Keeping clothes & wardrobe warm/dry

RedPete

Hi Folks,
Moving to a place with no 'hot press' and trying to plan on how we'll keep clothes from getting damp.
Has anyone suggestions? Wardrobe heaters, special insulation or other products?
Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks

listermint

Genuinely. Do people use the hotpress for anything other than storing towels ?

Dry your clothes like anyone else on the line or in the dryer.

My own hot press is empty bar dust.

Peatys

So you have dampness problems in general? Fresh air circulating in the house should be enough to keep your clothes from getting damp in a wardrobe

RedPete

Peatys wrote: »

So you have dampness problems in general? Fresh air circulating in the house should be enough to keep your clothes from getting damp in a wardrobe

Thanks, have got decent ventilation but just thinking of what could be done to keep the wardrobe insulated or keep it from getting too cold during Winter.

RedPete

listermint wrote: »

Genuinely. Do people use the hotpress for anything other than storing towels ?

Dry your clothes like anyone else on the line or in the dryer.

My own hot press is empty bar dust.

Thanks for the useful contribution

listermint

RedPete wrote: »

Thanks for the useful contribution

It was incredibly useful frankly I don't know anyone that uses their hot press as you describe it's just not done.

You should use a drying line outside or a dryer.
Your inviting moisture problems. There's no ventilation in a conventional hotpress

RedPete

listermint wrote: »

It was incredibly useful frankly I don't know anyone that uses their hot press as you describe it's just not done.

You should use a drying line outside or a dryer.
Your inviting moisture problems. There's no ventilation in a conventional hotpress

Best of luck.

Dial Hard

RedPete wrote: »

Best of luck.

It's a bit of a strange one, in fairness. Do you store your clothes in the hot press at the moment???

RedPete

Dial Hard wrote: »

It's a bit of a strange one, in fairness. Do you store your clothes in the hot press at the moment???

I guess its an odd setup and perhaps I didn't explain too well. I use the hot press for towels, t shirts etc. and moving to a ventilated but cold house so looking at ideas to keep clothes warm after they are dried.

bee06

I assume you’ll be heating your bedroom to normal temperatures so the wardrobe will get heated at the same time? I don’t understand why you would need something separate.

RedPete

RedPete wrote: »

I guess its an odd setup and perhaps I didn't explain too well. I use the hot press for towels, t shirts etc. and moving to a ventilated but cold house so looking at ideas to keep clothes warm after they are dried.

My hot press is used for storing Christmas decorations. Nothing else!

Wait until you’re in the house a while and see if there’s a damp problem.

Dial Hard

RedPete wrote: »

I guess its an odd setup and perhaps I didn't explain too well. I use the hot press for towels, t shirts etc. and moving to a ventilated but cold house so looking at ideas to keep clothes warm after they are dried.

But they don't need to be kept warm? Once they're dried properly then the wardrobe is a perfectly functional storage space.

RedPete

Dial Hard wrote: »

But they don't need to be kept warm? Once they're dried properly then the wardrobe is a perfectly functional storage space.

The wardrobe itself has always been cold while we've been in the room (for whatever reason) so just wondering have people experienced similar issues and if they've tried anything they'd recommend

Princess Calla

Why do you need to keep clothes warm after they are dried?

If you like wearing warm clothes especially in winter get a clothes drier that clips over the radiator and put the dry clothes you want to wear the following day on that, so they'll warm up when heating turns on in the morning.

I would avoid putting a wardrobe beside a window as dampness can form in the wardrobe.

A dehumidifier may also be an option if dampness is an issue in general.

Cerco

As above, dehumidifier and keep wardrobe doors open as much as possible.