Neighbour complained about dryer

[alisonelli]

I have just had a text from my next door neighbour saying my tumble dryer is too loud and its "having a significant adverse impact on their quality of life".
For context, we live in detached houses, its on carpet in the utility room, I'd say there is at least 6ft gap between the houses, with cavity wall and a fence. I don't run it early in the morning or late at night. I'd say it runs between 10 and 3 if that. Its an eco one, so it does go on for about 3 hours, but uses little electricity. I have 2 kids, who play lots of sports and I have clothes I need to get dry.
What do I do?

Just tell them it isn’t on even if it is 😆

Ugh.

Then open that window again immediately. You aren't doing anything wrong by using your tumble dryer. He can go to the other side of the garden if he doesn't want to hear it. Nasty git.

I very much doubt that but that will help your narrative that he is being unreasonable so you can ignore him.
You said he thanked you so I would guess he is grateful and relieved.

the dryer in my utility has a vent through the wall, is there an option to vent it through the external wall?

Do absolutely nothing!

Id mess with them and say you dont have a dryer or any machine in the utility room

They sound round the bend to me! How on earth can they possibly be hearing this??!

Ask if you can come round and listen while the dryer is running.

I wouldn't entertain your neighbor with a response. We all put up with "living" noises. It's a way of life
You are being more than reasonable to running it in the middle of the day.
And what's texting all about? You only live next door. Have people forgot the art of conversation.

Ignore.

I really think communication like this is unconcsious weird attention seeking. Ignore ignore ignore

I would open the window op. Maybe start keeping it closed when the dryer is running a bit more often, but if it needs it, open it. It sounds like he'll always have something to complain about and you do not owe him anything. You re allowed to live in your house as you see fit as long as you are behaving reasonably, which you are - there is no street hierarchy...

I would keep a note of all his texts, comments etc. because as the years go on (unless he goes deaf) he’s going to get worse not better.

Telm them its your vibrater not your dryer and to mind their own business.

The photo looks as if next door’s have converted their garage into a living area so that’s what they’re complaining about.

well that’s their problem. Should’ve thought of that before the conversion.

It would be annoying if it was the middle of the night but it isn't. I can hear my nextdoor neighbours and that's in their shed but they need to dry clothes. 🤷

They are crazy do more washing for me 🤣🤣

Alisonelli, I think the suggestion of other poster/s of nicely asking if you could please call round and have a listen next time she hears it is a good idea. 😀
If queried, you could say you want to know how much sound-proofing you will need.

If she sent this complaint in a text then you must have at some point been on friendlier terms otherwize how does she have your number....and if so why send a text and not come and speak to you ...
I'm guessing theres more to this and maybe the noise is either you being a deliberate pain in the ass because you have falling out or shes being difficult and creating drama for same reason....
Go see her lifes to short ,sort it out over a cuppa and both of you get over the reason its all started becoming silly.

When he thanked you, I hope you told him you haven’t changed anything!

This is mad! You sure he's not hiding IN your utility?

Seconded

That's a very strange complaint to make, especially if your house is detached! Are your neighbours trouble makers perchance? The wording also sounds suspiciously "legal" too like they are trying to intimidate you.

You're not doing anything wrong, and not even running it in antisocial hours, so they can pipe down IMHO!

Even in a block of flats it would be tough luck in the daytime!

If you are on good terms, you could go have a chat, otherwise ignore it. It's ludicrous.

Re your update, if they continue to harass you about this, you could report them to the police because this is very unreasonable behaviour and could constitute harassment.

I had my Bosch dryer in 2016 and it is still going strong and is not noisy.

Take heart, when my disabled living extension was built, there was an xpelair fan on the wet room which was obviously too noisy for next door because they put stones down it, and two replacements. In the end I just left it.