If this weather carries on I'm going to seriously consider getting a tumble dryer

[PeaMcLean]

Is that really bad??

I don't mind in winter cos I can dry clothes on the radiators.

I don't want a house full of airers. And it takes aaaaaaaaaages for stuff to dry. Especially when you've got a lot, or big things like towels.

Tell me how wrong I am and what I should be doing differently.

Yes really really bad
Sorry can't say more off to out washing in the tumble dryer

I love my dryer, but I don't use it that often, and always opt for the linen line and airer if I can.

Tumble drier is OK for wet days in summer if you use a green electricity supplier, such as Good Energy.

I love my tumble dryer. OK it uses electricity BUT it can be mitigated by:

-having a tumble dryer means you need fewer clothes and bedding - I can have things washed in the machine and dried in the dryer in an hour and a half.
-if you dry clothes inside, the washing powder smell and the moisture from the clothes is in your house
-I never iron anything I have tumbled

It isn't an eco crime IMO. I don't fly anywhere and my car is comparatively "clean". So I don't feel guilty about the dryer.

We have one, but it's so expensive to run I only use it in emergencies, like a D&V bug, or on the air circulation cycle for jeans and towels before I peg them on the line (it keeps them nice and soft).

But if you run it exclusively it costs another £40/month or so. Not exactly chump change.

£40 a month? Wow. How many times a week do you use it?

I don't. But if I did, that's what it would cost. For an experiment, put a load in and take a picture of your meter. Turn the dryer on. Watch and measure your meter, that way you can estimate how much it will cost you to run it.

but then first I've got to buy the dryer

the ILs gave us one.

i only spend £40 a month TOTAL for electric (meter)

that includes tumble dryer 3/4/5 times a week, lights, cooker etc etc etc

£190/quarter here.

BUT, the heat is gas and so is the water heater.

i've got one. in theory i meant to not use it in summer and only in winter but have slipped a lot.
we have all-renewable sources electricity so dont feel bad about the electricity but do feel annoyed by unnecessary cost.
justify it to self on the grounds that we use renewable nappies and it makes that less of a perfomance..they're a lot fluffier dried in dryer than on line!

We have one, to use in bad weather, as we have dd1 aged 7 with CP and optional extras still in nappies, so lots of clothes washing. I know they are not great for the environment, but we don't use it unless we have to, and I refuse to feel guilty about it.

I'm going to get one I think. I literally run out of space to hang nappies around the house! And everything gets so damp. I'll use it on rainy days.

was FINALLY able to peg out today.

We use a dehumidifier if the weather is really foul and we need to dry nappies indoors. Uses 125W, so just a bit more than a strong lightbulb. Makes the most enormous difference. Tumble driers are evil...