tumble dryer withdrawal pains

www.gransnet.com/forums/house_and_home/1327783-Dehumidifier-recommendations-needed-please

Granmarderby10 here you are from last year.
Dehumidifiers for general condensation and laundry drying.

It switched off automatically when it decided my clothes we ' cupboard dry' they were far from dry!! I would switch it on again but it would only tumble for about 3 minutes before again telling me clothes were cupboard dry!? If I wanted to simply pop things in for a short time ( clothes that had almost dried on their own) it refused to do that .

Shelflife I use the "Extra Dry" setting on mine, rather than the "Cupboard Dry."
I think that might be the setting for things that go in the airing cupboard to finish off, though I could be wrong.
(I don't have an airing cupboard anyway!).

If I need to put things back in for a bit longer than the timer has decided they need, I have a 30 or 45 minutes option as well and I can decide for myself when to stop it.

Callistemon21 I am more than happy to believe your friend's calculations, well done them 😇

I have heard they are excellent, and very economical.
I also watch a couple on YouTube who are very au fait with prices, and units, and all that stuff.

He says the cost is really tiny to use a dehumidifier.

Has anyone any experience with using a dehumidifier to help dry washing indoors?

V3ra

My Beko 8kg A++ tumble drier is 900w.

It has a sensor whereby it stops when the laundry is dry. I take things out, put them straight on a hanger and they're ready to put away.

My iron is 2400w.

So are you having to do more ironing because you're not using the tumble dryer?
There might not be much between them as regards electricity consumption 🤷

My friend did some calculations and found that it used less electricity and was therefore cheaper to put a load in the tumble drier, take it straight out and hang or fold it than to iron that amount of laundry.

MissAdventure

I almost plumped for one of those, but reviews were very mixed, and the price difference between brands was bewildering.

We have one, from Lakeland. I bought it when DD1 and family were living here for a few months, between houses, and they had clothes that couldn’t be tumble dried (they’re posher than us 😂). I’m not impressed. It takes ages to dry things, and even though the running cost per hour is very low, I worked out that it cost about the same to dry a full load as it was for the 70 minutes in the tumble dryer. I’m guessing it’s kinder on the clothes though.

Ours is sitting redundant in the garage as we don't have room downstairs. But we have a room upstairs which is perfect for a "drying room" in which we leave the window ajar and close the door. Perfectly dried washing, just like it's been outside!

I almost plumped for one of those, but reviews were very mixed, and the price difference between brands was bewildering.

I 'live alone' 🤣

I love alone & have a tumble dryer but only use it in the winter for drying towels and duvet covers.
I have a JML Dribuddy that I use a couple of times per week for drying everything else - it's absolutely brilliant and stuff hardly needs ironing as it dries on hangers inside the cocoon.
Over the last year or so, I've recommended it to lots of people as it's easy to fold up and store for space saving and is really cheap to run.
There is a knack to organising stuff and maximising space inside - dressing gown on 2 hangers, smalls & socks looped over the arms, jeans hung over trousers hangers, etc but you figure it out.
In the summer, everything is dried outside, but on warm wet summer days, it'd be too hot for radiators, so I use my Dribuddy again.

I just checked.
It was actually £119 and is a vented, graded, 3kg mini dryer.
I bought the condenser box thing on ebay too, so it doesnt needed a hose out of the window.

It's a Bush.
I bought it on ebay, from the ao outlet as a second.
It cost £110. Bargain!!

Miss Adventure, your TD sounds perfect! Will you please let me know the make ? If I buy a new one it will probably be used in emergencies only as my creel does a good job ....... but at times it would be useful.

Exactly that.
It's a bit grim having droopy old damp washing hanging from every conceivable space.

It was making me depressed.

That’s exactly what my old dryer has, MissA, and if it ever needs replacing I’ll be looking for another just like it!

It’s only used in the winter months - now we’re retired and can choose when we do the washing, everything’s dried outside until the cold and damp settles in, then the rotary dryer’s taken down. After that it’s the tumbler all the way. I do care about the environment and have cut down drastically on how often things are washed, and the setting they’re washed at, but I can’t bear the thought of having a damp house while wet washing hangs round the place.

I specifically looked for one that had an on/off button, and a cool/hot setting.
That's all!
I couldnt cope with a dashboard of options.

I got rid of my my Bosch TD as it was too ,' intelligent ' in other words did not dry the clothes! It switched off automatically when it decided my clothes we ' cupboard dry' they were far from dry!! I would switch it on again but it would only tumble for about 3 minutes before again telling me clothes were cupboard dry!? If I wanted to simply pop things in for a short time ( clothes that had almost dried on their own) it refused to do that . Absolutely infuriating 😡. In desperation I got rid of it. Fortunately I have a utility room with a creel that is on a pulley and I can raise it up to the ceiling - they dry reasonably easily there. I haven't missed it! If I do buy another I will look for a less intelligent on - if that is available!! Roll on better weather when I can use my washing line .
I went back to Currys prior to getting rid of it and explained the problem , I was told " well that is how they are supposed to work" so paid for a TD that was not fit for purpose!! I resented bring dictated to by a TD !! Haven't missed it.

I use mine to dry towels and sheets mainly, so it's on once a week. I live in a cold, damp part of the country and hanging out washing is a rare occurrence. Clothes can take a week to dry on an airer if the heating isn't on. It's no argument as far as I'm concerned

I'm not surprised!

I still have one but stopped using it when the bills went up. I am just about used to 'cardboard' towels dried naturally, even enjoying them in a way. I only tumble dry my well-off elderly neighbour's bedding, because she likes it washed and back the same day. I have been doing this since she became poorly with shingles over a year ago, and she has no washing machine. I am saving her money but she has never offered a contribution to Bold, water or power, and she knows I am on a tight budget. I do a lot for her although she is much better, but am beginning to feel a bit resentful!

I have no room inside, really.
The living room has a couple of spaces.
One blocks the tv screen from sight, and the other means we can't use the table and chairs.

Oreo we always bought from JL, often on ‘deferred terms’
all our white goods, computers.
2 years ago bought a new gas cooker, complained about the insolent delivery guys, cooker then didn’t work, like you it took months,
being fobbed off, like you, never again.
We were good loyal customers, means nothing these days.
AO delivered and fitted two days later

We should be on commission ha ha

I’ve never had one, from living in a bedsit until now and I won’t change, the cost to run one and carbon footprint are not for me.
Washing is dried on an airer in the spare bedroom, kitchen or outside.

My flat is constantly full of washing, in various degrees of dampness.
Doors, airers, radiators.
I spend my whole time shifting to from one place to another.