Apologies that this is not the most earth shattering question, but we are trying to help elderly and frail PILs and I could do with Mumsnet's wisdom!
MIL cannot now carry her washing out to the garden to hang it up and has finally agreed that perhaps a tumble dryer would be a good idea. (FIL is visually impaired with very limited mobility so cannot help).
There is an empty space in the kitchen where a tumble dryer could go. However, MIL would not be able to empty a condensing or heat pump dryer water tank easily (too heavy, would have to carry it across the kitchen to the sink) and the space is not near plumbing so can't drain with a hose. So vented dryer seems the way to go as it can go straight out of the adjacent outside wall. Problem is, the wall is to the right, so the vent needs to go out to the right - if it comes out of the rear, tumble dryer will stick out into the room. Have found a number with vent hoses coming out of the left hand side of the dryer, but none on the right.....any suggestions welcome!!
TIA