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Tumble Dryer
Hi I hope someone can help. I have a small pantry off my kitchen
which the previous owner decided to use to house the boiler. The rest of the space in there is wasted so I was thinking of putting a tumble dryer, vented to the outside, in the space below the boiler. Does anyone know whether it would be unsafe for the boiler and tumble dryer to be in such close proximity? Thanks in anticipation |
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Marsha wrote:
Hi I hope someone can help. I have a small pantry off my kitchen which the previous owner decided to use to house the boiler. The rest of the space in there is wasted so I was thinking of putting a tumble dryer, vented to the outside, in the space below the boiler. Does anyone know whether it would be unsafe for the boiler and tumble dryer to be in such close proximity? Thanks in anticipation More pointless than unsafe. NT |
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of the space in there is wasted so I was thinking of putting a tumble dryer, vented to the outside, in the space below the boiler. More pointless than unsafe. Why is putting a tumble-drier in a wasted space "pointless" ? -- http://gymratz.co.uk - Best Gym Equipment & Bodybuilding Supplements UK. http://trade-price-supplements.co.uk - TRADE PRICED SUPPLEMENTS for ALL! http://fitness-equipment-uk.com - UK's No.1 Fitness Equipment Suppliers. http://gymratz.co.uk/hot-seat.htm - Live web-cam! (sometimes) |
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Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk wrote:
wrote: of the space in there is wasted so I was thinking of putting a tumble dryer, vented to the outside, in the space below the boiler. More pointless than unsafe. Why is putting a tumble-drier in a wasted space "pointless" ? Tumble driers are for the most part pointless, since one only need hang clothes up for them to dry, the driers waste money to buy, space to keep them, and cost to run - none of which there is any need for. People use driers beacuse they dont get their laundry routine sorted. I'm quite sure I'm inviting criticism on this one NT |
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Tumble driers are for the most part pointless, since one only need hang
clothes up for them to dry, the driers waste money to buy, space to keep them, and cost to run - none of which there is any need for. This is of course nonsense. It's no more valid than saying "TVs waste energy + time, so you shouldn't have one" - you get to choose whether you want a TV, and you get to choose whether you want a tumble drier. I personally think they're a great idea. They dry our clothes nice and quick, and leave them feeling much softer than air-dried clothes. Our condensing drier pumps out all its waste heat into our unheated utility room, so for most of the year it is quite welcome heat. When you hang clothes up to dry, you dump all that water into your house atmosphere. This may be good or bad, depending on your ambient humidity, but it isn't very controlled. [snip] -- Grunff Sensible stuff from Grunff as usual! Suzanne |
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Tumble driers are for the most part pointless, since one only need hang
clothes up for them to dry, the driers waste money to buy, space to keep them, and cost to run - none of which there is any need for. People use driers beacuse they dont get their laundry routine sorted. Prat. Spot the person who has some-one "sorting" their laundry for them. I'm quite sure I'm inviting criticism on this one NT Partly agree, we have a condenser tumble that is regularly used for things like sheets and towels, but we have taken to hanging most wearable clothing up to dry because otherwise the heat and attrition from the tumble eventually ruins them... Lee I have a condensor drier which is top of the range and I don't do towels and sheets in it to save money, I just fling them on the radiator until 90% dry - but I do use it for all other clothes. With the correct fabric conditioner and a good tumble dryer I have eliminated ironing. This seems to actually increase the life of the clothes, as the direct heat from an iron can be quite harsh. Suzanne PS I LURVE my tumble drier - I may have mentioned this before in this NG?? PPS My mother cheapo cheerful tumble dryer has the stuff coming out like boards and enough static to make you sparkle in the dark for a week. |
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Tumble driers are for the most part pointless, since one only need hang
clothes up for them to dry, the driers waste money to buy, space to keep them, and cost to run - none of which there is any need for. You clearly have no children. The sheer quantity of laundry required would require every surface in the house to be used for drying clothes, which is ugly and impractical. We often do four washes in one day. It would also require twice as much bedding (and storage for such), as you couldn't turn it around in a day. Christian. |
