How essential is your tumble dryer?
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I’ve started using mine more often now it’s raining so much.
It’s a combo washer drier, and takes around 3-4 hours to dry. No idea if that’s standard.
If it’s dry, I’ll still hang it outside but whilst the heating isn’t on I guess I have to use the drier. Once the heating comes on I’ll probably stop using it though.
It’s a combo washer drier, and takes around 3-4 hours to dry. No idea if that’s standard.
If it’s dry, I’ll still hang it outside but whilst the heating isn’t on I guess I have to use the drier. Once the heating comes on I’ll probably stop using it though.
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That's very good. My Samsung DV90TA040AX does 9kg with 2.15kw.
In the winter it's pretty essential as some clothes can take well over 24 hours to dry on a rack when we don't have the heating on. In the summer, everything gets hung up on a rack.
I've never looked into a dehumidifier though. It may be an obvious question but do you not need the room to be relatively warm for a dehumidifier to work properly? I always presumed they suck moisture vapour out of the air but didn't realise they were powerful enough to suck moisture directly from wet clothes.
I've been especially cheap this year, so our house hasn't been a over 18c for the past month or so. Would a dehumidifier still dry clothes well at that temperature?
I've never looked into a dehumidifier though. It may be an obvious question but do you not need the room to be relatively warm for a dehumidifier to work properly? I always presumed they suck moisture vapour out of the air but didn't realise they were powerful enough to suck moisture directly from wet clothes.
I've been especially cheap this year, so our house hasn't been a over 18c for the past month or so. Would a dehumidifier still dry clothes well at that temperature?
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Yeah fine. I used one in my 1880s cottage. It kicks out a bit of heat itself which was nice to take the edge off too.
This.
It can rain every day here for weeks. It's not warm enough either to dry.
No use in summer. But in winter I get through one load a week. Would create too much damp and take to long rack drying.
We have 2 kids. We have a dryer. It's not been used in years. It's just not essential and it uses a shed load of energy to use.
The clothes go on the dryer and that goes in either the sitting room or kitchen drying during the day. Jeans tend to hang over the doors and anything like my kids hoodies/jumpers for school go in the airing cupboard.
With energy costs at the level they are the heating won't be going on let alone the tumble dryer.
The clothes go on the dryer and that goes in either the sitting room or kitchen drying during the day. Jeans tend to hang over the doors and anything like my kids hoodies/jumpers for school go in the airing cupboard.
With energy costs at the level they are the heating won't be going on let alone the tumble dryer.
All that moisture has to go somewhere! Surely not good for the fabric of your house?
We keep windows open during the day which seems to do a good job of filtering out moisture. Although a bit old now we also have a great LG washing machine that spins the clothes so fast the clothes come out almost dry anyway
.It's never caused issues in the 15 years or so of doing it. The house we live in is only 6 years old so retains heat quite well or at least better than older properties.
The house although not huge still has a lot of air to fill with a little moisture.
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Just hung out a family load of washing on the line(s), it's November 4th, it's breezy and the sun is out in full so could use the solar to power the tumble drier, or could use the 'real solar' to dry the clothes directly. Is hanging on the line more faff? I mean it takes time but I'd would call putting pegs on something a faff it take 5 minutes.
I think the real problem for most people is they are lazy, and would rather spend 5 extra minutes scrolling through Instagram or some other dross tbh.
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I think the real problem for most people is they are lazy, and would rather spend 5 extra minutes scrolling through Instagram or some other dross tbh.
No go out and go out put some clothes on the line you lazy dross.
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Well you failed there, as that is what I just did.
Im talking about the other lazy people…
Its not. Because you could do that very same function with a heatpump while using less energy. You don't have to fully dry them, mine has 3 main dryness level and each of those you can set to 1, 2 or 3 levels.
Iron ready, cupboard ready or fully dry.
Im talking about the other lazy people…
Not sure why you'd quote me then. *Confused face*
Not if it's mild out and you are not always moaning about being cold
. Plus if the window is open and the heating isn't on then what's the problem. Both my thermostats are turned down to 0.
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Depends on the type of ventilation you have at home. Doesn't always have to mean heat escaping.
Even in the winter time putting the clothes out on the line dries them. People think it's only heat that drys clothes. Clothes also dry in cold winter months.
Don't get me wrong it's clearly a boon using a drier but for me it's totally unnecessary.
As I said if I lived in a small property then I'd of course use it more. It just feels unnecessary if you have the space for drying clothes.