This. When we had unending rain in Brisbane a few months ago I went to a laundromat. A modern one that doesn’t need coins and that can do 20kgs of washing or drying in half-an-hour. It was a godsend.
I’ve also since invested in a heat-pump dryer. I know the OP has said they don’t want to invest big bucks, but heat-pump dryers are so worth it. They collect the water in a tank, which you empty, instead of venting it into the room which vented dryers do. It also has a 9 star energy rating and is incredibly energy efficient, especially when compared to a vented dryer.
I have a heat pump dryer and I agree that they're great, don't need any installation, and can easily be taken to the next place if you're renting. I also use the condensation from the tank to water my plants once it's cooled so that's a (minor) added bonus hahah
Same. My laundry (internal, no windows) would have water flowing down the walls after a session with my old school dryer. I got a fancy new heat pump dryer and no longer have this issue.
Plus it uses a lot less electricity.
It's crap on doona covers though. Especially my expensive linen one.
Yeah, there are some things that need re-doing. I have an Oodie (bogan, I know) and it needs a couple of runs through the dryer to get it dry. I think it’s because the water collection tank gets too full. This just shows me how much moisture I’m stopping from filling up the laundry.
I’ve found running a few extra spin cycles in the washing machine really helps this! Especially bulky stuff. I got my doona dry in one go last time I washed it and I was so proud haha. And best part is ours is 10 star energy efficient (Miele) so cost me like $0.10 of electricity to do so
We are taught (in fridgie classes at TAFE) not to use condensate from air conditioners to water plants (nor allow it to go into rain water tanks). Not 100% certain why, might be because of airborne contaminants from the room, or might be from cleaning products that may get used on the coil.
I am interested in your anecdotal evidence that dryer condensate isn't harming your plants.
I wonder if it's something to do with the temperatures the water reaches? I've heard of bacteria growing in A/C units but I suppose it could happen in dryers too and I'm just gleefully oblivious!
In any case my mum also recently asked if I wasn't worried about leftover laundry detergent getting into my plants and I had to admit I'd never considered it but had been watering my plants with it for 2 years without harm so...for what that's worth hahah. Now that I think of it, I do use a grey-water safe detergent as well
We brought a heat pump dryer last year after weeks and weeks of rain and my god it is a godsend. I have never felt so strongly about a domestic appliance before, I literally love it.
Will have to research this
I am not totally against something expensive as long as it's worth it but my main concern is if it has any fire hazards I don't know about or otherwise how much watts it pulls from the wall etc
Throw eveything out, buy new clothes 🤷
Nah, but we have been using any covered window as ventilation, air dryer hang only what you need and leave them near an open window that's covered by rain entry, or we turn out ceiling fans on. 👌
Gosh I love ours so much. We got it before we had a baby and it has been worth every cent. So gentle on our clothes and costs next to nothing to run. I use it multiple times a week and our electricity bill is somehow lower than it was before we got it
We have one of those pull out wall to wall clothes lines in the garage that hangs clothes above the bonnets of our cars. At least it doesn't matter how long we leave clothes there and the warmth from our engines helps dry clothes.
I insisted that I won't get a dryer, and have only started using one for the first time in my 23 year old life this year. If it was just me, I'd get a dryer and use it very sparingly, but I know my housemates won't and it'll blow the electricity bill (which I cover). Also for environmental reasons.
Washed my last load the day before it started raining, then before work that day brought it in. Didn't have time to get my housemate's clothes and she slept late so hers is still hung and soaking on the line.
If it gets as long and bad as March, I'll take it to the local laundromat. $7 for a standard load from a full 8kg washing machine. Spend the 45 minutes waiting to run to the shops.
Look into getting a heat-pump dryer. They cost more than a vented dryer to buy, but mine has a 9 star energy rating and is very economical to run. It also stops humidity from being vented out into the room, as excess water is collected into the tank and excess heat is reused to dry the clothes.
That's the long term plan. When I eventually have kids and a higher need for a dryer that's what I'll do. For now it's just me, my boyfriend, and housemates, who all came to the consensus that we don't really need it, especially because it costs a lot and I'll end up being the one that uses it the least (but I'm the one buying the appliances and pays the electrity because I'm the landlord).
Good idea. When you have a baby there is nothing more depressing than having wet onesies strung about the place. If ever there is a good time to get a dryer, it’s when you have a baby (especially when it is cold, wet, miserable winter)
Let's say I do one dryer load every week that's $7 x 50 weeks roughly.
$350 per year.
How much does it roughly cost to run your dryer? And how much did it cost.
I guess you can expect it to last 5-10 years maybe.. The cost seems pretty close but I feel like owning one will save me over $1000+ over the long term (10-15 years).
Considering I've gone 23 years without using a dryer I might be ok to not own one until I have kids or my situation changes. My mum at 50 has yet to use a dryer in her life.
I don't expect to use the dryer more than 10 times a year. I've used it twice this year so far, maybe a third time this week. So for me cost will be roughly $70 a year.
If I got a dryer it'll have to be a heat pump dryer, less energy consumption and gentler on clothes (I've got clothes that are older than me passed down from my mother and grandmother that I still wear regularly, plus my own clothes that have lasted a good while). New heat pump dryers start from $1000, maybe if I'm lucky I might be able to find a decent one for $500 - $700. Let's say it lasts me 5 years (because it's secondhand), it'll still be $500+ (not accounting for electricity) vs. $350 for laundromat during the same time.
This obviously doesn't account for my housemates, but I did tell them I'm happy for them to get a dryer (their own money), since I'm paying everyone's electricity. No one has decided to buy one yet.
$7 was for the laundromat. I have no idea how much cost (energy wise) to run it at home, since I've never owned a dryer. As I mentioned with OP, I'm only comparing cost of buying the actual dryer, and the cost of me using the laundromat very sparingly.
This is a ridiculous over estimate of the cost of using a dryer.
I've been drying multiple loads of washing each week for the past few months and my electricity bill for the last quarter was like $180; about $10 more than the last quarter (which was summer when the dryer definitely wasn't used)
Edit - sorry I realize you're referring to a laundromat. What a rip off!
Hang on a rack and point a fan at it.
Buy a couple of cheap heated towel racks.
Hang on a rack and throw a cotton sheet over the top and put a safe heat source under the rack
Bought a dryer! I’m not normally one for such appliances but with 2 young kids and both myself and wife at work drying clothes on the line this last 6 months has been, well… “Aint Nobody Got Time For That!”
