Beko DTLCE80041W 8kg Condenser Tumble Dryer

spo2

sk2402005 said:

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.

I've no idea, as I said I'm just going by the advice given by someone that fixes them as a full time job. He wasn't saying that every one will fail, just that the majority of his call outs were for unfixable heat pumps which was enough to put us off.

As I said earlier, we put a load of tumble dryer balls in it which dries the clothes much quicker and therefore makes it much more efficient - it would never take over an hour to dry a full load, which suits me.

We have a Beko now @DoneWorking, and no issues with it. Can't comment on Blomberg though as have never had a Blomberg appliance

casper_gutman

We also have a Beko dryer. And several other Beko appliances - washing machine, fridge freezer, dishwasher. They've all been rock solid reliable for ~8 years now.

Obviously this post will have jinxed them, and I should probably book in a repair visit for next week.

Kiran

When my current one dies I am going to replace with a heat pump, but that being said my existing Beko condensing dryer has been going for nearly 20 years without fault. Only thing I have got to do is clean both filters. 

DoneWorking

Thanks for all the info 
Looking like it's the Beko for me 

DoneWorking

Sadly my local supplier cannot get the 8Kg Beko Condenser Clothes Drier 
Back to the drawing board

Grenage

Have you heard about online shopping? It's all the rage these days.

DoneWorking

Grenage said:

Have you heard about online shopping? It's all the rage these days.

I have in deed 😜 
I was however trying to stay loyal to my local supplier .

But I decided to buy the Beko from another source and it's now nicely in place in my home 

daveyjp

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. 

He was correct in that if the heat pump fails the dryer is probably scrap.  Ours lasted 4 years, which after having had condensers which both did over ten years before needing replacement was a huge disappointment considering how much the heat pump dryer cost.  Went back to a condenser.  The electricity costs savings from using a heat pump are marginal.

Grenage

daveyjp said:

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. 

He was correct in that if the heat pump fails the dryer is probably scrap.  Ours lasted 4 years, which after having had condensers which both did over ten years before needing replacement was a huge disappointment considering how much the heat pump dryer cost.  Went back to a condenser.  The electricity costs savings from using a heat pump are marginal.

Don't condensers use three times the power?  I looked into it a while ago, and I think it was 50p Vs £1.50 a load. 

That racks up to a substantial difference if you use it a lot.

DoneWorking

As we don't use the clothes drier a lot we opted for the basic Condenser Drier
I don't think it was worth going for the Heat Pump Drier