Somebody is using my tumble dryer at night...

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I’m convinced of it.

I have a new smart meter it’s been installed for about a month. My resting house uses 9p of electric between midnight and the time we wake up. Always.

So I’ve woken up today and the meter is on 48p.... I went to bed past midnight last night, which is very unusual for me but got hooked into 24 hours in AE and ended up making the kids packed lunches at 12.30. At this point from several lights being left on and the tv running the meter was already on 8p so I knew it would be around 20p at most by the morning.

So I wake up to find it double what I’m expecting and then hear the dryer going. It’s in a building attached to the main house, sort of a boot room. When I rented the house there was no lock to that room (old house with old doors and I think the key was lost at some point) but there was to the main house which has a heavy door, locks and bolts. It didn’t bother me as in a sleepy village. My landlord lives behind me with his family in a converted barn and someone is usually home as they are renovating it.

Even weirder than my tumble dryer being on when I hadn’t turned it on is that the tray that collects the water was bone dry! My washing load in there was bulky cottons that hold a lot of water so it should have been half full/full after my load drying.

I put my load in the day before and due to the pre mentioned tv binge, forgot to take it out before bed to fold.

This has really weirded me out as this is now the second time this week that the tumble dryer has been on in the morning and the meter has been above 9p. The last time was I think Tuesday morning but I live with three kids so just shrugged it off that one of them had put it on by accident when looking for clean uniform. Although thinking about it logically now they wouldn’t have been looking for clean uniform on a Tuesday morning as we have enough sets to last until Wednesday before they need washing and drying....

So do you agree with me is someone sneaking into my house unloading my washing. Drying theirs. Emptying the tray of water and then putting mine back in to fully dry?

Sorry irritable I tried to rtft but must've missed it!

Hiding I think that thread was deleted because it was completely made up....

It’s an anti crease function on your machine I bet. You can turn it off on my machine, try that.

Quite a few people have mentioned the anti crease function, but OP hasn't said if hers has that.

Off topic but does anyone know how do you turn anti crease off on a Bosch? I’ve googled but not not found it. It creates more creases im sure.

Anything this morning?

Anti-crease function wouldn't empty the water tank though.

Just picturing Mrs Tiggywinkle trying to empty the water tray.
Me too!

Maybe the person sleeping there was thirsty and drank the tray water!!

maybe you have been sleep walking op my mums friend used to go down to the bottom of the garden pick flowers fill a vase with water put them in the vase and go back to bed all while asleep and no memory of it in the morning

This is truly mind boggling. Can the first be moved to a more secure location? Also some people will steal anyth ing.😈

Sorry mean can the drier be moved.

maybe you have been sleep walking

Off topic, but I saw a programme once, about sleepwalking. There was a guy who was found guilty of murdering his PIL. It turned out that he'd been sleepwalking. He got up, dressed, DROVE to his PIL, and stabbed both of them in their bed. Then drove home and went back to bed.
After his medical condition was discovered, he was released. But what a horrific thing to find you've done. He'd had a good relationship with them too.

Still glued to this thread

440 messages in, need to placemark like many others as I'm fascinated/horrified by this thread. OP Good morning :-)

My vote is for woodland animals drying their wee little socks.

Totally not marking place...

Tumble dryer threads are the new parking threads.

Why not keep the dryer in the kitchen ?

Sorry if this sounds a bit finger wagging but loads of house fires are started by unsupervised tumble dryers. I know it’s practically impossible to get the drying done whilst you are home and awake but at the very least please fit a smoke detector near your dryer.

Any update OP? You can't just leave us hanging like this!

I hope you bust them in the act - would be priceless. Have you got your line ready for when you do?!

Not sure if it was true but a MNetter posted that someone was urinating in her toilet whilst she was out.

We had that problem too! It turned out that our landlord had given his builders (who were working on a job next door) our keys so that they could use the loo (which they never flushed) and make themselves coffee while we were at work.

Any update op? X

I think if I recall correctly ( I haven't checked) Tuesday and Thursday nights are tumble drying nights so with any luck OP might update us in the morning.