Delicate situation with tenant

MattMattMattUK

RHemmings said:

MattMattMattUK said:

RHemmings said:

markin said:

With no dryer and high heating costs, the next tenant could be just the same.

Damp surveyors are often just salesman making a sale, The bottom of the walls could simply be cold spots and attracting the damp air, Fitting window vents and using a dehumidifier for washing drying and using the piv in the long term should take car of it, no mater what tenants do.

Many tenants will close vents, not use extractors and shut off pivs, so they need to be automated and tamper proof.

I wouldn't dream of drying clothes inside the house. In winter I take it all to a laundrette. 

Most people I know have a dehumidifier these days, far cheaper than a tumble dryer and has benefits for the property overall, also cheaper than taking clothes to a laundrette. 

Thanks. I'm going to ask a question in the Energy sub-forum. 

Plenty who are regularly on there (including me) sing the praises of a dehumidifier. I use one to dry clothes on a drying rack, it takes about two hours to dry a full load (from a 7kg washer) and uses less than half a kWh, so current prices around 13p, from March around 10p, compared to using the tumble dryer option which would be £1-2 or letting damp build up it is by far the best option, although it did have an initial outlay (I paid £140, but got 6.5% cashback via TopCashback and 1.25% from Amex on top), but it paid for itself quickly in comparison to using a laundrette or tumble dryer. 

RHemmings

MattMattMattUK said:

RHemmings said:

MattMattMattUK said:

RHemmings said:

markin said:

With no dryer and high heating costs, the next tenant could be just the same.

Damp surveyors are often just salesman making a sale, The bottom of the walls could simply be cold spots and attracting the damp air, Fitting window vents and using a dehumidifier for washing drying and using the piv in the long term should take car of it, no mater what tenants do.

Many tenants will close vents, not use extractors and shut off pivs, so they need to be automated and tamper proof.

I wouldn't dream of drying clothes inside the house. In winter I take it all to a laundrette. 

Most people I know have a dehumidifier these days, far cheaper than a tumble dryer and has benefits for the property overall, also cheaper than taking clothes to a laundrette. 

Thanks. I'm going to ask a question in the Energy sub-forum. 

Plenty who are regularly on there (including me) sing the praises of a dehumidifier. I use one to dry clothes on a drying rack, it takes about two hours to dry a full load (from a 7kg washer) and uses less than half a kWh, so current prices around 13p, from March around 10p, compared to using the tumble dryer option which would be £1-2 or letting damp build up it is by far the best option, although it did have an initial outlay (I paid £140, but got 6.5% cashback via TopCashback and 1.25% from Amex on top), but it paid for itself quickly in comparison to using a laundrette or tumble dryer. 

Thanks. I found some past threads, and have been reading. As mentioned above, I have a dehumidifier, and when I bought it recently I deliberately chose one that has a laundry mode. Just haven't tried it yet. I need a suitable rack for drying clothes, and I need a room clear enough to use it. So, in the future... 

This is my dehumidifier. https://www.toolstation.com/wessex-20l-dehumidifier/p75414