to swap my washing machine for a washer drier?

[FedoraTheExplora]

Went to view a house to rent yesterday. It's lovely, in our price range and they accepted us! Can definitely see us staying here for 4+ years until I've finished uni and can look into buying a property together.

At the moment, I live in a flat with just a washing machine and have to air dry everything. I find airers so ugly and space consuming so I only have one. My washing pile is shameful with a 9 month old refluxy DD and a DP in manual labour who needs clean work clothes every day. Now I'll have a garden, so I can hang things out to dry (heaven), but I still dream of having a tumble drier.

Our house comes with a washing machine. I asked the estate agent if I could take it out, stick it in the loft and buy a washer drier instead. Obviously when I leave I'll take my washer drier and have the original washing machine put back in. He said no he didn't seem too clued up.. Didn't actually know if the loft was boarded up or not. But am IBU to think this is a fair request?

I think I'll put a tumble drier in the shed, or see if it will go under the stairs or in a mysterious cupboard in the bedroom that I'm not sure of the size of yet. But if it's under the stairs/ in the bedroom, it would have to be a condenser as there would be no way to vent it. But are they rubbish?

I think some condensers take longer.

I'd buy a cheap vented, stick it in the shed if it has electric and use that.

Well I certainly wouldn't go back to two separate machines.
I* put dirty towels in, they come out ready to put away. What's not to like?

*actually DP does most of the washing. That's something else I wouldn't change :)

The shed doesn't have electric. I was going to do what a PP suggested and get a long extension lead? Bit of a faff but less faff than no tumble drier at all

you could only use in in good weather then with an electric lead extension from indoors. I would look at getting proper power to the shed.

No don't do that, you'll electrocute yourself.

For safety I'd go for a condenser in the cupboard.

Def don't go for a washer drier - they are awful!
I only have a flat and I bought a small foot print drier which is amazing. It can be wall hung or is small enough to go into a wardrobe (it is a condenser but I have the wardrobe door open and the window open when it is used). It is one of the best tumble driers I have had.

I just googled it, and it looks like it is no longer for sale - but there surely must be some sort of replacement for it.

Def don't go for a washer drier - they are awful!
I only have a flat and I bought a small foot print drier which is amazing. It can be wall hung or is small enough to go into a wardrobe (it is a condenser but I have the wardrobe door open and the window open when it is used). It is one of the best tumble driers I have had.

I just googled it, and it looks like it is no longer for sale - but there surely must be some sort of replacement for it.

It's a rental so I wouldn't bother/ wouldn't be allowed to put power in the shed. Think I'll go for a condenser in a cupboard.

Washers have a chunk of cement in them to stabilize them during the spin cycle. they weigh a ton. Really. Also. the door to your loft may not take it. that's an aside. the weight will throw you off.

I would go for a drier. We have a condenser on top of our washer (bought together, though not the same brand, we had to make sure they were the same dimensions). also, the controls can't be on top of the washer).

brilliant. 4 years later they have both been chugging along.

about washer/drier, my only experience with them has been at rented flats. twice we had one and they didn't seem great at drying.

don't - get a heated Lakeland drier

There are washers and dryers (separate) which can be stacked. I'd go for one of those, if there's enough room.

Washerdryers are complete and utter tripe

Sorry, pressed post too soon! They're absolutely useless in my experience. The clothes got wetter with the steam created than they were after spinning!

We sacrificed cupboard space and got a separate washing machine and dryer.

Getting a dryer was revolutionary for us. You dry, fold firmly and neatly as soon as the cycle is done, then chuck your iron away and spend the extra time drinking coffee beer. Get one today, you will not regret it. til your electricity bill arrives.

In my experience a washer dryer doesn't do a great job of washing or drying and are very expensive to run. A fold flat electric airer might be cheaper to run and will take a whole load. Lakeland do some good ones.

I have used relatively inexpensive washer dryers since my kids were small (30+ years). Some have been better than others but all at least OK. My current Indesit (3rd out of 3) is great. You just have to remember to use them in a slightly different way from separate washing machines and dryers, for example for part drying full loads or full drying part loads rather than completely drying full loads, and using your line or airer when you can. This is also slightly more environmentally friendly.

Used to have a washer drier and it was crap. Ended up only using it as a washing machine. If you wanted it to wash/dry in one cycle you could only ever wash a partial load. Possibly fine for a one person household but useless with children.
Why don't you check out what space you have and if you gant squeeze a full sized dryer into it get one of the smaller ones. Dryers are quite basic machines, usually not that expensive. You can also get a gadget that condenses the steam coming out of the vent but I am not sure how well that works.

I've had a washer dryer for 5 years and wouldn't be without it.

When we moved into rented, we brought it with us, and asked the landlord to remove the existing washing machine (he was more than happy to). That could be an option OP?

We inherited a washer drier and it is awful, we have used the drier function once and it just made the clothes warm and just as wet rather than dry. We are just going to replace it with a washing machine soon. (I get unnecessarily excited about new kitchen appliances).