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to run tumble drier and washing machine overnight in terrace

137 replies

anybody · 07/02/2022 23:05

I live in an old terrace house and my washer/drier are on 2nd floor.
It's 11pm and I have just realise that dryer is probably not just noisy and vibrating for me. Is it v antisocial to do this, I was thinking of putting a wash in too.

OP posts:

AutomaticMoon · 07/02/2022 23:37

There’s a rubber mat you can get to deaden the vibrations.

AutomaticMoon · 07/02/2022 23:37

You put it under the machine.

milkyaqua · 07/02/2022 23:37

Presumably they could catch fire in the daytime too though. So why is it more dangerous to run them at night?

Er, because you're asleep? Can be overcome by smoke?

cheekychaplin · 07/02/2022 23:39

Presumably they could catch fire in the daytime too though. So why is it more dangerous to run them at night?

Most people are awake by day and asleep at night.

GreenLunchBox · 07/02/2022 23:41

@cheekychaplin

Presumably they could catch fire in the daytime too though. So why is it more dangerous to run them at night?

Most people are awake by day and asleep at night.

Do you people not have smoke alarms?

Anyway, yes it's antisocial. Don't do it

cheekychaplin · 07/02/2022 23:41

@oviraptor21

What's the point of economy 7 if you don't run your appliances in the cheap window?

Storage heaters is why economy 7 came about I think? It definitely wasn't intended for running rumble driers while you sleep!

cheekychaplin · 07/02/2022 23:44

Do you people not have smoke alarms?

Yes. But us people also recognise the difference between being awake, smelling or hearing something unusual/hearing a smoke alarm when awake and having a fire really take hold before a smoke alarm rouses you from sleep.

I'm a bit surprised anyone is arguing against basic appliance safety.

Justkeeppedaling · 07/02/2022 23:44

@milkyaqua

Presumably they could catch fire in the daytime too though. So why is it more dangerous to run them at night?

Er, because you're asleep? Can be overcome by smoke?

Ah! I didn't realise the OP was running the machine while she was asleep. Thanks for clarifying.

Leftleg · 07/02/2022 23:48

I'm confused, she does mean overnight doesn't she or am I missing something?
I wouldn't run them overnight because of the fire risk, I've no idea about the noise though.

AuntyBumBum · 07/02/2022 23:49

@Elieza

Number one cause of fires.

Never run these things when you are asleep.

Fridges are also a significant fire hazzard I'm afraid, and ideally should not be left unattended.

Notcontent · 07/02/2022 23:51

@AutomaticMoon

There’s a rubber mat you can get to deaden the vibrations.

A rubber mat will only help slightly if you are in the ground floor with a concrete floor. If you are on the second floor in a terrace it will be of no help!

Please don’t OP. It will make life a misery for your neighbours. I am in a terrace and my washing machine is on the ground floor but I still don’t use it after 9 pm.

Leftleg · 07/02/2022 23:53

There's not much you can do about the fridge though but you can choose when to run the dryer

AuntyBumBum · 07/02/2022 23:57

@Leftleg

There's not much you can do about the fridge though but you can choose when to run the dryer

You can turn them off overnight and keep the doors closed. They cause around one third of all kitchen fires. Is it really worth the risk to your family and neighbours?

Sunsetsupernova · 07/02/2022 23:58

I used to live in a flat with a chef who would come in from work at 2am and put on his washing. It was an old Victorian building and the washing machine in the kitchen was directly below my bedroom. It was ridiculously loud

WomanStanleyWoman · 08/02/2022 00:00

No one turns the fridge off overnight.

Doggydarling · 08/02/2022 00:02

We were constantly getting phone calls from our tenants neighbour complaining that they ran the washing machine at night and kept his children awake, couldn't figure out why they did it at that time but I thought it really rude, seemingly showering at 3 or 4 am wasn't unusual either and did that using the ensuite that shared a wall with the neighbours bedroom despite there being two other quieter options, we decided to sell the house because its a pain dealing with some tenants, house is for sale now but if we decided not to sell the law here means we'd have to offer it back to the previous tenant!! Sooner its sold the better. Don't run your machine at night unless you're certain it's not disturbing anyone.

toomuchlaundry · 08/02/2022 00:05

After having seen the aftermath of a tumble drier fire I would never run it at night or when we are not in the house (same for washing machine and dishwasher)

negomi90 · 08/02/2022 00:06

I have a washer dryer combo, I always run the autodry cycle at night. It takes many hours to do the wash and then drying, and so I do the longest cycle when I'm asleep and the wash only cycles (much shorter) in the day when I can provide more input.
I live in flats. Downstairs is retail (and not there in the night). Upstairs is noisy anyway. Its not that loud anyway. My bed is a few feet away (with a wall between) and it certainly doesn't keep me awake.

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 08/02/2022 00:07

Do people really turn their fridges off overnight? 😳

HoneyFlowers · 08/02/2022 00:09

We had a neighbour upstairs who had their washing machine going all day and night making our bedroom ceiling vibrate. It was hell on earth.

TibetanTerrah · 08/02/2022 00:13

I knew someone who ran a dryer overnight and it caught fire. Luckily the family got out but the house was gutted and it was months until they could move back in, kids were also traumatised understandably.

Those asking whats the difference between leaving it running in the day, you're around and awake to smell it early (which is why you shouldn't go out and leave it running!). Years ago my DM couldn't work out where an horrible acrid smell was coming from. It took a good while, but she pulled out the dryer, and found the plug smouldering and melted to the socket

ChampionOfTheSun · 08/02/2022 00:22

I don't know anyone who turns their fridge off overnight I keep medication in mine that needs to be kept cold otherwise it's then useless after 28 days so no way would I risk that! To answer the OP's question, I do run a washer or dryer late at night sometimes if I'm up and about, but our utility room isn't attached to our neighbours either side so I'm not disturbing anyone. If our washing machine or tumble dryer were anywhere else in the house, I'd definitely not use them late.

cuno · 08/02/2022 00:23

Can't believe someone is seriously suggesting to turn off your fridge overnight. It will actually wreck your fridge doing that because of the coolant, nevermind the risk with bacteria.

Well anyway, of course you shouldn't leave a dryer on overnight. If it's just leaving it on late while you're awake, I think given that it's upstairs then no. If it was downstairs I think it would be fine. I use mine quite late sometimes (until about midnight at the latest) but it's downstairs and we can't hear the neighbours and they can't hear us, and I still err on the side of caution by not using it in the early hours when I'm awake (I'm a night owl).

CoverYourselfInChocolateGlory · 08/02/2022 07:11

When I lived in an upstairs flat in a terrace I made sure the washing machine / dryer would be done by 9pm latest. And I was also nervous about fire so didn't leave it on while we were out.

PurpleDaisies5 · 08/02/2022 07:15

I know someone who's house was gutted in a fire because of a tumble dryer left overnight..lucky for them they got out.

Regardless of anything else, leaving a washing machine or dryer on overnight is just an unnecessary risk.

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