BenB
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 10:41 AM |
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A++ tumble dryers
Merry Christmas to all! I'm still looking for a present for my wife. Kidding! Our vented tumble dryer which must be 20 years old if not 25 has
finally given up the ghost. The timer switch isn't going round so it stays on drying mode indefinitely. I doubt I'll get spares and to be
honest it's probably horribly inefficient...
I've checked the reviews on the A++ condensing dryers (the best vented one I can find is C efficiency) and they're very varied. Some
people love them but some people find they don't dry the clothes properly. Is this because some people don't RTFM? I can't imagine
why opinions would vary so much unless it's to do with people not using them properly.
Has anyone had one? They're twice the cost of an average dryer so if they work great, if not an expensive mistake!
I'm thinking of a Bosch WTW863S1GB as it has a self cleaning condenser... but some people really don't like it... Dilema!
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 10:47 AM |
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I would also be interested to know.
We've had our dryer for 10 years & it was second hand when we got it, started making some strange noises recently & definately
isn't fully heating up. Thinking it's time to replace it rather than the cost & effort to strip it down to fix.
Only thing is, what's the chances of getting that length of service out of a modern appliance ?
Give a man a fish & it will feed him for a day, give him a fishing rod & you've saved a fish.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 10:56 AM |
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We looked at these, the complication of condensing the air and big cost differential led us to choosing a standard style dryer with a really big
drum.
I have had dual purpose washing machines with condenser drying, every six months I had to pull them apart to clean the tubes the flick navigates
through as it clings to the sides and builds up, I would not bother.
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BenB
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 10:59 AM |
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One thing I've discovered is that no-one can decide which side a washing machine and / or tumble dryer opens on! And some aren't
reversible. What genius thought of that? Just pinged an e-mail of to Bosch to ask....
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chris68
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 11:03 AM |
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We bought a condensing drier last year to replace an old, small vented drier that had a manual timer and a high and low setting - thats all. I
believe it was an 'F' rated drier - bloody good though. We thought that buying the new one being a 'C' rating would make a
big difference however we find it nowhere near as good for drying the clothes using the miriad of programs and have to run it again to get the clothes
as dry as we used to get. I think it uses more power because of this. I'm not convinced yet.
We wanted a condenser drier so there was no need to cut holes in the walls/doors etc.
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Barkalarr
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 11:39 AM |
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We've got a condensing dryer which makes the utility room all nice and warm / damp. They still haven't mastered the art of not making all
the steam disappear into the room (which will ultimately cause mould).
If you can go vented, I'd suggest doing it.
We've got the cheapest of the cheap make (Beko DRCS76W) - it does the job, but I would have prefered a vented one. We just don't have the
whole in the wall for a vent and there isn't enough room behind the dryer to run the vent pipe anyway (the tumble dryer backs onto an internal
wall).
The amount of electric this thing uses is nothing compare to my two kids (aged 14 & 10) who constantly leave the lights on and their televisions
on when they come downstairs.
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 12:45 PM |
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sadly, I find this intersting!
I am assuming a condensing drier runs the hot, damp air over some cooled plates. So it is a heater and fridge type thing all in one? I can see how it
may be more efficient, after all fridges are heat pumps so the heat produced to cool the plates is used to partially heat the air, but it does seem
pretty complicated?? and that is rarely a good thing?
Our old bosch drier is vented, 20 years old and squeaks in use. But I could be tempted by a condensing drier when it dies IF it saves on running and
has a reasonable life expectancy......
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 01:02 PM |
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As far as I'm concerned, deffo a condenser. Always
2nd, bosch, absolutely. Since I was 8 my mums had 2 washing machines and 2 tumble driers. All bosch, and i'm 32. These 2 arestill going. Well
kinda. Thedrierworks fine, the washers decided not to turn the drum. Motor brushes probably. Lasted longer than any beko or indesit I've known
of. Its had a pretty hard life too. Mum thought it had a 9kg load, been washing towels, quilts etc in it. Turns out now its only a 6kg machine, but
never complained.
I don't think you'll regret a bosch condenser
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 01:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Barkalarr
We've got a condensing dryer which makes the utility room all nice and warm / damp. They still haven't mastered the art of not making all
the steam disappear into the room (which will ultimately cause mould).
If you can go vented, I'd suggest doing it.
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I suspect you have that the wrong way round. Vented lets all the warm damp air out, condensers condense the moisture in the air to collect into a
container to empty in the sink
Vented machines are supposed to have a hose which goes outside
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Phil.J
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| posted on 25/12/14 at 01:28 PM |
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We've just bought a Samsung A++ rated condensing dryer and it is great. Dries bone dry if that's what you want, and quite quickly too. Bit
pricey at around £630 but should pay off in the long run.
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JoelP
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| posted on 26/12/14 at 10:32 AM |
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I'd vote vented myself. They are immensely simple machines that still last well even nowadays. You simply don't need to spend loads like
you do on a washing machine.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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BenB
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| posted on 26/12/14 at 12:47 PM |
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I might well be going for a vented just because they're cheaper, a known entity, the existing one is vented and you can even get some which have
the hinge on the left (which works for our installation). You would have thought some kind of heat exchanger between the inlet and outlet (a la combi
boiler) would work well...
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IanSouthLincs
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| posted on 26/12/14 at 01:11 PM |
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Bought a Bosch WTB84200GB condensing drier about a month ago when our vented drier finally gave up. It's a B rated drier, but we bought it
because it has a mighty 8kg load capacity. It's bloody brilliant!Has one of those dry sensors on it which you can fine tune to your needs, has
cupboard dry and iron dry programmes on it, so perfect for formal shirts that don't want to be completely dry before ironing. Best of all
there's no bleeding great hose to vent out the cat flap!! Can't fault it.
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McLannahan
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| posted on 26/12/14 at 05:00 PM |
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I replaced our simple 20yr old dryer with a (second hand) condensing Beko. It was absolutely hideous. Didn't dry clothes at all, everything came
out damp no matter how long it had been in. All wired up and connected up correctly, but just didn't work efficiently. Got sick of it and took
it to the dump. Took apart the old Hotpoint and replaced the belt again (third time I think, just the casing that takes ages to get apart) and for
£5.99 the dryers up and running again.
I'd still like to find a more energy efficient one but my experiences have put me right off the condenser. I'd personally always go for
vented now, our old machine drys clothes in a quarter of the time of the condenser one....
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BenB
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| posted on 26/12/14 at 05:14 PM |
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Right. I've decided. Going to get a vented one! Bosch dryers are mostly right hand hinged which is no good in our installation, the one Bosch
condensing dryer which has a reversible door cannot be connected to a permanent drain so the dryer needs draining every time- just isn't going
to happen...
I found a nice Condensing right hand hinged A++ Samsung but it was 700 odd quid and for me that's a bit of a gamble. It worries me that most of
the people buying Bosch condensing ones said you have to adjust it from the default settings to a high level of dryness and it only adequately dried
if on "Cupboard Dry plus" IE it has lots of settings but only the maximum dryness and when on non-default sub-setting levels of dryness. I
suspect it probably isn't A++ at that point!!!
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