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Tumble dryer
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I wonder about wear and tear to clothes from these very long drying cycles too -- don't know if it makes a difference0
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NQManchester said:I went for a heat pump dryer last year and and it broke after two months and had to get an engineer out to fix it. Broke again after another two months so I returned it.
Both engineers said they would have a normal condenser their self as they have to fix a lot of heat pump ones because the technology is newer so a bit more hit and miss.
That being said, I got a Hoover which I didn’t realise was such a low end brand so I think you get what you pay for.That also being said I then got a cheap as chips £200 beko condenser and have had no issues and find it much better.
I have two kids so the heat pump was noticeably slow to dry but depends if you care about that and volumes you’ll be doing.
In conclusion my experience is that you can get away with cheaper end regular appliances but given these are “relatively” new you are probably better paying a bit more.
The technology is not that new, having been around for decades(150years).
The tech in established applications is very reliable, think fridge, aircon, ground and air source heating etc.
This is a newish application but there should be nothing inherently unreliable with the heap pump itself as a closed system.0 -
I like miele however I don’t think j could spend £1000 on a dryer. You can buy 4 bekos for that.Our beko condenser has been reliable (about 3 years old I think) and does a good job of drying and doesn’t seem to be ruining our clothes. We’re a family of 5 so it gets good use.We have a Mieli washing machine which cost £600 6 years ago and has never missed a beat.0
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NQManchester said:I went for a heat pump dryer last year and and it broke after two months and had to get an engineer out to fix it. Broke again after another two months so I returned it.
Both engineers said they would have a normal condenser their self as they have to fix a lot of heat pump ones because the technology is newer so a bit more hit and miss.
That being said, I got a Hoover which I didn’t realise was such a low end brand so I think you get what you pay for.That also being said I then got a cheap as chips £200 beko condenser and have had no issues and find it much better.
I have two kids so the heat pump was noticeably slow to dry but depends if you care about that and volumes you’ll be doing.
In conclusion my experience is that you can get away with cheaper end regular appliances but given these are “relatively” new you are probably better paying a bit more.
There was very little available at the short notice that we wanted so we ended up with a condenser Beko which is faster than any I've had before - 8kg washes are dry in less than an hour0 -
half_empty said:Ours is rated A++ (heat pump and condenser as described at purchase). "Which" magazine tested it and reckoned around 35 quid a year to run for an average family. We use it a lot less than that and reckoned 5 years to make up the extra cost over a traditional vented. We are at year 6.
If you can get a look at the Which magazine reviews they go into them quite well. Mine is no longer made and they will have the latest tested.0 -
Deleted_User said:I like miele however I don’t think j could spend £1000 on a dryer. You can buy 4 bekos for that.Our beko condenser has been reliable (about 3 years old I think) and does a good job of drying and doesn’t seem to be ruining our clothes. We’re a family of 5 so it gets good use.We have a Mieli washing machine which cost £600 6 years ago and has never missed a beat.No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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