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:32:48 +0000, Christian McArdle wrote:
Tumble driers are for the most part pointless, since one only need hang clothes up for them to dry, the driers waste money to buy, space to keep them, and cost to run - none of which there is any need for. You clearly have no children. The sheer quantity of laundry required would require every surface in the house to be used for drying clothes, which is ugly and impractical. We often do four washes in one day. It would also require twice as much bedding (and storage for such), as you couldn't turn it around in a day. Christian. Bing Ditto dishwashers. I used to think that people who owned dishwashers were essentially too rich/gay/lazy. After all, only took me 5-10 mins max to wash up after dinner (including the lunch and breakfast dishes lying around). That was when I lived on my own in a tiny flat and ate frozen pizza. Then I got married and had a sproglet. Tim |
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Tumble driers are for the most part pointless, since one only need hang clothes up for them to dry, the driers waste money to buy, space to keep them, and cost to run - none of which there is any need for. People use driers beacuse they dont get their laundry routine sorted. I'm quite sure I'm inviting criticism on this one LOL. Actually.... we had a tumble drier and the woman of the house wouldn't use it because it wasted too much energy. so we took to hanging washing on a drier/airer in the boiler room with the rad. on hot. This worked fine for a week then the house humidity go so great the clothes took 2 days or more too dry. It was at this point the walls started growing mold. New solution.... Clothes on airer as before with Dehumidifier left running 24/7 Clothes dry in a few hours, de-humidifier set to "normal" on humidistat not only looks after the "drying room" but also excess moisture from the rest of the house. Though I am trying to convince her that we can get a gas tumble drier which is (for want of a better explanation) Free energy ! ;¬)) -- http://gymratz.co.uk - Best Gym Equipment & Bodybuilding Supplements UK. http://trade-price-supplements.co.uk - TRADE PRICED SUPPLEMENTS for ALL! http://fitness-equipment-uk.com - UK's No.1 Fitness Equipment Suppliers. http://gymratz.co.uk/hot-seat.htm - Live web-cam! (sometimes) |
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Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk wrote:
wrote: Tumble driers are for the most part pointless, since one only need hang clothes up for them to dry, the driers waste money to buy, space to keep them, and cost to run - none of which there is any need for. People use driers beacuse they dont get their laundry routine sorted. I'm quite sure I'm inviting criticism on this one LOL. Actually.... we had a tumble drier and the woman of the house wouldn't use it because it wasted too much energy. so we took to hanging washing on a drier/airer in the boiler room with the rad. on hot. This worked fine for a week then the house humidity go so great the clothes took 2 days or more too dry. It was at this point the walls started growing mold. New solution.... Clothes on airer as before with Dehumidifier left running 24/7 Clothes dry in a few hours, de-humidifier set to "normal" on humidistat not only looks after the "drying room" but also excess moisture from the rest of the house. A much better solution imho. A fraction the size, a fraction the run cost, fraction the energy use, dries a whole room full at once, no need to stuff clothes in then take them out, just put them where they go, and finally the dh function is also useful for some houses. Makes tumble driers look.... a pointless waste NT |
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Marsha wrote:
Does anyone know whether it would be unsafe for the boiler and tumble dryer to be in such close proximity? Nope, should be fine... (the boiler may have minimum clearance distances that it needs around it - but these tend to be (at most) in the order of a couple of hundred mm) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Marsha wrote:
Hi I hope someone can help. I have a small pantry off my kitchen which the previous owner decided to use to house the boiler. The rest of the space in there is wasted so I was thinking of putting a tumble dryer, vented to the outside, in the space below the boiler. Does anyone know whether it would be unsafe for the boiler and tumble dryer to be in such close proximity? That's exactly where our tumble drier has sat for the past 5 years without eventuality (admittedly not in a pantry); I can't conceive of any particular reason why there would be a problem with it. David |
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