someone persuade me that not having a tumble dryer is a good thing.

[lucyellensmum]

Our tumble dryer gave up the ghost just before christmas. We ARE a bit broke, but there is enough spare to buy one thats on special offer in B&Q just now £135 for one that would do just lovely.

The thing is, i have managed without one, it is a bit tough having to get the stuff dry indoors but i have managed. When i had the TD i used to just put everything in there, even if it was really sunny, i know it woudlnt take me long to slip back to that way.

Firstly, will i save MONEY on electricity, and will it make any considerable contribution to reducing my carbon thingamajig

www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8500021/Trail/C%24cip%3D1500010851.Kitchen%2Band%2Blaundry %3EC%24cip%3D1500010870.Laundry%2Band%2Bcleaning%3EC%24cip%3D1500010872.Indoor%2Bairers.htm one of my ones

www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8500179/Trail/C%24cip%3D1500010851.Kitchen%2Band%2Blaundry %3EC%24cip%3D1500010870.Laundry%2Band%2Bcleaning%3EC%24cip%3D1500010872.Indoor%2Bairers.htm u can fit loads on it our washing machine is a 7kg drum and u can pretty much fit all of it on here

In answer to the OP - it depends on your lifestyle. If you are at home to keep on top of line-drying (grabbing stuff in if the rain comes and all that) then you will be able to manage with a TD.
Personally, we will only dry stuff on a radiator in the bathroom because it causes too much humidity (and potential damp problems) if we dry on radiators in the rest of the house. So in spring/summer/autumn the line earns its keep, but winter we rely 100% on the TD since we live in a country with snowy winters. To make up for the increased use we only ever put it on during off-peak times.

--with- without a TD

and take 3:
with without a TD

my washer/dryer broke a fortnight ago and i couldnt afford to buy a new one, so i now have just a washer have been managing by drying things hanging over the shower rail and on the clothes horses. will have to do this through summer to- i live in a flat with no outdoor area so has to all dry inside all year round- getting used to towels not being as fluffy and soft as i'm used to.
although am using the heating more now- never used it when i had the washerdryer the heat it chucked out kept the whole flat warm!!

mine is in the garage so a bit of a pain to get to

i hardly use it (but like that it's there!)

The t/d bit of my wd/td has gone a bit funny in the past couple of weeks too so I am trying to see myself through to summer without it. Is it really £1 per dry because if it is I am definitely going to persevere.

Has anyone tried putting washing out on the line in the past week while it is frosty in the morning? It is so bright and sunny but bloody cold early and late I don't know if the sun is out long enough to dry?