To not allow the tumble drier to be used apart from emergencies

Sodapop- mine too. I would have 2 tumble driers lol

So in answer to your original question- yes YABU lol ?

Sounds good grammareto - so long as you don’t need to dry your clothes ???

As I said before, we have helpers who are volunteers and work in exchange for their keep.
I wish there had been something like this when i was young. You can travel the world over and notch up great experience working on farms or helping people with their projects.

Today I've had a carpet and old lino lifted prior to sanding and sealing a wooden floor.
The washing is getting dry on the outside line. Another helper is cooking something for our meal this evening.

I think modern driers are less heavy on their use of electricity. DDs have them & I think for a family in some space they are a great time saver. We don't need one for us.. we have enough clothes etc. not to be stuck if weather does not allow outside drying. We are lucky to have a spare room where we put a drying rail up when too damp for outdoor drying.
I would deffo. have not commented to a young house guest.

I use mine as I need to. I don’t have anywhere to dry washing inside, as on radiators is a definite “no”. So in it goes if the weather is poor, or if it hasn’t got quite dry. Some things such as the OH underwear are softer when tumble dried, so I don’t need to iron any if it. I’d rather tumble dry than iron any day!

They aren’t that expensive to run, although if yours is 40 years plus it may use a little more - but as others have said, the purchase itself was economical. You can buy a drier fairly cheaply now, although some are exorbitant.

I hate washing hanging around as well Bluegal my ideal home would have a large utility room with shower and lavatory. It would have space for white goods, dog paraphernalia and to dry washing. Sadly its unlikely we can afford this so I'll dream on.

I didn’t comment before because I use tumble drier all the time ? but just wondering- you mentioned a couple of times “house guests”? Are these paying house guests or family/friends? Sounded like you have constant house guests? So if you do ALL their washing that they generate I am surprised you don’t use your tumble drier every day. I hate wet washing hanging around. Just curious that’s all

Mine is 17 years old and has two programmes, high and low. I remove the lint from the filter after each use because that reduces the risk of fire - and I never go out and leave it on. I've no idea why no-one makes a small condenser. Mine is huge - ideal for sheets and duvet covers. I got it originally at a reduced price because it had a small bump on the casing - as if that affected its performance!

And why would you need 16 programmes?
You don't - don't be conned, like we were, into spending an extra £200 or so for something that has so many useless programmes.

The only thing to make sure of is that it is a 'safe' tumble dryer and not on the list of those liable to catch fire.

I am enjoying everyone's solutions to loads of wet washing.
I do occasionally use the 40yr old dryer to finish almost dry clothes or bedding . Our house guests generate a lot of washing.
I have been researching tumble dryers online . They are too expensive so I'll stick with the old faithful until it fails. And why would you need 16 programmes? Mine is hot or warm. I never have it on hot.

In Wintertime, I do the washing in an evening, put everything on an airer and anything that's not dry by morning goes in the TD. What's not to like?

Your dryer is 40 years old?! Blimey, that's served you extremely well (but then if you don't use it very often, it would). I use mine for underwear, sock, and for finishing off some things that are still damp from being on the line or radiator. (not in this weather though)

Well there we are.

A couple of people have mentioned around 30p per hour to run a dryer.

No-one can now say they are expensive, surely? I knew they weren't as horrendously expensive as is sometimes claimed, but I didn't know they were that cheap.

I love mine even more now!

But why won't they make a SMALL condensing dryer? My bête noir .

I LOVE my tumble dryer! It's an absolute godsend in the Winter, or whenever it's raining, and I wouldn't be without it.

Having said that I do hang things in the garden in weather like we are currently having, but of course it isn't always like this is it?!

I really wouldn't like damp clothing hanging around indoors, and honestly dryers aren't as expensive as some would have you believe.

Fake News!!!!

OP - do you tell all your guests not to use the dryer? Had the young man previously done his wash and hung it out?
I’m just wondering whether he deliberately disregarded your feelings about the dryer or wasn’t aware he shouldn’t use it.
Anyway the incident is over and he, and his clean dry washing, have gone.
Enjoy your interesting house guests and your intriguing house. The perfect starting point for novel ...

Good to have your explanation, grammaretto. The young man should at least have asked permission.
I tend to use my drier for bedlinen in the spring when tree pollen (mainly birch) is at its worst. Dried on the line, it can transfer the nasty allergens to me as I sleep!

That's very gracious of you to come back, Grammaretto. I think you've a way to go yet before you reach Basil Fawlty levels!

Katek yes! We used to live on the far north coast and my goodness, the wind up there. I remember once going to get the washing in and of the cots sheets and some towelling nappies, all that was left was the hem. The main body of fabric had been ripped off and was several gardens down!

I also found my neighbour's stripey flannel pyjamas wrapped round a bush in my garden. I made my dh take them back, I was too embarrassed, back in those days.

JackB I dried two lots of towels in the tumble dryer yesterday (it was rainy, good excuse).

Sunny and breezy today so there is a line full of washing drying nicely, I hope.
However, had my visitor wanted to pack it all ready for her return journey we would have tumble dried it (about 50p for a large load apparently - it takes two washing machine loads at once).

I agree that the tumble drier is a luxury - mine is hidden in a cupboard and used only if something is desperately needed immediately or in case of illness. I can't bear the waste of electricity when there is a perfectly good line outside and warm wind a'blowing! However, if my family are staying I do allow it to be used ...admittedly with gritted teeth!

Sorry - skipped page 2. Grammaretto, I still don't think you did anything wrong, but next time you take someone in like that, you know to set out the rules from day 1 to prevent any bad feelings (yours or his).

I prefer towels from the dryer, they are easier to fold up and are less like sandpaper. If we run it in the middle of the day it doesn't cost anything as we get our electricity from photovoltaic panels on the roof. We have also just got a new one which uses less power, too.

Almost everything else, though, I hang out on the line and iron.

As for the OP - I don't think you were unreasonable to draw the young lad's attention to the fact that the dryer is expensive for you to run, (depending on how you actually phrased it, and your relation ship with him) but you should also look into getting a new dryer which runs more economically.

I wouldn't be without mine after years of being without since a child. It is so useful. I keep the filter clean and hopefully it will continue to operate well for some while yet. I certainly wouldn't stop a guest from using it - my DD used it when hers was on the blink. Now if the guest wanted to use umpteen times a day that would be a different matter!!!