To use an extension lead for condenser tumble dryer?

[Eggplant19]

I didn’t bat an eyelid because naively thought my tumble dryer would fit to the wall socket. It doesn’t. The lead is very short!

I know many people who use an extension lead for theirs but the manufacturer advises against it and after researching it’s a big fire hazard? I’m just thinking worse case scenario of a house fire

should I just get an electrician to put a new outlet into the wall?!? Before that happens do you think it’s ok to run on the extension lead? Do people do this?
thanks!

But someone else may use it and not unplug it

Safest options, in order:

1. get a new socket put it.
2. replace the lead on the dryer with a longer one
3. use an extension lead. If you do, use the shortest one necessary and with built in trip protection.

Condenser tumble dryers are typically rated at 2-2.5kw. I’m not sure where you’d find one rated at just 700w, unless it was something very small like a tabletop model perhaps.

I really wouldn’t recommend using an extension lead for a tumble dryer, simply because they are generally the biggest single load you could plug into a 13A socket in your household. The best solution would be to have a socket fitted specifically for the appliance. You could also consider having a longer power cord fitted to the dryer, although you might find electricians may not want do this as some appliance manufacturers insist that only an OEM replacement power cord assembly be fitted.

No absoutely don't do this its a fire risk.

If you have to use it - make sure the extension lead has a 13amp fuse.

i had my dryer plugged into an extension and it melted because unbeknownst to me the extension only had an 11amp fuse.

Mine runs on an extension lead. Is it only a fire risk when it is turned on?

Mine has to run on an extension as the only place we have room for it is in the bathroom. I bought one of those "safe" extension leads from amazon.

This is the one I've got.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006Z93Y80?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1

There’s no reason why an extension cable, with a quality plug/socket and not partially wound on a reel shouldn’t be perfectly safe. But the sort of extension we tend to have lying around at home might not meet this specification, and people don’t realise how much a wound up cable can overheat when it’s carrying a lot of power, so the manufacturers play safe by advising against extensions altogether.
However, don’t take my unqualified word for it. If you’re not sure what you’re doing, ask an electrician to make you up a properly-rated extension.

That's not true. It melted because it was overloaded. A 13A fuse will pass more current than a 11A (which doesn't actually exist) so the cable would still have melted. Most extension leads are rated at 5A max and should have a 5A fuse, high current ones have much thicker cable.