Does a landlord have to replace a washer-dryer?

greatcrested

I can only repeat that the law specifically excludes 'appliances for making use of water, gas or electricity".

If the contract is silent on the subject, then the LL has no obligation to repair/replace.

In this case there is an ambiguous clause regarding repairing liability - a court might interpret it either way.

The clauses you later quote (2,4, 2.26, 2,51) are irrelevant since they do not relate to breakdown, only to misuse, damage, removal.

ic

moneysavinghero said:

Ask the LL to make sure the washer they buy is a 1600 spin. Then the clothes will be practically dry as soon as they come out of the machine and wont take long to dry.

Or large capacity at 1400 spin.  My 9kg washer dryer with 1400 spin achieves clothes just as dry after a spin as my old 6kg 1600 spin washer dryer.  I presume that because the circumference of the drum is larger, the clothes are spinning further on each spin, so still going just as fast with as high G-forces as the higher spin speed.  Note also that quick-wash cycles will use shorter spin cycles, so will result in damper clothes at the end, which then take longer to dry.

MandM90

Another option that hasn't been mentioned is a dehumidifier. Handy little things. Hang clothes on a drying rack, put it on, shut the door. Clothes dry in mere hours, clothes last much longer and keeps the room toasty too. Plus you can take it with you and it'll be handy if you end up somewhere with damp/humidity issues.
I do hope, however, the LL comes round and just buys the bleeding dryer.

2nd_time_buyer

MandM90 said:

Another option that hasn't been mentioned is a dehumidifier. Handy little things. Hang clothes on a drying rack, put it on, shut the door. Clothes dry in mere hours, clothes last much longer and keeps the room toasty too. Plus you can take it with you and it'll be handy if you end up somewhere with damp/humidity issues.
I do hope, however, the LL comes round and just buys the bleeding dryer.

Yes. Fully agree with the above - we put dehumidifiers in our rental houses for the above reasons. Also reduces damp/mould which is good for us.

Another thing is that dehumidifiers are more than 100% efficient as a heat source as they release the latent heat from the moisture in the air - similar to a heat pump.
http://www.iwilltry.org/b/heat-your-home-with-a-dehumidifier/

Loanranger21

Buy yourselves a heated clothes airer. Lakeland do one, it runs on pennies, much cheaper than a tumble dryer to buy and to run and you take it with you when you leave. 

greatcrested

Loanranger21 said:

Buy yourselves a heated clothes airer. Lakeland do one, it runs on pennies, much cheaper than a tumble dryer to buy and to run and you take it with you when you leave.

Bad idea. Just chucks moisture into the air causing damp walls and mould.

Loanranger21

greatcrested said:

Loanranger21 said:

Buy yourselves a heated clothes airer. Lakeland do one, it runs on pennies, much cheaper than a tumble dryer to buy and to run and you take it with you when you leave.

Bad idea. Just chucks moisture into the air causing damp walls and mould.

Not in my house it doesn't.  I run mine several times a week and have done for past four years. No damp. No mould. Have you got one? 

MysteryMe

I've got a heated dryer and cover from Lakeland and they are brilliant. The cover speeds up the drying process and it also warms the room.

hb2

We bought a heated airer (live in a flat and not allowed to dry washing outside) but then got a dehumidifier and haven't used the heat on the airer since. We find the dehumidifier faster and actively combats damp (otherwise the moisture from the clothes has to go somewhere!).