer 280

hallo. i'm in a similar situation. i bought a house with a washer and no dryer and i'm not in a financial position to get one.



my solution? pvc pipe. home depot sells 1" diameter pvc pipe in lengths of 10 feet. i bought a bunch of those along with t-shaped pipe fittings and assembled a bunch of racks in my unused bedroom.



there's a ceiling fan so things dry pretty quickly

Answer 281

You've got lots of space to hang... Use hanger and hang on: doors, door knob, shower rod, ceiling fan, dresser drawers, around the kitchen table,your closet....on and on. You can also drape them: on chairs(backs and seats, the washer lid, the shower rod, other flat and drape- able surfaces. :) Decorate! :)

Answer 282

well i always hang clothes on random objects in the laundry room. on the washer, abandoned chairs, tables. thngs like that. if i need something within ten minutes, i use a hairdryer.. always workded for me.

Answer 283

lay it out to dry

Answer 284

Hang them in front of a vent might work, would take a while but, it would still be warm air blowing through the fabric.