Snufkin
pfm Member
If you have the space one of these will do the job nicely:
https://sheilamaid.com/
https://sheilamaid.com/
Tumble dryers..?
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gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
no tumble dryer here, never seen the need. We have a heated airer - https://www.lakeland.co.uk/24909/Dr...f96kuNTeIbRje2rZR_kaAvDdEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
(that has gone up alot since we bought ours about 3 years ago). We sometimes use a dehumidifier as well.
(that has gone up alot since we bought ours about 3 years ago). We sometimes use a dehumidifier as well.
Darren L
Egalitarian
I use a clothes line outside 90% of the time, obviously not when it's raining, snowing or freezing, then I use an airer in the utility room, we do have a tumble dryer, I think I've used it twice. They did a test on The Gadget Show a while back, the cheapest model came out top in the tests.
Mynamemynaim
38yrs a Naim owner
Same here
Bought one off a mate who sadly split with his wife two years after getting it as a wedding present
That was 20yrs ago .....it's still going strong, but the friend has been though two more wives
I like the look of that, unfortunately the only place I could use it is my office and my records are in there too!
gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
It folds quite flat and is on casters. We move it into our bedroom during the day where it is used with a cover and no dehumidifier. Otherwise we use it in the spare room with the dehumidifier- (all our records are elsewhere)
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Towels from the tumble dryer are soft and fluffy, but left on a clothes horse or similar they aren’t.
gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
i love a bit of rough against my skin.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Obvs
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
Not a fan of tumble dryers. Huge energy costs compared to draping over a clothes horse or hanging in the window in the (south facing) spare bedroom. Most things will dry overnight, 2 days tops for big things like linen duvet covers, and I think tumble dryers reduce the useful life of clothes, too.
If you don't there are solutions. I heard tell of a chap of an engineering bent who devised a means of hanging one over a stairwell and adding a ceiling fan.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
No energy costs really for ours. We use it when the sun is out if possible, solar panels do the rest. I really don’t want any damp issues in the house.
steveinspain
pfm Member
What's a long way - if I get a vented one it'll have to push the air about 1500mm until I drill a hole, is that a long way ?
hifinutt
hifinutt
6ft up a wall then 6 foot horizontally
Darren L
Egalitarian
Condensation?
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
With a full load, our dishwasher uses seven litres of water. How much water do you use to clean the same amount of cutlery and crockery?