Tumble Dryer Advice ...

Adamc

Hi all 

We need to get a tumble dryer - we have space in the garage or in a corner on the upstairs landing or in the spare room.

I am assuming it will need to be vented if kept in the minimally insulated garage?

If kept upstairs - do I need to be weary of damp? Would probably go for a heat pump type if appropriate?

Any advice is much appreciated.

Thank you.  

grumbler

There are two types of tumble dryer - vented and condensing.

Vented, if installed indoors (including a garage), needs a hose and a hole in the wall to pump moist air out.

Condensing drier doesn't need it. Most can be plumbed into a waste pipe. Otherwise you have to empty manually a container with water periodically.

Heat pump is the same condensing drier, but more energy efficient and more expensive.

Adamc

grumbler said:

There are two types of tumble dryer - vented and condensing.

Vented, if installed indoors (including a garage), needs a hose to pump moist air out.

Condensing drier doesn't need it. Most can be plumbed to a waste pipe. Otherwise you have to empty manually a container with water periodically.

Heat pump is the same condensing drier, but more energy efficient and more expensive.

Any issues with damp with the condensers or heat pumps ?

grumbler

No. It's pretty much an enclosed system, the moisture gets condensed inside.

Again, a heat pump drier is no different in this respect.

pollypenny

We used to leave the garage door open when the drier is in use. We now have the washing machine and drier in a utility room: door open again. It's nit for long. 

neilmcl

I have in the past experienced mould via condensation because my vented dryer sits against a rather cold outside wall but I now compensate for this by pulling it a bit further out when I use it and whilst it cools down afterwards.