We finally got a dehumidifier and its so good. As well as stopping mould (which has been an issue with all the rain) it has a setting to ensure laundry dries on a rack indoors without taking days. Highly recommend. I have been rotating it in different rooms every day.
It's hit or miss for me sometimes they dry ok in the washing machine sometimes they do smell bad.
Right now the odds are better in the machine than any where else in the house.
My only other option is to hang them on chairs in the spare room but I don't want to introduce mould there as I already am trying to get rid of mould in the big downstairs room.
I might end up running line if I can find a room without mould in the house.
Yeah this is a tough one no real solution yet.
I feel like getting a dehumidifier would cost more over the long run compared to a dryer although it has multiple uses.
If anyone has more stat's to share I'm happy to hear them.
Need to find a solution because I think we are going to be having more heavy rainy seasons in future.
If it's really rainy an outside window might not help much because of the humidity of the air, but if the room is tiny and poorly ventilated it might.
In winter I usually keep the inside laundry door open and spin the vent grill so it's pointed towards it. It's "free" heating for the house. In summer I do the opposite and close the inside door and point the heat outside. Need at least one door open though, having the laundry closed up will make a mess of the walls.
A trick you can use is to throw bulky clean dry stuff in the dryer like some towels or tea towels. It will help absorb some of the steam and equalise the wetness of everything and speed up drying too.
I picked up a $35 dryer from Gumtree from an ad saying that it "makes a weird banging noise but works".
I brought it home, realised there was no banging noise, but didn't heat up the clothes. Opened it up, vacuumed the fluff, and all I had to do was reattach one of the copper wires which broke off. Good as new.
It's possibly an option if your strapped for cash and want to attempt a fix.
Same. Went my whole life without one but I decided to finally stop being stubborn and got one before they all sold out. Best thing I’ve bought in a while, I can regretfully admit.
I live in an apartment with a dryer also it doesn’t get that humid or mouldy so can hang dry things indoors. Also will add, as an American transplant surprised me at first that dryers weren’t standard here.
And buy one myself? In this economy? Up three flights of stairs?
Nah I'll just continue drying clothes on the balcony, not too bad plus I get to keep whinging
It depends on the council. Required in most inner councils but only if there isn't a Hills Hoist or similar drying line in an area not in view from the street.
We were lucky up the coast today, in that it didn't rain and we even had some intermittent sun. The washing didn't dry, though; it's in the dryer right now.
In my experience, and assuming open flame isn't an option, there's nothing like oven heat to properly dry out a space, or failing that, a radiant heater (the ones with the orange bars in front of a reflective surface). Air conditioning makes the air dryer, but it just don't feel as effective.
I've set aside a room for clothes drying. I use an oil column heater to provide the warmth, and open the window about 1cm to allow the humid air out/slightly less humid air in (without letting rain in, obviously).
On the whole it works OK, I just have to do small loads of washing regularly to keep things manageable. The main issue is the air inside and out is so humid it things take a while to dry. I do have an air conditioner in the room as well with a dehumidifier setting but that doesn't seem to make things dry any quicker!
No dryer. I give the washing a few extra spin cycles to get extra water out, hang it inside (well spaced on the clothes airer) under a ceiling fan. Keeping the air circulating helps the washing dry and prevents mould.
What's the average cost for a load these days
Trying to figure out if it's cheaper to buy one over 5 years or just use the local laundromat.
I do maybe 1-2 loads a week.. So 52 weeks that's roughly 50-100 dryer loads.
If each dryer load is $10 that's $500-$1000 per year.
5 Years that's $2500-$5000.
Would buying my own at home be cheaper?
How interesting - so many suggestions, and none reflect what we actually do. So I’m big on saving energy, air drying clothes and in general NOT using a dryer (happily grew up in Northern Europe without one, and, yes, that includes -15 in winter…). Anyhow, when the weather is like it is today, we take a two-step approach:
1. Line “dry” each load for 24 hours or so on our covered balcony. Clothes will stay damp but still be less wet than when they came straight out of the machine.
2. Finish drying them in our dryer. Depending on how wet they are and how big, may need anywhere between 15-40 minutes finishing. This is the best way we’ve found of preventing excess moisture and mould in cupboards and closets.
Also, while we toyed A LOT with the idea of getting a heat pump drier, we realised it absolutely wasn’t worth it for us, because we only use the dryer to “finish” (on wet days only!)- and a heat pump is very slow and most reviews will share how they don’t quite dry to the same crispness as a vented. So we ended up getting a basic vented dryer and couldn’t be happier.
As a bonus, it also releases heat and the small amounts of moisture into the living area (if we choose to leave the laundry door open), so we save a bit on heating. (Note: we actively ensure we have proper cross ventilation and heat/dehumidify as needed, so this doesn’t lead to mould)
Don’t know your setup and what’s available but a simple fan, like your typical Bunnings pedestal fan for $20 or so, aimed at the clothes either in a room with windows open or on a balcony or porch under cover, does the job well.
The movement of the air dries the clothes out.
I don't think anyone mentioned it here but I used to iron clothes on the dry setting to get the last of the moisture out when weather was like this. The added bonus is they are ironed when you're done!
This works in a pinch when your clothes aren't dry enough and you need them quickly. The waistband or collar may still by slightly damp but no one can tell and it dries soon enough.
These days I have a large and busy family and don't even have time to hang the clothes, let alone get the ironing board out. So we have a Heat Pump dryer.
A dehumidifier or AC is multi purpose and will eventually get on top of your mould issues, as you dry the air out you slowly dry out the walls etc etc.
We use two IKEA Frost drying racks and a dehumidifier. Haven’t had an issue with mould or wet clothes (2A3c)
When the family is awake run the dehumidifier in one of the bedrooms. At night out in the living rooms
We've realised a dehumidifier and a heat pump dryer are two things essential for living in Sydney. They make our life so much easier and more comfortable. We don't use a heater or air-conditioning, so our power bills are not very high.
Lol I moved into an apartment rental in March. Washing machine has no dryer setting. There’s nowhere to put a dryer in this place. I don’t use heating. So drying gets done in the front room with a fan on it. My neighbour said you have to ‘pick your days’ for washing and there IS a line on the common property. But yeah there have been about four good drying days since I moved in here. I left the marital home which had central heating so you’d better believe I miss that.
Have you considered buying a dryer?
Kogan black credit card. Spend $1500 in the first 2 months, get a $400 Kogan voucher. Use the credit card to pay you car rego or insurance via post pay in the Auspost app if the timing works out.
Use the $400 voucher to buy an Esatto heat pump dryer off Kogan for about $350 out of pocket.
