No drying washing in rented house?

bristol_pilot

Obviously a dehumidifier (or any other portable electric appliance) should not be used in a bathroom.

tim123456789

bristol_pilot wrote: »

Obviously a dehumidifier (or any other portable electric appliance) should not be used in a bathroom.

why is it obvious

Bathroom have to be ventilated, precisely to avoid this

Dan-Dan

Sky_ wrote: »

I hate drying washing indoors so I have a 'rotaire' cover on my rotary washing line:

http://www.rotaire.com/

They're not cheap to buy but they're really brilliant and are so much cheaper than tumble drying in the long run. I think there are some old threads on here about them.

These dont look all that.......what happens , as it does in the UK!, when the rain`s coming in horizontally !?

quidsy

Unless they are coming round to check every week I wouldn't worry about it.

What happens if you come in from the rain, are you not allowed to dry your clothes?

Stupid clause & as long as you ensure that you have sufficient airing shouldn't be a problem.

Or else just tell them you aren't happy with this clause & want it removed.

SuzieSue

Dan-Dan wrote: »

These dont look all that.......what happens , as it does in the UK!, when the rain`s coming in horizontally !?

The cover goes all the way down, so horizontal rain shouldn't get the clothes wet.

Dan-Dan

ahh , OK , but then surley the point of it is , to be in the outside drying , whatever the weather ?

SuzieSue

Dan-Dan wrote: »

ahh , OK , but then surley the point of it is , to be in the outside drying , whatever the weather ?

Yes, it will. There will still be air going up from the bottom which should dry the clothes.

SternMusik

J_i_m wrote: »

To be honest.. I've always dried my laundry indoors on an clothes horse and I have never had a problem doing so.

Is it possible some mountains have been made of molehills?

^ This. I have always dried washing inside. Never had a problem, neither in old buildings nor new ones. I usually keep a window open. Now that I have a garden (for the first time) I still don't dry washing outside given the chance of rain on most days. I agree condensing tumble driers are great, it you have the space for one. I tend to put most things in there for 40 minutes or so and the hang everything inside to air dry; this saves on ironing too.

DRP

SternMusik wrote: »

^ This. I have always dried washing inside. Never had a problem, neither in old buildings nor new ones. I usually keep a window open. Now that I have a garden (for the first time) I still don't dry washing outside given the chance of rain on most days. I agree condensing tumble driers are great, it you have the space for one. I tend to put most things in there for 40 minutes or so and the hang everything inside to air dry; this saves on ironing too.

^^ This too.

Clothes horses in the kitchen or bathroom with windows open.

Lucy_Lastic

I had tenants who dried clothes on radiators. The wallpaper peeled off behind the radiators, but even worse it caused damp in one bedroom and I have never been able to get rid of the smell from the (expensive) built in wardrobe. Not only did they have the windows shut, but the trickle vents were all closed! Then they complained to me about the damp smell............

I dry clothes indoors in my house when I can't get them outside, but not directly on the radiators, on a rack, and with sufficient ventilation. I think a bit of common sense is required.