So I just took a wet load of laundry out and the dryer isn't working

[Clintonista2]

will my stuff get moldy if I hang it up indoors?

[Blue-Jay]

1. It won't get moldy.

We hang stuff up in the basement all the time.

Also, what's the dryer doing? If it's spinning, but not heating up, try clearing out the exhaust before you do anything else.

[Clintonista2]

2. It's not doing anything

I press start and nothing happens. Which is odd, because it's definately getting power (when I open the door, the light turns on).

[kayakjohnny]

3. Maybe just try to get it near a ceiling fan or any kind of fan. Or a/c.

Mold and mildew have a hard time with good air circulation.

[hippywife]

4. I got rid of my dryer three years ago.

When the weather is bad and I can't hang it outside on the lines, I hang it in the house. They dry slower but with no ill results. :hi:

[struggle4progress]

5. I've had this happen several times in my life. Use plastic hangers

if possible. Put stuff on hangers and hang with adequate space between em on shower curtain rail with the bathroom fan running

Or put them on a coat rack over a heating vent if you have central air

Or get one of those wooden dryer racks the europeans use and drape some stuff over it: I used this method when power lines downed by a huge hurricane left me without electricity for two weeks: washed stuff in the sink every day and put it on the wooden rack

Or if you can't do an outdoor clothesline, do one indoors: hooks go into wall studs and clothes hang on clothes pins. I did this while doing some volunteer work out of town one holiday

[Gormy Cuss]

9. A lot of Americans use the wooden dryer racks.

It's cheaper than paying to dry everything at the laundromat.

[we can do it]

6. I have clothes drying indoors as we speek - should be done in the am.

[carlyhippy]

7. give it another spin thru the spin cycle then hang it up

my washer is having a problem with not wanting to spin at the end automatically. I have to set it manually to spin after it's all done.

[Deep13]

8. No. I didn't have a dryer for a long time. nt

[jxnmsdemguy65]

10. you may be able to have the heating element replaced...

much cheaper than buying a new dryer.

[lunatica]

11. use a bunch of hangers and hang them in the bathroom and anywhere else you can

They'll be dry by tomorrow night, especially if you use your stove or oven or if you open some windows.