Odd problem with drying clothes in our rented house

onwards&upwards

If you have exclusive use of a garden I would just ignore the silly rule and hang your washing outside when the weather is dry, and use a clothes horse when it’s not dry. You probably won’t need a dehumidifier, jus5 give everything a good spin so tha5 it’s not dripping.

conradmum

onwards&upwards wrote: »

If you have exclusive use of a garden I would just ignore the silly rule and hang your washing outside when the weather is dry, and use a clothes horse when it’s not dry. You probably won’t need a dehumidifier, jus5 give everything a good spin so tha5 it’s not dripping.

Thanks, the washing machine doesn't spin very well either unfortunately!

Nebulous2

calleyw wrote: »

Not sure why its an odd problem. An airier and dehumidifier solves your problems.


Thats what I use when the weather is rubbish and I can't put it out.

Dehumidifier is about the size of a suit case so can be shoved in cupboard when not in use. Mine cost £120 and is worth every penny.

Yours


Calley x

Much like this - we haven't had a tumble drier for many years, by choice. Hang stuff on a pull out pulley system with a dehumidifier. We do have it in a separate utility room, so don't have your problem with space.

You get lightweight camping airers that will fit in a bath. I'd rig up something like that and run an extractor fan or a dehumidifier, rather than have it in the living room.

lookstraightahead

Get your landlord to give you a washing machine that works like a washing machine (ie with a good spin). Then put your towels and bedclothes on the radiators and just air the house briefly afterwards. I've never had a problem with damp and mould radiator drying - especially if your towels aren't dripping wet.

My daughter at uni has a heated airer. It's fab.

But first things first. Tell the landlord the washing machine is rubbish.

getmore4less

A condenser dryer can go anywhere you can get power.

you must have more rooms than just a kitchen and living room.

Wanderingpomm

lookstraightahead wrote: »

Get your landlord to give you a washing machine that works like a washing machine (ie with a good spin).

But first things first. Tell the landlord the washing machine is rubbish.

Most landlords these days are making the tenants responsible for white goods unless they are intergrated so don’t be too surprised if they say no.
And I also would just put the airer in the garden

m0bov

Get a combi washer dryer machine. Or use an airer in the bathroom and use a dehumidifer.

AnotherJoe

conradmum wrote: »

I'm not sure if this is a practical or a legal question.
We've recently moved into a house we're renting. It wasn't until after we moved in we discovered we aren't allowed to hang washing outside in the garden to dry.

Even if you were,often its not practical. Get a dehumidifier.
If i was the LL I'd have put in a condenser washer dryer because they are asking for problems with condensation and mould.

Marvel1

getmore4less wrote: »

A condenser dryer can go anywhere you can get power.

you must have more rooms than just a kitchen and living room.

Anything like my house, you wouldn't have the space.

General_Grant

getmore4less wrote: »

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you must have more rooms than just a kitchen and living room.

Surely true.

And do they spend 24-hours a day in the living room and want to be drying laundry 7 days a week?

Wash bed linen at the end of the day, put it in the living room on a free-standing airer and go to bed.