[oasis]

Otherwise the drips from the ceiling are a health hazard.

So true!! Ours is the same in winter, makes horrible wetness on the ceiling to the point of it dripping! To make matters worse, when we first moved in at the start of last winter, the old tenants smoked inside and had no dryer. So when we started drying our towels and stuff, the ceiling turned to a brown waterfall pretty much, as all the tobacco staining was coming out of the ceiling! It is now mostly gone thank goodness! Just a bit of mould I have to clean off today

We just leave the back door open, as there is no window in our laundry

[ubermum]

I live in an area with a very similar climate to you, just colder. I don't use a dryer, wouldn't even buy one.

In winter, I dry on an airer near the heater. When it is wet in summer, I dry under the carport/ in the garage, or under the back verandah pegged onto the airer to stop things falling off.

I once used the dryer at the laundromat. We had gastro during winter and we were running out of dry things.

[ZombieMum]

Well it's a dryer for starters - so you're going to have issues with the moisture that is sucked out of the clothes, which needs to be vented to outside.

You could invest in a condenser dryer, that traps and collects the water. These can take a long time to dry clothes, and aren't very energy efficient.

You could invest more money in a condenser dryer that has a heat pump, and this is much more energy efficient. I highly recommend the Bosch one. http://www.designawards.com.au/application...licationID=8934

Do you have a ducted kit added to the dryer? It redirects the air in a concentrated format - my DH made one out of large plastic pipes and had it diverted to our bathroom, where we have the exhaust fan running.
You could buy one of these, and pick up an old door from a recycling place - you can then put a hole in the door to vent directly outside, and you won't get the cold come into the house in winter. You can put the original door back on for inspections, and when you leave the place.

Actually, maybe you could ask the RE if the landlord is willing to put an exhaust fan in the laundry?

You could also invest in a dehumidifier - this can be used in other rooms as well.

Do you think your dryer is the cause of the mould in the other areas of the house???

[purpleblackqueen]

Well it's a dryer for starters - so you're going to have issues with the moisture that is sucked out of the clothes, which needs to be vented to outside.

You could invest in a condenser dryer, that traps and collects the water. These can take a long time to dry clothes, and aren't very energy efficient.

You could invest more money in a condenser dryer that has a heat pump, and this is much more energy efficient. I highly recommend the Bosch one. http://www.designawards.com.au/application...licationID=8934

Do you have a ducted kit added to the dryer? It redirects the air in a concentrated format - my DH made one out of large plastic pipes and had it diverted to our bathroom, where we have the exhaust fan running.
You could buy one of these, and pick up an old door from a recycling place - you can then put a hole in the door to vent directly outside, and you won't get the cold come into the house in winter. You can put the original door back on for inspections, and when you leave the place.

Actually, maybe you could ask the RE if the landlord is willing to put an exhaust fan in the laundry?

You could also invest in a dehumidifier - this can be used in other rooms as well.

Do you think your dryer is the cause of the mould in the other areas of the house???

No I dont think the dryer is the cause of mould in other areas ofthe house.

[Mrs.Brown]

If the mould and condensation is that bad, maybe you are using it too much. Do you have an outdoor area where you can dry your clothes? I live in an area that rains pretty much every week. I do not have a dryer.

If its that bad you need to look at other options for drying your clothes, there are other ways. And using the air outdoors is free.

[purpleblackqueen]

If the mould and condensation is that bad, maybe you are using it too much. Do you have an outdoor area where you can dry your clothes? I live in an area that rains pretty much every week. I do not have a dryer.

If its that bad you need to look at other options for drying your clothes, there are other ways. And using the air outdoors is free.

No I dont- our awning leaks when it rains.

[Mrs.Brown]

No I dont- our awning leaks when it rains.

Try a tarp. I use that over our clothesline as well during the wetter months. The air still gets underneath, just takes a couple of days for the clothes to dry.

Options everywhere, you just have to find them and use them.

[Lisy-lis]

Could you either move the dryer downstairs or dry the clothes there?

I remember you said the house was elevated.

[purpleblackqueen]

Could you either move the dryer downstairs or dry the clothes there?

I remember you said the house was elevated.

No it would be lugging stuff through the house and up and down 15 odd stairs, any noise down there echos through the floor boards into the kids rooms, which would mean only certain hours of the day that it could be use and there is no room down there for the dryer or the hang a washing line.

[Mrs.Brown]

Well it seems there is only one thing to do PBQ. And that is ditch the dryer or put up with the condensation.

There are valid and do-able suggestions here. None of which seem to suit or seem to be possible.

Put the dryer on your kerbside collection. Save a chunk of your power bill and figure another way of drying your washing.

Easy solution