It can often take ages to dry indoors without assistance which could cause musty smells to develop as a result.
However, one mum has shared a tactic she uses to get clothes dry quicker without needing to use the tumble dryer.
Gemma Bird, who appears on ITV’s Lorraine Save Squad, shared a video to her ‘moneymumofficial’ TikTok account showing a method she utilises in the colder months.
This is said to reduce the drying time to just a couple of hours, as reported by The Mirror.
The mum-of-two is a popular influencer who shares money-saving tips for tasks around the home.
Mum shares winter clothes drying hack without tumble dryer
In her post on TikTok, Gemma wrote: “Dry your clothes faster! Tumbler driers are not Cheap did you know that on average they cost a 2500W tumble dryer costs about 85p to use for an hour.
“If you use this often soon mounts up! Use a bed sheet put near the radiator and halves the time it takes to dry.”
@moneymumofficial Dry your clothes faster! Tumbler driers are not Cheap did you know that on average they cost a 2500W tumble dryer costs about 85p to use for an hour. If you use this often soon mounts up! Use a bed sheet put near the radiator and halves the time it takes to dry. #savingmoney #washingclothes #heatingbill ♬ Illusion – Dua Lipa
Gemma shows herself adding clothes to an airer and positioning it close to a radiator.
She then covers the airer with a bed sheet, tucking the sheet in at the bottom of the area, leaving a small amount of space for air to escape.
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During the hours when households have their heating turned on this could be a useful hack to utilise.
A few people seemed to be quite impressed with the hack, describing it as a “great idea”.
One person wasn’t so convinced by the suggestion, as they wrote: “Will it not make the washing smell musty with no air circulating? Just a genuine question”.
