Beko DTLCE80041W 8kg Condenser Tumble Dryer

DoneWorking

Any one used a Beko Condensing clothes dryer
Are they reliable and ok
There are just two of us and we do not need a bigger drier 

jonnydeppiwish!

We had one for over 10 years. Bloody brilliant value for money. Just don’t forget to empty the filter every time, and clear the condenser every month or so.

spo2

We have one, although not for as long as jonnydeppiwish! and never had a problem with it. It's far better than the more expensive one that we replaced it iwith

sk2402005

If your buying new, i would highly reccommend that you go for a heat pump model.

It will cost you at least £100 more, but the saving in electricity will offset that in no time - payback using the published figures is less than 2 years.

the model you have listed is just ander £1 a load, compared to £0.44 for a heat pump model (rated A++)

They also dont run as hot so they dont shrink clothes so easily.

DoneWorking

There are only two of us in our home now and our clothes washing is fairly simple 
We were advised that heat pump drivers are more suitable for bigger families 

DoneWorking

We also like this condensing drier

Blomberg : LTK38020W  

White

8KG

B Energy Rating

Three-year warranty

Quick Dry function

Anyone got any comments 

sk2402005

DoneWorking said:

There are only two of us in our home now and our clothes washing is fairly simple 
We were advised that heat pump drivers are more suitable for bigger families 

No, i would say a standard condencer would be more suitable for larger falilies, as they dry more quickly.

A heat pump is perfectly suitable for your needs, and will save you money in the long run, as well as be kinder to your clothes.

Theres a few around the £350 price range.

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/beko-b300-bm3t3822w-8-kg-heat-pump-tumble-dryer-white-10266315.html

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/logik-lhp8w23-8-kg-heat-pump-tumble-dryer-white-10249019.html

I do appreciate though that you may not want to spend the additional £100 right now, but you will get it back in a couple of years.

As this is a money saving website, the alternative is obviously to air dry for free if you have the space.

spo2

I would go for the condenser. When our last machine broke and we were looking to repair or replace, we spoke to a white goods repair man for advice, and he advised to get the condenser rather than a heat pump. His reasoning was that the vast majority of repairs that he gets called out for on tumble dryers, were for the actual heat pump, on the head pump dryers. Apparently once these pumps give up (which isn't uncommon), the machine is not fixable and you need a whole new one.

We took his advice and bought a condenser (Beko), and haven't regretted it. I put six tumble dryer balls in it, and a half load is done in half an hour and a full load in 50 minutes. 

sk2402005

spo2 said:

I would go for the condenser. When our last machine broke and we were looking to repair or replace, we spoke to a white goods repair man for advice, and he advised to get the condenser rather than a heat pump. His reasoning was that the vast majority of repairs that he gets called out for on tumble dryers, were for the actual heat pump, on the head pump dryers. Apparently once these pumps give up (which isn't uncommon), the machine is not fixable and you need a whole new one.

We took his advice and bought a condenser (Beko), and haven't regretted it. I put six tumble dryer balls in it, and a half load is done in half an hour and a full load in 50 minutes. 

I cant find any evidence to suggest heat pumps last any less time than a condencer, its just using a slightly larger compressor than you would get in your your fridge - do they break all the time?

I have absolutly hammered mine for 3 years now, at least double what they base the efficiency readings on etc and its been good as gold, and paid for itself already.

Grenage

We bought a Beko washer and heat pump dryer 8 years ago.  No issues with them yet.

DoneWorking

I'm going to stick with plain condenser drier

So the question now is Beko or Blomberg 

What do you reckon is best buy