Tumble Dryer

daveyjp

andrew-b wrote: »

I'd definintely go for a vented one - cheaper, less to go wrong, no condensation in the house (assuming you do vent it outside!), nothing to empty (Except lint filter). I'd recommend a Creda one ... 3 of them in my family and not a problem between any of them. Ours is about 10 years old and still going strong.

Andy

If you can't vent no point suggesting a vented dryer. You don't get condensation from a decent condenser drier.

The water container needs emptying about every three loads, so hardly a hardship - the drain can be plumbed into a drain if one is close by so the water container never needs emptying.

Recommendation - Bosch.

han2505

so what is my neighbours with the ice blocks that she has to freeze before the next lot run out? vented or condensed?

Thanks

t_obermory

The ice block method is used on a vented tumble dryer but its not a great method and you need to be able to access the hose to put it in the box, and quite often the hoses are on the back making it a bit of a pain.

Vented tumble dryers are cheaper than condenser ones, but if you can't get a vent to the outside I'd recommend spending a bit more and getting a decent condenser one. If you look on Curry's for example a lot of their products have customer reviews with them so you can see how they rate and compare prices.

HTH's.

andrew-b

daveyjp wrote: »

If you can't vent no point suggesting a vented dryer. You don't get condensation from a decent condenser drier.

The water container needs emptying about every three loads, so hardly a hardship - the drain can be plumbed into a drain if one is close by so the water container never needs emptying.

Recommendation - Bosch.

OP never said there was no possibility of venting...just that one currently did not exist

There's always a way to vent out of a window or door and you can't deny a vented drier is cheaper . Even if you factor in the cost of having a hole bored out it's still going to work out cheaper.

Doesn't have to be in the kitchen either. Our tumble drier in its 10 years has been vented out of doors and windows from ground floor to 5 floors up before finally having a vent bored through the kitchen wall. My sisters vents out her drier out the bedroom window as does my neighbours.

moonrakerz

Bosch - condenser.

Don't touch a washer dryer !! They are extremely unreliable and will usually only dry half the load you have just washed.

han2505

is there any difference about what they look like?

Like some have square doors that you cant see in but then there are others that look like a washing machine? sorry i dont have a clue lol!

Thanks