How do you choose to dry clothes?

cepheus

The reason I'm asking is because the government is to remove certain building regulations. Whilst some of these are sensible being covered by other regulations I'm not sure about all of them. Take this one for example

ENE4 Drying Space

To promote a reduced energy means of drying clothes.

Remove standard This is an unnecessary level of prescription that ignores the fact that most homeowners can and do choose to purchase
inexpensive methods of drying clothes internally and externally.
Drying space provided via fixings is often removed by consumers
and communal drying space is often not used.

Surely one of the more prolific waste of energy is the tendency for people to use electric tumble driers with a tube venting hot humid air outside. Do people really prefer inexpensive means of drying?

Only cleaning for myself I find the radiators or airing cupboard to be satisfactory. However some form of indoor drying racks around the radiator would be useful. I'm not allowed to dry outside only having a front garden.

tanith

I always line dry unless its actually raining but then I'm lucky and have a garden.

Cardew

cepheus wrote: »

Surely one of the more prolific waste of energy is the tendency for people to use electric tumble driers with a tube venting hot humid air outside. Do people really prefer inexpensive means of drying?

Only cleaning for myself I find the radiators or airing cupboard to be satisfactory. However some form of indoor drying racks around the radiator would be useful. I'm not allowed to dry outside only having a front garden.

The biggest problem with drying clothes inside as you suggest is the formation of mould.

We have a large airing cupboard and for a while my wife hung up washing(spun dry) on a rack; it didn't take long for thick black mould to appear.

Now it is outside if possible or use a condensor dryer.

Dunroamin

tanith wrote: »

I always line dry unless its actually raining but then I'm lucky and have a garden.

You don't have to have a garden to be able to line dry washing.

starryshell

In my tiny, already-damp flat, I won't dry clothing. I managed to convince the landlord to provide a vented tumble dryer in our communal laundry area, which has been a lifesaver. Inside, clothes could be quite damp a week after being hung when it is chillier outside.

All that being said, I prefer a tumble dryer. Quickly done, softer clothes (and the bonus that dryers tend to remove most pet hair from your clothes).

tanith

Dunroamin wrote: »

You don't have to have a garden to be able to line dry washing.

I actually meant line drying outside so as not to cause a damp problem in the house..

Lifeforms

I never really understood why blocks of flats/houseflats didn't have an indoor heated communal drying area. I've seen a few in overseas counties and they're prolifically used. Part of service charges etc, but it made sense. kept washing drying out of sight in a place that actually worked.

I am lucky that I dry inside my flat with no real consequence with damp. I vent my tumble out the window though when using that. Otherwise tops of doors, a airer in the kitchen, or use the "line" I have installed in the kitchen for non-tumble items, everything else goes through the tumble. Not inexpensive, but it's my only choice. with no heating, in the winter in the kitchen things can take a couple of days to dry properly.