Windows dripping in condensation

richardw

Thomo2710 wrote: »

I refuse to get a tumble dryer as i think they in general just a waste of money and energy (personal opinion)

Second hand tumble dryers can be very cheap and their consumption of electricity can vary, perhaps do a bit of a comparison.

SimbaSimon

Thomo2710 wrote: »

I know all are different but any ball park figures on how much they use?
How is it best to use them?
During the day for a few hours each day?
Just while the heating is on?
24/7?

Thankyou

Depends how much moisture is in the house. Some of them you can leave on low and when the moisture gets high they kick in. Best placed on a landing or somewhere where moisture can be drawn from all rooms. I used to run ours on 24/7 and set it to quiet at night but our new one is a bit noisy (I think it has a slight fault) so I run it on high for 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the evening which clears it. If we're drying clothes indoors its on constantly until the clothes are dry.

In terms of electricity, I guess its similar to small heater, I guess it adds a small cost to electricity bill but its nothing massive and I'd rather have a higher bill then mould, I hate the stuff!

fred7777

Thomo2710 wrote: »

I refuse to get a tumble dryer as i think they in general just a waste of money and energy.

You have to balance that against the extra costs of drying clothes indoors.
All that water has to go somewhere and if is going into the fabric of the building it's going to make the building a lot colder and more expensive to heat.
It seems nonsensical not to have a tumble dryer to save money then spend money on a dehumidifier to get rid of the water a tumble dryer would have been venting outdoors.

themacster

Thomo2710 wrote: »

Im sure its concrete base (house built in 60s)
There is an air brick under the lounge window though that the cavity wall men said they were not going to cover up becuase it is the air brick to vent under the floor

The air brick might be to feed a vent for the fireplace (if there is one). There would be more than one if there was a vented sub-floor void.

soupdragon10

I have noticed that since we have a condenser tumble dryer we have less problems with condensation. It hasn't eliminated it entirely as ours is an old house. It's amazing how much water we collect just from drying one load of clothes (and that's after two spins in the washing machine).

ariba10

If you dry clothes indoors and you do not ventilate or use a dehumidifier, the moisture has to go somewhere.

And it usually condenses on to any colder surface.