Re: Re: Drying clothes

[Nick Grant]

Hi John, Happy New Year

I was going to mention that condensing dryers use mains water but you went on to say that!

I do have a few problems with justifying electrical appliances on the basis that they contribute to heating in winter.

A low tech solution that has worked for us for the last 7 years is a covered veranda which works great as an all weather drying area with loads of other uses. Wouldnt work in a wet fog but I don't remember this ever happening. Clothes come into the house cold but dry and just in need of airing. Our house is pretty tight so we don't want to bring wet stuff in – ie we dont live in a drafty farmhouse with Aga.

A higher tech solution that Peter Warm has used is a small Baxi mhvr vent in a drying/utility room used on 2W trickle mode.

I have heard of other solutions but only second hand so hope others will contribute re eg Swedish and German low enegy house parctice.