Tumble Dryer, Dehumidifier or Heated Air Dryer?

1 hour ago, Elvis said:

Tumble Dryer, Dehumidifier or Heated Air Dryer?

Correct.

Dehumidifier for me.

Funnily enough my work colleague mentioned he bought a heated tumble dryer this morning he reckons it is energy efficient and thus cheaper to use. 

1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Funnily enough my work colleague mentioned he bought a heated tumble dryer this morning he reckons it is energy efficient and thus cheaper to use. 

apparently, our washing machine is also a tumble dryer, I found out the other week  -  not that we've ever used it in the two years we've been in this house 

Mrs Sweep clearly prefers to have clothes hanging all over the place to dry instead 🙂

mrs casino invested in a 2kw clothes dryer

if we were peasants, i think it would be called a maiden, but it plugs in

I thought the WW illuminati just bought new rather than washing/drying.

Can't be much difference in cost.

Apparently we have a 10kg condenser tumble dryer, whatever that means. The wife seems happy with it.

4 hours ago, Jol_BWFC said:

Apparently we have a 10kg condenser tumble dryer, whatever that means. The wife seems happy with it.

It means it doesn't need an external vent and the "steam" is turned back into water and fills an internal tank up that needs emptying each time you use the dryer.

Fuck me, I even bored myself typing that out.

Replaced our knackered condenser dryer with an heat pump dryer, very quiet, takes slightly longer to dry but more economical, supposedly.

I'm very surprised that @tomskihasn't entered this thread, I'd have thought this was right up his street 

7 hours ago, Sweep said:

I'm very surprised that @tomskihasn't entered this thread, I'd have thought this was right up his street 

You’ve lost me this time. Womens work.

Edited January 5, 20233 yr by tomski

14 hours ago, C86 said:

Replaced our knackered condenser dryer with an heat pump dryer, very quiet, takes slightly longer to dry but more economical, supposedly.

Aye. Same. Use the water for the house plants.

Edited January 5, 20233 yr by Tonge moor green jacket

We have a heat pump dryer but only use it for socks, nicks, kids trackies and pj's. Everything else is on clothes racks or maiden's (whatever they are called)

The dryer costs loads to run I am told so try to use it as little as often.

Fucking hell I am old. But also skint.

Wood burner. Clothes maiden.

Sorted. 

Helps keep the bills down.

On 18/01/2023 at 20:18, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Wood burner. Clothes maiden.

Sorted. 

Helps keep the bills down.

That's what I've got, my gas and elec bills in December were £41.  I have solar and import electric at 16p kwh on Octopus Flux between 2-5am.  In summer I export far more than I use, that pays the standing charges and cheaper rate electric easily.  If I break even in a year I'll be £2,000 better off than what BG was hitting me for. I get free wood which helps.

46 minutes ago, Breightmet Boy said:

That's what I've got, my gas and elec bills in December were £41.  I have solar and import electric at 16p kwh on Octopus Flux between 2-5am.  In summer I export far more than I use, that pays the standing charges and cheaper rate electric easily.  If I break even in a year I'll be £2,000 better off than what BG was hitting me for. I get free wood which helps.

There's a few on here that struggle to get wood......

If anyone wants free logs, I've a load of trees I want cutting down at the caravan and a big fuck off conifer at home.

got one of these which is decent and cheap to run

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/21736/dry-soon-3-tier-heated-airer

Dehumidifier has been a gamechanger for us. 

On 26/12/2022 at 21:00, Elvis said:

Tumble Dryer, Dehumidifier or Heated Air Dryer?

Missus. 

I've just bought a DriBuddi, not used it yet though.  Live in a 2 bed bungalow so no room for a dryer in the kitchen anyhow.  Rave reviews on Argos, £50 it's worth a bat, it heats the room up whilst drying at a fraction of the cost of a dryer.