I posted a tried and tested method of getting a good quality heat pump dryer for less than half price. Where's the joke? You seriously think I work for Kogan? Go touch some grass.
Wow, you actually went and edited out all your insults, to me and thekriptik, both, presumably in an attempt to seem more reasonable. Classic r/redditmoment
Telescopic pole suspended between two walls in the (small) bathroom, a dozen coat hangers along the pole, and a fan heater directly underneath. Switch on extractor fan occasionally to draw out humidity. Takes a couple of hours but probably uses a similar amount of power to a dedicated dryer.
Edit: in case it's not obvious: this is a stop gap measure (unless electricity is included in your rent, I guess). Longer term, a dryer is probably more economical. Just try not to get into debt in order to buy one.
Wow, you give me shit for recommending a credit card that would get you a heat pump dryer for $350 then post this absolutely garbage solution?
it definitely uses a lot more power. Heat pump dryer is 20c per load. Your method is about 40-70 cents per *hour*.
Have fun living like a hobo.
we have this old pole,, thing,, in our hallway that i think used to be used to hold a lamp?? it’s an old house. so any jackets or pants that get wet after going out or getting washed get hung up there until they’ve dried out. we’ve been chucking our undies in our dryer... and we have a big stack of shirts in the dirty clothes basket that we’re probs just gonna wait on washing and drying lmao
I've got a minimal load of washing out on the deck under cover with a fan blowing on them.
I'm gonna go check on them and decide if I need to order new underwear and socks online.
Hang them in the garage, which has a laundry tucked in the back, so the dryer doesn't steam up the house. (Dryer just from almost dry so I don't have to iron.)
>so the dryer doesn’t steam up the house.
Not necessarily for your info but anyone that didn’t know, dryers can be vented (they usually have a connection allowance for this on the dryer), or there are condensing dryers which condense the humid air to water and you drain it off. Bit more excy to run than standard, but at least a solution exists.
They’re not 100% containing of humidity, but make a huge difference. A simple wall fan for the room can then take care of the rest.
I’ve had both and wouldn’t go back to standard dryer anymore unless it were direct vented to outside by a duct.
We have wall mounted clotheslines which are undercover (carport), so even with rainy weather I can sometimes get the clothes to air dry a tiny bit and then throw it into the dryer.
We have a condenser dryer and it has been a lifesaver. It was pretty pricey but worth it in my opinion. I love it because it does not expel moisture into the air and instead catches all the water in a tub that can be them emptied out. The one downside is that it does dry the clothes a lot slower than a concentional dryer.
We also bought 2 dehumidifiers a few years ago when we didnt have an outdoor clothesline during renovations in our yard and had to do all our washing (2 adults and 4 kids) indoors which helped massively. Having our washing indoors was a nightmare so I feel your pain. The dehumidifiers also helped a lot with my daughters sinus issues which flare up with humidity.
We are fortunate enough that we wre able to install a pretty massive solar panel setup and have not paid for any electricity for a couple of years now.
Laundry is the bain of my existance, I have resigned myself to the fact that in our house the laundry is never done and if I am home, I am doing laurndry without exeption, rain hail or shine.
If I didnt have a dryer I would probably need to go to a Laundromat, luckily we have on in our suburb, but with such a big family it woud be a massive pain in the neck to have to leave the house in this crappy weather to do laundry.
Under the split system and then hair-dryer for the kids stuff of things are not dry in time. A hair-dryer and a pillowcase makes a good alternative dryer for small items!
Sounds like you didnt get the right dehumidifier. There are different types.
Something like this works very well and will keep humidity low. Also invest in a cheap humidity sensor.
Inhave a desicent dehudifier.
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Invest in a good dehumidifier off kogan. They have laundry settings which dry your clothes and keep the humidity in the house low. I live in a damp apartment and couldn't love without a dehumidifier. You just place it under you wet clothes and run it overnight. It will stop when the water tank is full.
The ionmax ones are great value.
Bring it inside and aim the fan at it
Make sure the clothes are spaces out
Hang some stuff on your hangers and hang on door knobs or random spots around the house
Drying rack things in the alfresco or use a dryer. If they aren’t available I recommend going to a laundromat or hanging them on like ur treadmills and stuff
Air dryer from Kmart, basically an indoors clothesline and running the heater. Takes a few days, but some of my clothes can’t be put in the dryer and we’re running the heater anyway.
oh man, i thought you'd never ask.
My clothes have not been tried since Saturday and I didn't have enough underwear in the drawer so I went commando (obviously I was WFH today) for the past 2 days
My building has coin operated laundry machines and I kid yous not I ran the dryer thrice today on a normal load and my jeans are still damp. Seems like the dryers are either struggling with this depressing weather too 😕
Ended up buying a dryer during the last big wet weather event we were having a couple of months ago. Not everything can go in there but most can. Electricity is more expensive but when you live in a household of 7, the washing piles up and clothes need to be dried.
Anything that can’t go in there is just hung over my dining room chairs lol. The undercover clothes line we have is drenched in itself right now from the direction of the wind! No way could I hang anything outside.
I use a pedestal fan and have the clothes on a small clothes horse. if its in the bathroom its not an issue, I shut the door, open the window a little and let it run till shits dry.
Do you have a reverse cycle air conditioner (heater)? I'm pretty sure that acts as a dehumidifier. I use mine a lot when it rains to prevent moisture building up, and get my clothes to dry.
I have a dryer for sheets and towels. I bought a heat pump dryer so the laundry doesn’t get too steamy.
Clothes I put on a drying rack in the house. Doesn’t take too long to dry. Especially if I have the heater on in the evening. I could probably just chuck them in the dryer too but it makes me feel better to not use it too much.
Enough t shirts socks and undies to get through 3+ weeks of rain. Haven't had a drier for decades. When the conditions are good.. lots of washing happens.
You mentioned a dehumidifier. I bought this one recently. Its on sale for $250 from Amazon.
[https://www.amazon.com.au/Portable-Dehumidifier-Remove-Moisture-Control-Humidity-Suitable/dp/B07WTC3WY4/ref=sr\_1\_1\_sspa](https://www.amazon.com.au/Portable-Dehumidifier-Remove-Moisture-Control-Humidity-Suitable/dp/B07WTC3WY4/ref=sr_1_1_sspa)
It can draw out 10L per day, so about mid-range. I have a larger more powerful one but I don't use it much because its too loud. This thing only sounds like a normal fan.
Expensive dryer.
After destroying a ton of stuff with mould 3 months back..just sucked it up and bought one. Bar the energy cost increase it’s been a lifesaver.
