Help! I'm a tumble dryer newbie!

[sarahchops86]

Nearly have my OH convinced so... what can i dry?? how do I stop things from shrinking? Can you tumble dry jeans etc? I've never had one but I simply cant go through another winter of drying inside (our garden doesnt get sun in the winter!) help

 

[lindseymw]

I tumbledry everything. Never shrank anything yet!

 

[sarahchops86]

I tumbledry everything. Never shrank anything yet!

On what heat setting? is there like low med high? how long do you put it on for. Im useless!

 

[lindseymw]

I put everything on High. I never separate anything, I just shot everything in it, unless I've got a heavy load i.e loads of jeans. I'll take some out & line/radiator dry but normal load, it just gets bunged in. Usually put it on about 90mins.

Nappies (I use cloth) I put on low.

 

[Jaysmummy]

I also tumble dry everything and on high.

I whack everything in unless theres something really heavy, like a big towel as then if takes forever to get everything dry and starts to smell coz its been in there so long

xx

 

[Jaysmummy]

Oh and make sure you empty the fluff bit when its full.

I washed brand new RED bedding,so of course lots of red fluff came off and then put in my WHITES!

Took forever to get all the red off the white

 

[babydevil1989]

i shove everything in the tumble dryer - mine has a ready to wear setting so i just use that nothing has ever shrunk x

 

[Mazzy17]

I have won my discussion with hubby to get a tumble dryer, keep trying to get hubby to make a decision as to which one we need (vented or condenser)

 

[sarahchops86]

thanks everyone! OH texted and gave me the go-ahead so I'm gonna buy one now! So happy! lol

 

[babydevil1989]

we have a condenser as we had no space near the outside wall (for the vented one) and i would say its basically the same although you have to empty the water out and prob takes about 10 mins longer than a vented one to dry xx

 

[Jaysmummy]

Enjoy your dryers girls!

One of the best things we've bought

xx

 

[My_First]

Don't tumble dry wool or things with a plastic back, like bibs. If in doubt read the labels. Enjoy was the best thing we got too!

 

[maryp0ppins]

I grew up with one and my mom did everything in it! Just ordered my first one over the wknd (oh thinks its unecessary! He doesnt do any washing) and i cant wait to not have towels and sheets hanging off every door lol. I dont put jeans in or wool or anything plastic

 

[baby_mama87]

I couldn't live without mine! I.put mine on cuboard dry anything.higher it shrinks.and lower still comes out damp! Xx

 

[smileyfaces]

Tumble dry everything on high other wise the cycle will take twice as long!

Make sure you empty the 'fluff catcher' regularly. We have a vented dryer and just stick the hose out of the window

I could never imaging going back to putting stuff on the radiators to dry! So time consuming

 

[Tegans Mama]

We have a washer dryer at the minute and we are getting a condenser after christmas

 

[ellismum]

Get some tumble dryer balls, they have spikes on them! They are fab at fluffing up towels and speeding drying time. We got ours from eBay for a few pounds.

 

[tink23]

Those dryer balls are well worth the Money if you can get them. Improve drying time greatly in my experience

 

[amjon]

I dry most pants, panties, all of DH clothes. I hang my shirts (don't want them to shrink and they often do in the dryer) and any bottoms that are at the point I couldn't wear them if they shrank at all. I also hang all of my bras as they were falling apart (especially the underwires) in the dryer.

 

[tink23]

If you have a Dunhelm Mill near you they sell the dryer balls, a pack of two for £1 x