Gas Tumble Drier...

Cardew

coffeehound said:

^ It's surprising how little difference there is between vented and condenser there.  Hardly worth all the extra complexity and emptying.

Surely the complexity is in getting the vented dryer to vent externally? Also with a condensing dryer the heat remains in the property.

coffeehound

Cardew said:

coffeehound said:

^ It's surprising how little difference there is between vented and condenser there.  Hardly worth all the extra complexity and emptying.

Surely the complexity is in getting the vented dryer to vent externally? Also with a condensing dryer the heat remains in the property.

Fair points.  I suppose if one were replacing an existing vented installation there wouldn't be that downside.  Also some condensers apparently leak humid air.  

Gerry1

Cardew said:

Surely the complexity is in getting the vented dryer to vent externally? Also with a condensing dryer the heat remains in the property.

I found it a DIY doddle, and I'm no expert.  Just drill a hole in the wall, screw on the faceplates each side and attach the concertina type elephant's trunk

The big hole doesn't even have to be perfect because it's covered by the faceplates, so you just make umpteen small holes using an ordinary hammer drill with a masonry bit.

Great shame that the White Knight model seems to have been discontinued.  Perhaps a continental manufacturer will export one?

matelodave

coffeehound said:

Cardew said:

coffeehound said:

^ It's surprising how little difference there is between vented and condenser there.  Hardly worth all the extra complexity and emptying.

Surely the complexity is in getting the vented dryer to vent externally? Also with a condensing dryer the heat remains in the property.

Fair points.  I suppose if one were replacing an existing vented installation there wouldn't be that downside.  Also some condensers apparently leak humid air.  

Our condenser dryer is pretty good in that respect and has the advantage that it pumps out it's condensate so we don't have to empty the tank. It sits next to the washing machine and shares the drain with it. We just have to remember to wash the heat exchanger every now and again to get rid of the fluff.

We used to have a vented machine which I carefully installed to match up with an outside vent, complete with a posh anti-backdraught grill.
When the machine eventually died and we wanted to replace it -the law of constant cussedness came into play as the vent hole didn't line up any more. I had to make a rigid vent  adapter out of rectangular ducting to carry the damp air awy. It worked but the dryer then stuck out proud of the rest of the appliances - very irritating. That why we have a condenser dryer nowadays.

brewerdave

About 4 years ago ,we paid £59 for a Hotpoint replacement tumble dryer ,during the Whirlpool fire safety recall. It replaced a nigh on 10 year old Creda which cost ~ £130 new. We avoid using it ,other than in the depths of a wet Autumn/Winter l. So on that basis can't see any justification for replacing with a much more expensive heat pump device anytime soon!

victor2

I gave away our old hotpoint tumble dryer, as we never used it. We just hang the clothes to dry in our utility room, where our 30+ year old non-condensing boiler is. Won't have a problem until the boiler dies and we have to get a condensing one. Don't know how much extra we spend on gas because we have an inefficient boiler, but I do know a new boiler will never pay for itself in energy savings!

Engineer tuts and says "this is on its last legs" every year when he services it.