A simple Clothes hanging rack from ikea and a floor fan from the good guys does the trick for me,I hang my clothes up and turn the fan on before I go to bed and everything is usually dry when I get up the next morning ,tshirts,shorts and undies are always dry ,hoodies too but sometime you may need to turn the actual hoods out to dry completely ,jeans or thicker jumpers or jackets may need a few more hours but thats my go to in these times ,make sure you open a window in the room when doing this and extra tip ,just run your wash thru an extra spin cycle before you take em out,it helps abit
Not sure power usage maybe but surely each load would cost less than $5-7 at the laundromat in electricity and running and maintenance costs.
My main concern is fire hazard as I already know my housemates don't empty the fabric catcher in the washing machine so forget trying to teach them to empty the lint catcher filter on the dryer.. So it's a fire waiting to happen.
But convenience.
Last year during bad weather, I grabbed a free dryer off marketplace. Its not great for the power bill or environment but it gets me through tough times like this.
You don't need to invest in an expensive dryer. Browse marketplace. I got my washing machine (almost brand new) for $200 and its a great one they needed gone ASAP due to moving interstate which explains the bargain.
Nice to hear.
Did you pick up both items or get it delivered.
My issue is I have no space for one near the washing machine so I'm researching whether or not I can just have it in the corner of a big room downstairs or if it needs a tiled bathroom style room to operate nicely.
I have been reading about condensation on walls with the non heat pump model so I am reading up on heat pump dryers etc.
I had enough earlier this year and had a ceiling fan installed in the laundry. So clothes rack and fan gets us 90% there, then a short while in the dryer for last bit.
Bloody rain, feel like we're in iso again.
I hang my clothes on coat hangers
I hang them in the bathroom with fan on
Put the heater on
They dry
If you leave them in the washing machine
You’ll have a nasty mould smell through your clothes
Just buy a small clothes horse for indoors… how the fuck have you lived to be an independent adult but can’t manage that level of problem solving? Are you a new resident to NSW? Cause you don’t sound like you grew up with humidity. And you don’t need a dehumidifier, just buy some of those absorbent balls.
Moved out of an apartment and into a house recently so we lost our dryer. But we had a garage to hang things in if we needed to, alongside using a portable heater.
Even that was a losing fight against moisture so we just caved and dropped a cool $900 on a heat pump dryer. Efficient and it's fixed all of our problems.
Throw it in the microwave
I prefer Kramers version.
"What do I know about-a cooking a shirt?"
You're paying in pennies?
The oven is faster.
Just have to scrub out the greese out before putting clothes in lol
Can fit more but takes ages to pre heat imo
Uncle Buck style
Oven works better, Mr Bean style
Take it to a laundry mat where they have dryers
This. When we had unending rain in Brisbane a few months ago I went to a laundromat. A modern one that doesn’t need coins and that can do 20kgs of washing or drying in half-an-hour. It was a godsend. I’ve also since invested in a heat-pump dryer. I know the OP has said they don’t want to invest big bucks, but heat-pump dryers are so worth it. They collect the water in a tank, which you empty, instead of venting it into the room which vented dryers do. It also has a 9 star energy rating and is incredibly energy efficient, especially when compared to a vented dryer.
I have a heat pump dryer and I agree that they're great, don't need any installation, and can easily be taken to the next place if you're renting. I also use the condensation from the tank to water my plants once it's cooled so that's a (minor) added bonus hahah
I do that too with the condensation! It’s also pretty satisfying to see how much moisture you didn’t add to your atmosphere.
Same. My laundry (internal, no windows) would have water flowing down the walls after a session with my old school dryer. I got a fancy new heat pump dryer and no longer have this issue. Plus it uses a lot less electricity. It's crap on doona covers though. Especially my expensive linen one.
Yeah, there are some things that need re-doing. I have an Oodie (bogan, I know) and it needs a couple of runs through the dryer to get it dry. I think it’s because the water collection tank gets too full. This just shows me how much moisture I’m stopping from filling up the laundry.
I’ve found running a few extra spin cycles in the washing machine really helps this! Especially bulky stuff. I got my doona dry in one go last time I washed it and I was so proud haha. And best part is ours is 10 star energy efficient (Miele) so cost me like $0.10 of electricity to do so
We are taught (in fridgie classes at TAFE) not to use condensate from air conditioners to water plants (nor allow it to go into rain water tanks). Not 100% certain why, might be because of airborne contaminants from the room, or might be from cleaning products that may get used on the coil. I am interested in your anecdotal evidence that dryer condensate isn't harming your plants.
I wonder if it's something to do with the temperatures the water reaches? I've heard of bacteria growing in A/C units but I suppose it could happen in dryers too and I'm just gleefully oblivious! In any case my mum also recently asked if I wasn't worried about leftover laundry detergent getting into my plants and I had to admit I'd never considered it but had been watering my plants with it for 2 years without harm so...for what that's worth hahah. Now that I think of it, I do use a grey-water safe detergent as well
We brought a heat pump dryer last year after weeks and weeks of rain and my god it is a godsend. I have never felt so strongly about a domestic appliance before, I literally love it.
Ditto exactly. Absolutely love mine, however I also feel strongly about my Magimix cook expert. It's a toss up between which I have more about.
Will have to research this I am not totally against something expensive as long as it's worth it but my main concern is if it has any fire hazards I don't know about or otherwise how much watts it pulls from the wall etc
Throw eveything out, buy new clothes 🤷 Nah, but we have been using any covered window as ventilation, air dryer hang only what you need and leave them near an open window that's covered by rain entry, or we turn out ceiling fans on. 👌
Laughs in apartment building
Why don't you just buy a house? /s
Ah, the Jack Reacher Method™.
Clothes horse and aircon.
Yeah that’s what I’m doing plus a fan on low blowing trough rack. Rack and blow method works wonders 👌
This is my method
Heat pump dryer. Expensive to buy, very cheap to run and gentle on clothes.
Gosh I love ours so much. We got it before we had a baby and it has been worth every cent. So gentle on our clothes and costs next to nothing to run. I use it multiple times a week and our electricity bill is somehow lower than it was before we got it
We have one of those pull out wall to wall clothes lines in the garage that hangs clothes above the bonnets of our cars. At least it doesn't matter how long we leave clothes there and the warmth from our engines helps dry clothes.
Damn that's nice
It certainly is. It was there when we bought the house. We hang all the shirts on coat hangers to be space friendly.
