Are tumble driers worth it?

[RedStripeIassie]

I'm renting a new place soon with a space and a hole going outside to fit a tumble drier. Is it worth getting one? Are they expensive to run and do they do a decent job?

I've only got one child so it's not loads of washing and I've got a garden.

TIA

In case you're wondering why I went for a heat pump model.

www.beko.co.uk/lifestyle/benefits-of-a-tumble-dryer-heat-pump
Way off topic, I know, but it's a point to make in favour of the convenience vs. environment debate.

And yes, they are more expensive to buy.
And yes, electricity is the same whether it's used to power a life support machine or a tumble dryer.
And yes, I personally air dry whenever convenient.

I do peg out when I can, but let's just say it was snowing on June the first here last year 😂 It's not like the uk where stuff will eventually dry (flash frozen towels would ensue.,,)

The climate here is very dry so stuff does dry on the airer inside. I'd be wary of doing it in the uk though - condensation and indoor damp can follow if the ventilation isn't good (and it isn't good in many uk homes.) places I've lived with high ceilings tend to be ok - modern flats etc end up running with damp.

I have zero environmental guilt - we reduce, reuse and we recycle. All our power is provided by an eco incinerator so no landfill for trash. We are as green as we can be living in a city.

I work long hours - the dryer makes laundry doable.

I don't understand the comparison to life support machine Surely one is essential and one really isn't?

As for a faff to peg out.......... words fail me!

Also amazed that some people didn't know that they are so inefficient to run.

I hated mine! Sold it and have the lakeland air dryer. My tumble drier just ruined my clothes, I can't afford any more shrinkage!

Mine died and was instantly replaced. For towels and bedding in the winter it is just so necessary

Yes. Insisted we had separate t/dryer and w/machine when we did the kitchen. Totally worth it/necessary!

Mine appears very efficient to run - in that it drys everything just tickety-boo.

None of my neighbours that I can see have washing lines either, or appear to dry clothes inside.

We have a holiday house in a boiling hot area of the USA and it's actually prohibited in the owners' contract to dry laundry outside. It's all very Stepford there and washing lines would undoubtedly be an offence to the general look of the place!

Whatever you do don't get one from Whirlpool / Indesit / Hotpoint.

We had a house fire caused by the dryer. Whirlpool don't care. We could have died - DD was just a week old.

Yes

I love ours. We live in a part of the country where it rains 4 days out of 7 on average. I like the smell of pegged out laundry but there are only about 2-3 weeks a year where it's really possible.

That and I have some mobility/fatigue issues so pegging out isn't always physically possible.
Love being able to whip through 4 loads of laundry in one day. Washed, dried, folded and put away.

We had a washer-dryer for a long time which was next to useless.

I only tumble try towels, tea towels, bedding, dogs towels, but it's fantastic for these in the winter. I dried some baby clothes, but always a size up as they sometimes shrink slightly.

I now dry ds(13) school shirts on an easy iron setting and hang up, if I do this I don't need to iron them in the winter/autumn/spring when he wears a jumper for the first few lessons!

Don't dry clothes generally as I do think it shrinks/causes additional wear and tear.

Oh and I peg out when the 2 weeks of Scottish summer in a north facing garden allows.

We have a zanussi condenser, so no vent needed.