UK households warned to 'stop' drying clothes in one area of home
You should never dry clothes in a particular spot in your home – because it racks up energy bills. According to Which?, you should actually never use radiators to dry your clothes, with a downturn in weather conditions bringing with it freezing mercury.
One content creator took to TikTok to share a warning where they explained: "You need to stop drying your clothes on radiators. Radiators circulate warm air around the room so, if your heating is on and is set to 20°C, your radiators will pump out heat until the room reaches that temperature - at which point the boiler will stop.
"But cold and wet clothes act as a barrier to the heat being given off that means you could be heating your room for a lot longer than you need to. While you might end up with dry clothes, you'll also end up with a colder home and bigger energy bills."
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Andy Ellis, from Posh.co.uk, said: "It might seem like an easy solution but you should really try to avoid drying your clothes on radiators if you can. It can prove costly in more ways than one. Your boiler will be working much harder to heat up your room if the radiator is covered in clothes and this will drive up energy costs.
"Not only increased energy bills, but you might also be causing some damage to your favourite clothes, and over time you may find yourself replacing your radiator more often. As well as the financial impacts, you will be causing damage to your home and health as well.
"The indoor air quality can cause mould to grow, and this can then lead to health risks such as flu-like symptoms." Experts warn drying clothes on radiators only causes condensation and possibly even mould. People instead hang the clothes over a clothes horse for the day and night that they wash them.