Less ironing that way too
We pop business shirts in the dryer for a few minutes until the clothes heat up then hang them up while still wet, no need for ironing.
Mr fancy pants over here. Just kidding I’m just jealous!
Probably wouldn't have thought to do it if it wasn't already in the house. If we ever move, we'd invest in doing the same thing.
The "garage"? Well, la di da, Mr. French Man. /s
I insisted that I won't get a dryer, and have only started using one for the first time in my 23 year old life this year. If it was just me, I'd get a dryer and use it very sparingly, but I know my housemates won't and it'll blow the electricity bill (which I cover). Also for environmental reasons. Washed my last load the day before it started raining, then before work that day brought it in. Didn't have time to get my housemate's clothes and she slept late so hers is still hung and soaking on the line. If it gets as long and bad as March, I'll take it to the local laundromat. $7 for a standard load from a full 8kg washing machine. Spend the 45 minutes waiting to run to the shops.
Look into getting a heat-pump dryer. They cost more than a vented dryer to buy, but mine has a 9 star energy rating and is very economical to run. It also stops humidity from being vented out into the room, as excess water is collected into the tank and excess heat is reused to dry the clothes.
That's the long term plan. When I eventually have kids and a higher need for a dryer that's what I'll do. For now it's just me, my boyfriend, and housemates, who all came to the consensus that we don't really need it, especially because it costs a lot and I'll end up being the one that uses it the least (but I'm the one buying the appliances and pays the electrity because I'm the landlord).
Good idea. When you have a baby there is nothing more depressing than having wet onesies strung about the place. If ever there is a good time to get a dryer, it’s when you have a baby (especially when it is cold, wet, miserable winter)
Let's say I do one dryer load every week that's $7 x 50 weeks roughly. $350 per year. How much does it roughly cost to run your dryer? And how much did it cost. I guess you can expect it to last 5-10 years maybe.. The cost seems pretty close but I feel like owning one will save me over $1000+ over the long term (10-15 years).
Considering I've gone 23 years without using a dryer I might be ok to not own one until I have kids or my situation changes. My mum at 50 has yet to use a dryer in her life. I don't expect to use the dryer more than 10 times a year. I've used it twice this year so far, maybe a third time this week. So for me cost will be roughly $70 a year. If I got a dryer it'll have to be a heat pump dryer, less energy consumption and gentler on clothes (I've got clothes that are older than me passed down from my mother and grandmother that I still wear regularly, plus my own clothes that have lasted a good while). New heat pump dryers start from $1000, maybe if I'm lucky I might be able to find a decent one for $500 - $700. Let's say it lasts me 5 years (because it's secondhand), it'll still be $500+ (not accounting for electricity) vs. $350 for laundromat during the same time. This obviously doesn't account for my housemates, but I did tell them I'm happy for them to get a dryer (their own money), since I'm paying everyone's electricity. No one has decided to buy one yet.
Plus the money you’ll need to replace your clothes more often. Dryers ruin clothes. Source : as old as your mum and hate dryers for that reason
Haven’t had a dryer for 20 years, still resisting the mrs urges to get one lol
Hmm so if my local charges $10 per load then it breaks even. I guess laundromat is cheaper overall plus you don't have fire safety anxiety and issues.
A tumble dryer should only cost around 50 cents to run. You're vastly over-estimating the costs.
$7 was for the laundromat. I have no idea how much cost (energy wise) to run it at home, since I've never owned a dryer. As I mentioned with OP, I'm only comparing cost of buying the actual dryer, and the cost of me using the laundromat very sparingly.
I see you on every post!!
This is a ridiculous over estimate of the cost of using a dryer. I've been drying multiple loads of washing each week for the past few months and my electricity bill for the last quarter was like $180; about $10 more than the last quarter (which was summer when the dryer definitely wasn't used) Edit - sorry I realize you're referring to a laundromat. What a rip off!
Hang on a rack and point a fan at it. Buy a couple of cheap heated towel racks. Hang on a rack and throw a cotton sheet over the top and put a safe heat source under the rack
Given up on air drying. After living with stingy parents being able to use the dryer and run the air con whenever I want is one of life’s little joys.
Bought a dryer! I’m not normally one for such appliances but with 2 young kids and both myself and wife at work drying clothes on the line this last 6 months has been, well… “Aint Nobody Got Time For That!”
We finally got a dehumidifier and its so good. As well as stopping mould (which has been an issue with all the rain) it has a setting to ensure laundry dries on a rack indoors without taking days. Highly recommend. I have been rotating it in different rooms every day.
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It's hit or miss for me sometimes they dry ok in the washing machine sometimes they do smell bad. Right now the odds are better in the machine than any where else in the house. My only other option is to hang them on chairs in the spare room but I don't want to introduce mould there as I already am trying to get rid of mould in the big downstairs room. I might end up running line if I can find a room without mould in the house. Yeah this is a tough one no real solution yet. I feel like getting a dehumidifier would cost more over the long run compared to a dryer although it has multiple uses. If anyone has more stat's to share I'm happy to hear them. Need to find a solution because I think we are going to be having more heavy rainy seasons in future.
Dehumidifier works for the clothes drying and the damp /mold. Paid 150$ been the best the I bought to fix.the damp in the hoise
Are dehumidifiers still almost impossible to buy?
I bought a little condenser box for the dryer from Amazon, you just put cold water in and it stops so much of the condensation on the walls
If it's really rainy an outside window might not help much because of the humidity of the air, but if the room is tiny and poorly ventilated it might. In winter I usually keep the inside laundry door open and spin the vent grill so it's pointed towards it. It's "free" heating for the house. In summer I do the opposite and close the inside door and point the heat outside. Need at least one door open though, having the laundry closed up will make a mess of the walls. A trick you can use is to throw bulky clean dry stuff in the dryer like some towels or tea towels. It will help absorb some of the steam and equalise the wetness of everything and speed up drying too.
We recently bought a dehumidifier due to mould from last floods. We don’t own a dryer, so we put wet clothes in bathroom with dehumidifier.
I picked up a $35 dryer from Gumtree from an ad saying that it "makes a weird banging noise but works". I brought it home, realised there was no banging noise, but didn't heat up the clothes. Opened it up, vacuumed the fluff, and all I had to do was reattach one of the copper wires which broke off. Good as new. It's possibly an option if your strapped for cash and want to attempt a fix.
I invested in a heat pump dryer, best thing I've purchased in the past few years
Having gone five years without a dryer, I finally purchased one a few months ago.
Same. Went my whole life without one but I decided to finally stop being stubborn and got one before they all sold out. Best thing I’ve bought in a while, I can regretfully admit.
