Woman's 'brilliant' £2.50 hack to dry washing quickly without using tumble dryer

Ditch the winter laundry blues with this nifty £2.50 drying hack.

When the cold months settle in, drying your laundry can become an absolute chore. The great outdoors is off-limits thanks to grim , and overworking that energy-hungry tumble dryer will send your bills through the roof.

Not to mention the indoor drying dilemma that leaves clothes smelling musty and potentially brewing mould from the extra moisture. However, one savvy woman has let us in on her foolproof method for drying clothes without resorting to a tumble dryer or other gadgets like dehumidifiers.

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Her secret weapon? A simple radiator airer – and the best part is, you can snag a pair for a fiver at stores like B&M, which works out to just £2.50 a pop.

The innovative drying solution was revealed on the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips page. The tipster, revisiting her own advice from the previous year, shared: "I posted about this last winter, but thought I'd mention it again for any newbies. If you have a bannister this is a brilliant way to get your washing dry - the wide-armed radiator airers fit perfectly. As we all know heat rises so clothes dry very quickly."

A woman's clever trick to dry clothes faster at home has gone viral, with the post racking over 6,000 likes and floods of users calling it "brateful." The savvy tip involves placing a radiator airer over her bannister, allowing clothes on the airer to hang above the stairs.

Because heat naturally ascends from the lower floors, it warms the clothes above, speeding up the drying process and also saves on space where conventional airers might be too bulky. Responses to the idea have been overwhelmingly positive, with one person saying: "Thanks for sharing this, I didn't even think to hang clothes like this," another exclaimed: "Brilliant idea, thanks," and a third shared: "I do this! Such a good space saver!"

Bargain hunters can snag a pair of these handy radiator airers for just £3 at Dunelm or pay £5 at B&M. For those needing wide-armed versions to fit their bannisters precisely, they'll need to splurge a tad more. Dunelm offers a fold-out variant for £5, while Home Bargains has one for £2.99.