Mrs Hinch fans rave over ‘little trick’ to dry wet laundry with fitted sheet that helps it dry in ‘half the time’
GETTING your clothes dry in winter can take more time than you often have – but one woman has an amazing hack to speed up the process using just a bedsheet.
Many Brits have struggled with rising energy bills and the cost of living in recent months.
One chore which can contribute to higher costs is drying your clothes after a whizz in the washing machine.
Luckily, one savvy cleaner has an amazing hack to get your laundry dry even quicker if you’re not able to rely on a tumble dryer.
A fan of Mrs Hinch, real name Sophie Hinchliffe, has given a solution to help keep costs down and dry your clothes in a fraction of the time.
On the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips group on Facebook, one woman shared her hack which uses a bed sheet to help speed things along.
She wrote: “I was always told if the ground is dry, no matter the season, your clothes will dry too, just takes a little longer.
“Little trick I learnt when winter comes is to get your clothes airer and a spare bed sheet and wrap it around the clothes airer.
“Attach it to the radiator or a heated fan and it traps the heat and dries the clothes quicker.”
The hack works due to the fact that the sheet helps to trap a warm pocket of air under the bed sheet.
This means clothes will dry much quicker as the heat stays right where it needs to be.
For added help, you can place a dehumidifier near the clothes horse to suck up all the added moisture in the air.
The bed sheet idea is perfect for people who want to save money on their energy usage, especially in the winter.
The Facebook group has more than 190,000 members, often mums, who share tips and tricks to use around the home and beyond.
Recently, another expert revealed how to get clothes bone dry without using expensive tumble dryer – whilst saving a whopping £45 each month.
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As energy bills soar and the handy tumble dryer is not an option for everyone, an expert has listed the benefits of an alternative – a dehumidifier.
Dehumidifiers are electronic appliances that, like the name suggests, suck out moisture from indoor air.
Chatting to The Express, Chris Michael, Managing Director at Meaco, explained that not only can dehumidifiers produce the exact same – if not better – results for your washing, they will also save you loads of money in the long run.
“There are several advantages of drying damp washing indoors with a dehumidifier instead of a tumble dryer.
“Perhaps the most obvious benefit is the reduced cost. A dehumidifier can cost as little as 8p an hour to run in comparison to a tumble dryer that can cost over £2 per cycle,” he shared.