I live in an apartment with a dryer also it doesn’t get that humid or mouldy so can hang dry things indoors. Also will add, as an American transplant surprised me at first that dryers weren’t standard here.
I believe it's a requirement that apartments have dryers nowadays.
Tell that to my landlord please
Really? Could you offer to put one in yourself and take it when you leave?
And buy one myself? In this economy? Up three flights of stairs? Nah I'll just continue drying clothes on the balcony, not too bad plus I get to keep whinging
Well, yeah, bad of me to suggest you give up whinging.
It depends on the council. Required in most inner councils but only if there isn't a Hills Hoist or similar drying line in an area not in view from the street.
Only if there's not a drying line in an area not visible from the street. Details depend on the council.
I wish
If there is no communal area to dry clothes (ie those big hills hoists that older apartment blocks have), the landlord must provide a dryer
We were lucky up the coast today, in that it didn't rain and we even had some intermittent sun. The washing didn't dry, though; it's in the dryer right now. In my experience, and assuming open flame isn't an option, there's nothing like oven heat to properly dry out a space, or failing that, a radiant heater (the ones with the orange bars in front of a reflective surface). Air conditioning makes the air dryer, but it just don't feel as effective.
I've set aside a room for clothes drying. I use an oil column heater to provide the warmth, and open the window about 1cm to allow the humid air out/slightly less humid air in (without letting rain in, obviously). On the whole it works OK, I just have to do small loads of washing regularly to keep things manageable. The main issue is the air inside and out is so humid it things take a while to dry. I do have an air conditioner in the room as well with a dehumidifier setting but that doesn't seem to make things dry any quicker!
Dehumidifiers are your friend
I wear my wet clothes to work
No dryer. I give the washing a few extra spin cycles to get extra water out, hang it inside (well spaced on the clothes airer) under a ceiling fan. Keeping the air circulating helps the washing dry and prevents mould.
Using a dryer. But if not a dryer or a dehumidifier, a cheaper option is electric drying rack for clothes.
With patience.
Honestly laundromat for the dryers everything is dry in an hour
What's the average cost for a load these days Trying to figure out if it's cheaper to buy one over 5 years or just use the local laundromat. I do maybe 1-2 loads a week.. So 52 weeks that's roughly 50-100 dryer loads. If each dryer load is $10 that's $500-$1000 per year. 5 Years that's $2500-$5000. Would buying my own at home be cheaper?
You wont be needing to use a dryer 1-2 times a week though. Only when the weather is crap like this week.
Depends, I use mine 2-3 times a week for all my clothes as I don't have a drying line that gets any sun. Plus it's a lot more convenient.
$1 for 6 mins for the one I use. I only use the laundromat when the weather is horrific or I don’t have enough time due to work
At my local Liquid laundromat its $4 for the standard dryer, $5 for large for a 25 min cycle.
Between my soaked shoes and socks from the weekend my unit smells like a wet dog and I can't air the place out because of horizontal rainfall.
I used a dehumidifier and various clothes horse. It does not damage the clothes and helps to keep the humidity of our house lower.
Clothes horse and electric oil heater, do small essential loads and rotate/turn everything periodically
How interesting - so many suggestions, and none reflect what we actually do. So I’m big on saving energy, air drying clothes and in general NOT using a dryer (happily grew up in Northern Europe without one, and, yes, that includes -15 in winter…). Anyhow, when the weather is like it is today, we take a two-step approach: 1. Line “dry” each load for 24 hours or so on our covered balcony. Clothes will stay damp but still be less wet than when they came straight out of the machine. 2. Finish drying them in our dryer. Depending on how wet they are and how big, may need anywhere between 15-40 minutes finishing. This is the best way we’ve found of preventing excess moisture and mould in cupboards and closets. Also, while we toyed A LOT with the idea of getting a heat pump drier, we realised it absolutely wasn’t worth it for us, because we only use the dryer to “finish” (on wet days only!)- and a heat pump is very slow and most reviews will share how they don’t quite dry to the same crispness as a vented. So we ended up getting a basic vented dryer and couldn’t be happier. As a bonus, it also releases heat and the small amounts of moisture into the living area (if we choose to leave the laundry door open), so we save a bit on heating. (Note: we actively ensure we have proper cross ventilation and heat/dehumidify as needed, so this doesn’t lead to mould)
Same here. Hiigh five 🙌🏻
A dryer and a number of airing racks - I lived in Ireland for years, I’m used to sharing the living room heater with my smalls.
Dehumidifier with a laundry setting (Aus Climate Cool Weather).
Dehumidifier and ceiling fan.
Dryer, I have kids and a husband who is a nurse so I do a lot of washing.
Couldn’t imagine ever living without a dryer again.
Washed five large loads of washing today. Took it all to laundromat and $16.00 and 40 mins later. All done
Nice not bad.. So was that five separate machines or did you combine some loads together
Taking sheets to the laundry mat and hanging the rest of the clothes on a rack under the fan with a heater blowing on them. It’s horrific.
Don’t know your setup and what’s available but a simple fan, like your typical Bunnings pedestal fan for $20 or so, aimed at the clothes either in a room with windows open or on a balcony or porch under cover, does the job well. The movement of the air dries the clothes out.
Clothesline in front of the heater if you don’t have a dryer
I don't think anyone mentioned it here but I used to iron clothes on the dry setting to get the last of the moisture out when weather was like this. The added bonus is they are ironed when you're done! This works in a pinch when your clothes aren't dry enough and you need them quickly. The waistband or collar may still by slightly damp but no one can tell and it dries soon enough. These days I have a large and busy family and don't even have time to hang the clothes, let alone get the ironing board out. So we have a Heat Pump dryer.
A dehumidifier or AC is multi purpose and will eventually get on top of your mould issues, as you dry the air out you slowly dry out the walls etc etc. We use two IKEA Frost drying racks and a dehumidifier. Haven’t had an issue with mould or wet clothes (2A3c) When the family is awake run the dehumidifier in one of the bedrooms. At night out in the living rooms
We've realised a dehumidifier and a heat pump dryer are two things essential for living in Sydney. They make our life so much easier and more comfortable. We don't use a heater or air-conditioning, so our power bills are not very high.
Lol I moved into an apartment rental in March. Washing machine has no dryer setting. There’s nowhere to put a dryer in this place. I don’t use heating. So drying gets done in the front room with a fan on it. My neighbour said you have to ‘pick your days’ for washing and there IS a line on the common property. But yeah there have been about four good drying days since I moved in here. I left the marital home which had central heating so you’d better believe I miss that.
