Tumble dryer

coffeehound

I wonder about wear and tear to clothes from these very long drying cycles too -- don't know if it makes a difference

getmore4less

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.

In what way did it "break"

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.

[Deleted User]

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. 

spo2

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.

I was told the same by someone who fixes white goods - he told me that the vast majority of call outs that he had were for heat pump dryers where the heat pump had failed and needed replaced - often at a cost of around £400. His advice was to go condenser and get a basic one with less to go wrong (electrics etc).

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 hour

anotheruser

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.

What is "ours"?

Rosa_Damascena

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. 

I agree £1k on a tumble drier isn't justifiable, but I wouldn't touch Beko with a bargepole. All I can think of is their reputation as a fire hazard.