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Does anyone have a dryer in a shed?

  • 05-04-2011 10:24am
    #1
    Lady Tottington
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭


    I remodelled my kitchen and had to put my condenser dryer in the shed March 2010. It lasted well enough until the snows. Now it doesn't heat anymore. Does anyone else have an appliance in a shed? If I get it repaired or get a new one, can I protect it in some way from extreme cold? I'm thinking a lagging jacket - is that daft?


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  • #2
    MIRMIR82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 658 ✭✭✭MIRMIR82


    Hi There, yes i have my dryer in the shed- for the last 5-6 years with no problem. I have it up on an old door(which is lying flat) to keep it off the cold cement. also my shed wouldnt be the best insulated shed - it can be very damp at times, but i've had no problems- touch wood. Did you have it up on something off the ground?


  • #3
    rolo454
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81 ✭✭rolo454


    Back at my home house, the freezer, dryer and washing machine are in the shed. They have being there for roughly 20 years. Being replaced once maybe or repaired. The roof use to be felt so it was a cold shed. It's now insulated but the appliances have always being fine.

    The dryer was left on the Styrofoam that it was purchased with to keep it from the cold cement and from the movement of the dryer. It would be a good idea to have some sort of base under the appliance.


  • #4
    Daegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭Daegerty


    Indeed. Dryer, washing machine, fridge and two freezers all in the shed. There'd be a fine bit of heat when the dryer is on.

    The only problem was one old fridge freezer that wouldn't switch on if it was freezing so we would put a small radiator on with a thermostat.


  • #5
    Lady Tottington
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭Lady Tottington


    Thanks All, that's reassuring. I probably caused the damage - while it was still snowing I switched on the dryer and the machine went BANG BANG BANG - I think there must have been residual water in the system that had turned to ice! (the shed is a barna hut).


  • #6
    Carlow52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Carlow52


    Lady Tottington wrote: »
    Thanks All, that's reassuring. I probably caused the damage - while it was still snowing I switched on the dryer and the machine went BANG BANG BANG - I think there must have been residual water in the system that had turned to ice! (the shed is a barna hut).
    certainly was too cold for a bit of bunga bunga bunga in the shed:D


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  • #7
    2 stroke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭2 stroke


    Daegerty wrote: »

    The only problem was one old fridge freezer that wouldn't switch on if it was freezing so we would put a small radiator on with a thermostat.

    Am I the only one that thinks this post deserves the Darwin Award.




    Or is it a joke?


  • #8
    Daegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭Daegerty


    2 stroke wrote: »
    Am I the only one that thinks this post deserves the Darwin Award.




    Or is it a joke?

    ya know it sounds strange but the problem was the food was on the verge of thawing out because the thing wasn't coming on at night.

    stuff doesn't stay good in there nearly as long when it might only be a degree or two under zero as when its -18. we don't really use that thing anymore now though


  • #9
    fred funk }{
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    Daegerty wrote: »
    ya know it sounds strange but the problem was the food was on the verge of thawing out because the thing wasn't coming on at night.

    stuff doesn't stay good in there nearly as long when it might only be a degree or two under zero as when its -18. we don't really use that thing anymore now though

    Once the door is closed the freezer will stay frozen for a long time, especially when it's below zero in the shed.
    So let me get this straight, your fridge wasn't kicking in because it wasn't warm enough (that's why it has a thermostat) so you put on a heater to warm it up so the fridge kicks back in again. Bizzare.


  • #10
    Daegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭Daegerty


    fred funk }{ wrote: »
    Once the door is closed the freezer will stay frozen for a long time, especially when it's below zero in the shed.
    So let me get this straight, your fridge wasn't kicking in because it wasn't warm enough (that's why it has a thermostat) so you put on a heater to warm it up so the fridge kicks back in again. Bizzare.

    It was during the cold spell in 2009 and over the few weeks the temperature might have crept up to a couple degrees + during the day and it might still not have switched on. anyway when we looked inside the food was starting to thaw and the radiator on fixed it. even without the freezer having the radiator on probably wasn't still such a bad idea because there is a water supply and a little gas instant water heater in there

    I think the problem might have been that because its also a fridge it might only have one thermostat so if the fridge part is cold enough the freezer won't go on either


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