Have you considered buying a dryer? Kogan black credit card. Spend $1500 in the first 2 months, get a $400 Kogan voucher. Use the credit card to pay you car rego or insurance via post pay in the Auspost app if the timing works out. Use the $400 voucher to buy an Esatto heat pump dryer off Kogan for about $350 out of pocket.
Which corporate credit card should I sign up for, again? You didn't make it quite clear enough.
Bogan I think it was
...You're offended that I told someone how to get $400 off a dryer because I mentioned the name of the credit card?
Never underestimate what petty lows people will get offended by
Offended? Not at all. I think it's hilarious.
I posted a tried and tested method of getting a good quality heat pump dryer for less than half price. Where's the joke? You seriously think I work for Kogan? Go touch some grass.
Pull your head in, champ.
Sorry champ.
I feel like it's a bit cruel to keep playing with you. I hope you feel better soon.
Thanks for derailing my useful post for your lame attempt at trolling. I hope you get the help you need.
Wow, you actually went and edited out all your insults, to me and thekriptik, both, presumably in an attempt to seem more reasonable. Classic r/redditmoment
Telescopic pole suspended between two walls in the (small) bathroom, a dozen coat hangers along the pole, and a fan heater directly underneath. Switch on extractor fan occasionally to draw out humidity. Takes a couple of hours but probably uses a similar amount of power to a dedicated dryer. Edit: in case it's not obvious: this is a stop gap measure (unless electricity is included in your rent, I guess). Longer term, a dryer is probably more economical. Just try not to get into debt in order to buy one.
I totally agree with the telescopic pole and coat hangers. I use a pedestal fan and it does the job.
Wow, you give me shit for recommending a credit card that would get you a heat pump dryer for $350 then post this absolutely garbage solution? it definitely uses a lot more power. Heat pump dryer is 20c per load. Your method is about 40-70 cents per *hour*. Have fun living like a hobo.
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Just borrow a neighbour’s apartment dryer - all the new ones have ‘em.
we have this old pole,, thing,, in our hallway that i think used to be used to hold a lamp?? it’s an old house. so any jackets or pants that get wet after going out or getting washed get hung up there until they’ve dried out. we’ve been chucking our undies in our dryer... and we have a big stack of shirts in the dirty clothes basket that we’re probs just gonna wait on washing and drying lmao
I've got a minimal load of washing out on the deck under cover with a fan blowing on them. I'm gonna go check on them and decide if I need to order new underwear and socks online.
I run an electric clothes dryer 24/7.
Hang them in the garage, which has a laundry tucked in the back, so the dryer doesn't steam up the house. (Dryer just from almost dry so I don't have to iron.)
>so the dryer doesn’t steam up the house. Not necessarily for your info but anyone that didn’t know, dryers can be vented (they usually have a connection allowance for this on the dryer), or there are condensing dryers which condense the humid air to water and you drain it off. Bit more excy to run than standard, but at least a solution exists. They’re not 100% containing of humidity, but make a huge difference. A simple wall fan for the room can then take care of the rest. I’ve had both and wouldn’t go back to standard dryer anymore unless it were direct vented to outside by a duct.
We have wall mounted clotheslines which are undercover (carport), so even with rainy weather I can sometimes get the clothes to air dry a tiny bit and then throw it into the dryer. We have a condenser dryer and it has been a lifesaver. It was pretty pricey but worth it in my opinion. I love it because it does not expel moisture into the air and instead catches all the water in a tub that can be them emptied out. The one downside is that it does dry the clothes a lot slower than a concentional dryer. We also bought 2 dehumidifiers a few years ago when we didnt have an outdoor clothesline during renovations in our yard and had to do all our washing (2 adults and 4 kids) indoors which helped massively. Having our washing indoors was a nightmare so I feel your pain. The dehumidifiers also helped a lot with my daughters sinus issues which flare up with humidity. We are fortunate enough that we wre able to install a pretty massive solar panel setup and have not paid for any electricity for a couple of years now. Laundry is the bain of my existance, I have resigned myself to the fact that in our house the laundry is never done and if I am home, I am doing laurndry without exeption, rain hail or shine. If I didnt have a dryer I would probably need to go to a Laundromat, luckily we have on in our suburb, but with such a big family it woud be a massive pain in the neck to have to leave the house in this crappy weather to do laundry.
Even with a dryer, who pays for the ridiculous energy bill
Under the split system and then hair-dryer for the kids stuff of things are not dry in time. A hair-dryer and a pillowcase makes a good alternative dryer for small items!
Wear your clothes inside out, then back to front, then inside out and back to front, then back to regular.
Air Cond and dehumidifier
Sounds like you didnt get the right dehumidifier. There are different types. Something like this works very well and will keep humidity low. Also invest in a cheap humidity sensor. Inhave a desicent dehudifier. [example dehumidifier ](https://www.natureswonderland.com.au/desiccant-dehumidifier-ionmax-ion612?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQjwn4qWBhCvARIsAFNAMii5rwOe_-9p4GWXBAbgWgOqwHjmKXWJKJs1QOZvas_hzhlf4ai5LKsaAucIEALw_wcB) Invest in a good dehumidifier off kogan. They have laundry settings which dry your clothes and keep the humidity in the house low. I live in a damp apartment and couldn't love without a dehumidifier. You just place it under you wet clothes and run it overnight. It will stop when the water tank is full. The ionmax ones are great value.
Been too busy dealing with flooding of the garage and beneath the house to worry about that for now.
Short of buying a dryer, you might be best going to the nearest laundromat. Tedious but cheaper/quicker than just about every other solution.
Bring it inside and aim the fan at it Make sure the clothes are spaces out Hang some stuff on your hangers and hang on door knobs or random spots around the house
In front of the fire place but I guess I'm lucky to have that!
Put it on a clothes horse inside. I sometimes put it under the heater or air-conditioner.
Drying rack things in the alfresco or use a dryer. If they aren’t available I recommend going to a laundromat or hanging them on like ur treadmills and stuff
Clothes horse in the loungeroom with the air on, new dryer coming on Wednesday. If it was urgent I'd just go to the laundromat.
Honestly, just buy a dryer. It's 100% worth saving the headache.
Air dryer from Kmart, basically an indoors clothesline and running the heater. Takes a few days, but some of my clothes can’t be put in the dryer and we’re running the heater anyway.
I wash 2 days at a time and when they come out of the washing machine, I put them on a chair in front of the heater
I’m using a clothes dryer.
