New tumble drier - is this condensation normal?

diystarter7

Hello again OP

I'm almost 100% certain it is the cold conservatory as glass is very cold and warm humid air meeting it

You may recall the exmaple I gave in my previous post

Good luck

Cyclamen

Thanks everyone

As john mentioned the manual says 5degrees to 35 degreesC so i thought would be ok.

will work on dehumidifying conservatory..maybe its still damp and stick with it.

We chose this type so we didnt need an open window heat pump rather than standard condenser.. but the room is ventilated a lot with opening door for dog, going in an dand out and if i go out in garden door stays open as wheelchair makes closing it a mission

will see how we go 

thank you everone.. this forum is always so kind at answering queries

diystarter7

Hi OP
Thank you indeed for coming back and updating us.

Take care

grumbler

Cyclamen said:

We chose this type so we didnt need an open window heat pump rather than standard condenser.

Heat pump is no different from any condenser in this respect. It's just more energy efficient.

ThisIsWeird

Cyclamen said:

Thanks everyone

As john mentioned the manual says 5degrees to 35 degreesC so i thought would be ok.

will work on dehumidifying conservatory..maybe its still damp and stick with it.

We chose this type so we didnt need an open window heat pump rather than standard condenser.. but the room is ventilated a lot with opening door for dog, going in an dand out and if i go out in garden door stays open as wheelchair makes closing it a mission

will see how we go 

thank you everone.. this forum is always so kind at answering queries

I don't know how practical this would be, given that doors may need to be kept open between rooms for easy access, but if you can fully close the doors between the house and the conservatory, and half-open at least two windows in the conservatory (ideally on opposite sides) whilst the drier is in action, then that will almost certainly remove the issues you are having.

Yes, I know you bought a condensing drier so you wouldn't have to open a window or door, but hey :-)

Once the drier has finished, then you can return the conservatory to its normal state.

It would appear that condensing driers do not condense 100%; some moist air must escape - no surprise, really.

sk2402005

You shouldnt be getting condensation from the dryer itself, the drum part of the machine is actually sealed, where it just recirculates the wet air over the condencer.

Your probably having an issue from the little biit of heat that that the dryer produces, where warm air is able to hold less moisture, so its sticking on the cold windows.

grumbler

sk2402005 said:

 warm air is able to hold less moisture, so its sticking on the cold windows.

In fact, warm air is able to hold more moisture. That's why condensation happens when air gets colder, not vice versa.

And the more you heat a house, the less likely you are to have condensation.

diystarter7

grumbler said:

sk2402005 said:

 warm air is able to hold less moisture, so its sticking on the cold windows.

In fact, warm air is able to hold more moisture. That's why condensation happens when air gets colder, not vice versa.

And the more you heat a house, the less likely you are to have condensation.

100% spot on.
However, in a big conservator that has a glass roof, sides and front in all DG, as its a very large area you have to have it very hot in cold weather to avoid condensation when using a drier.
If interested, please feel free to read my earlier posts

Thanks

ris2015

As well as cleaning the "fluff filter" within the door opening, these machines have an evaporator filter which will also have collected fluff. It is behind the kick plate under the door.

grumbler

diystarter7 said:

grumbler said:

sk2402005 said:

 warm air is able to hold less moisture, so its sticking on the cold windows.

In fact, warm air is able to hold more moisture. That's why condensation happens when air gets colder, not vice versa.

And the more you heat a house, the less likely you are to have condensation.

However, in a big conservator that has a glass roof, sides and front in all DG, as its a very large area you have to have it very hot in cold weather to avoid condensation when using a drier.

A condensing drier doesn't produce any humidity unless it's faulty. It heats the air, but this on it's own cannot cause any condensation.

If interested, please feel free to read my earlier posts

I don't see any physics in your earlier posts, just words.