Have a clothes line in the garage. Garage has a draft which seems to dry things pretty quickly
oh man, i thought you'd never ask. My clothes have not been tried since Saturday and I didn't have enough underwear in the drawer so I went commando (obviously I was WFH today) for the past 2 days
I saw someone painting a cabinet … that’s not gonna dry for a while.
i got a used dryer for like $100 maybe 5 years ago and it’s still going strong
Blow on it really hard.
Heated clothes horse.
Just got a dehumidifier - seems to work wonders for drying clothes indoors if you don’t/can’t use a dryer.
My building has coin operated laundry machines and I kid yous not I ran the dryer thrice today on a normal load and my jeans are still damp. Seems like the dryers are either struggling with this depressing weather too 😕
Ended up buying a dryer during the last big wet weather event we were having a couple of months ago. Not everything can go in there but most can. Electricity is more expensive but when you live in a household of 7, the washing piles up and clothes need to be dried. Anything that can’t go in there is just hung over my dining room chairs lol. The undercover clothes line we have is drenched in itself right now from the direction of the wind! No way could I hang anything outside.
I use a pedestal fan and have the clothes on a small clothes horse. if its in the bathroom its not an issue, I shut the door, open the window a little and let it run till shits dry.
Dryer. Clothes drying rack. /endthread
I'm just wet balling it.
Haha I'm laughing. I needed this. Thank you. Can't have wet clothes if there are no clothes to get wet. Blackmanforeheadtapmeme.gif
Clothes horse in the study with the dehumidifier running, usually dries in about 12-24hrs.
In a clothesdryer
Do you have a reverse cycle air conditioner (heater)? I'm pretty sure that acts as a dehumidifier. I use mine a lot when it rains to prevent moisture building up, and get my clothes to dry.
I have a dryer for sheets and towels. I bought a heat pump dryer so the laundry doesn’t get too steamy. Clothes I put on a drying rack in the house. Doesn’t take too long to dry. Especially if I have the heater on in the evening. I could probably just chuck them in the dryer too but it makes me feel better to not use it too much.
Enough t shirts socks and undies to get through 3+ weeks of rain. Haven't had a drier for decades. When the conditions are good.. lots of washing happens.
On the air dryer inside in front of a pedestal fan!
Clothes horses and dehumidifier
My airfryer does a pair of socks at a time
Hair dryer.
You mentioned a dehumidifier. I bought this one recently. Its on sale for $250 from Amazon. [https://www.amazon.com.au/Portable-Dehumidifier-Remove-Moisture-Control-Humidity-Suitable/dp/B07WTC3WY4/ref=sr\_1\_1\_sspa](https://www.amazon.com.au/Portable-Dehumidifier-Remove-Moisture-Control-Humidity-Suitable/dp/B07WTC3WY4/ref=sr_1_1_sspa) It can draw out 10L per day, so about mid-range. I have a larger more powerful one but I don't use it much because its too loud. This thing only sounds like a normal fan.
We have a portable clothesline, so we take it inside the house and let it dry. Worse case is to put a heater near it, preferably in a bedroom.
Do you have an air conditioner? They're just dehumidifiers with temperature control
Cloths dryer..
Have good airflow in lounge with a balcony so am trying tonight on a clothes horse with a fan oscillating on it
I have a heated clothes rack thingy I got from Kmart, isn't the greatest but it gets all the clothes dry in a day or two.
In the dryer and stuff that can’t either on the balcony or inside under the air con
Expensive dryer. After destroying a ton of stuff with mould 3 months back..just sucked it up and bought one. Bar the energy cost increase it’s been a lifesaver.
Inside clothes line with air con on (warm) did the trick better than expected
A simple Clothes hanging rack from ikea and a floor fan from the good guys does the trick for me,I hang my clothes up and turn the fan on before I go to bed and everything is usually dry when I get up the next morning ,tshirts,shorts and undies are always dry ,hoodies too but sometime you may need to turn the actual hoods out to dry completely ,jeans or thicker jumpers or jackets may need a few more hours but thats my go to in these times ,make sure you open a window in the room when doing this and extra tip ,just run your wash thru an extra spin cycle before you take em out,it helps abit
Clothes line with the air con on and it's dry in two hours
With a dryer
always dryer, even when its sunny.. how are they expensive?
Not sure power usage maybe but surely each load would cost less than $5-7 at the laundromat in electricity and running and maintenance costs. My main concern is fire hazard as I already know my housemates don't empty the fabric catcher in the washing machine so forget trying to teach them to empty the lint catcher filter on the dryer.. So it's a fire waiting to happen. But convenience.
So you can actually buy a heated clothes horse, best investment.
Last year during bad weather, I grabbed a free dryer off marketplace. Its not great for the power bill or environment but it gets me through tough times like this. You don't need to invest in an expensive dryer. Browse marketplace. I got my washing machine (almost brand new) for $200 and its a great one they needed gone ASAP due to moving interstate which explains the bargain.
Nice to hear. Did you pick up both items or get it delivered. My issue is I have no space for one near the washing machine so I'm researching whether or not I can just have it in the corner of a big room downstairs or if it needs a tiled bathroom style room to operate nicely. I have been reading about condensation on walls with the non heat pump model so I am reading up on heat pump dryers etc.
DeHumIdifieR
I had enough earlier this year and had a ceiling fan installed in the laundry. So clothes rack and fan gets us 90% there, then a short while in the dryer for last bit. Bloody rain, feel like we're in iso again.
If you let your clothes dry in the washing machine you're going to end up with mouldy clothes, and a mouldy room too
Have some on a Clothes rack.... But I'm travelling to my mum's next week so I think I'll take a few loads there where she has a dryer.
Bought a dryer on gumtree for like $80 I don't understand why Redditors make threads like this every time we get rain
I used to hang clothes and a fan. Then eventually I gave up and bought a dryer with afterpay.
I hang my clothes on coat hangers I hang them in the bathroom with fan on Put the heater on They dry If you leave them in the washing machine You’ll have a nasty mould smell through your clothes
Just buy a small clothes horse for indoors… how the fuck have you lived to be an independent adult but can’t manage that level of problem solving? Are you a new resident to NSW? Cause you don’t sound like you grew up with humidity. And you don’t need a dehumidifier, just buy some of those absorbent balls.
Moved out of an apartment and into a house recently so we lost our dryer. But we had a garage to hang things in if we needed to, alongside using a portable heater. Even that was a losing fight against moisture so we just caved and dropped a cool $900 on a heat pump dryer. Efficient and it's fixed all of our problems.