Tumble Dryers!

My white knight is older than that runs on bottled gas I dread it dying

I am dreading my integrated white knight vented dryer breaking down. It's 10 years old and brilliant as it dries a whole load in an hour. I don't understand why they don't sell integrated vented driers anymore.

I’ve owed a lot of Samsung stuff, washing machines, condenser dryers, fridges, freezers etc,never again.
Had someone come out to a brand new washing machine that dripped water from the front door seal, engineer while apologetic said to live with it, it was a known fault and Samsung didn’t give a monkeys, and even a new replacement would have the same fault, stick a tea towel under it and make do.. I shit you not, nope never buy Samsung now.

I had a condenser dryer that worked well for nearly 8 years and then one day packed up about 2 years ago.
Where I live, near sea, it is easy to get clothles dry on the line and finish off indoors if need be. As a result haven't bothered to get a new one, Tim, the tumble dryer still sits in a cubby hole in the kitchen and looks after onions and potatos as it's cool and dark. Nothing sprouts and keeps for months.
Nice work Tim 😄

I think your machine has a fault. We have a Samsung heat pump machine, maybe even the same model. It takes longer than a normal dryer but nothing like the times you say. If its still in warranty I'd push back if I was you

It’s not old technology. That poster has no idea what they’re talking about.

I’d never have anything but a vented dryer again as they’re so much better than condenser and heat pump models.

I'm sure for the money you've spent you're entitled to a working tumble dryer OP.
I would push for a return - sounds like you've had it less than a year and they are trying to fob you off.

I’d get rid and just buy a condenser dryer. Mine is a cheap Candy 10kg and dries most things in 45 mins or less.

Where does Op says that? She turned it off when she went to the cinema

You know I’ve been suckered in to buying Bosch and Neff and Dyson white goods. Give me good old Beko any time. Worst was an expensive Dyson washing machine where the drum rotated two directions at once - it had a product recall and my God what a hassle that was! Never again.

I think you’re better off with a condenser drying. Heat pump might be cheaper but I can drying 3 bath sheets together in mine in 30 mins which when you think about it costs probably about the same as heat pump but without the faff

The more concerning thing here is you leave the dryer on when you leave the house when I assume no one is home?

isn’t tumble dryers one of the leading cause of house fires?

Like most appliances which we probably don’t “need”, it makes life easier. The alternative when it’s nigh on impossible to get anything properly dry outside in winter months is to have wet washing hanging around, making the house damp. Having said that, Mumsnet is a prime example of different families washing things with different frequencies, if families are happy with not washing things as often, it’s probably not as much of an issue getting things dry.

ive had my logik heat pump for about 4/5 years, and never had an issue and I defo don’t do any extra maintance of it especially involving tweezers.. that’s madness
a 8kg load takes 2-2 and half hours to dry which works about the same as my washing machine cycle so I can move from one load to another.. I occasionally put clothes on an extra spin cycle before drying to remove extra moisture (especially with towels/bedding) maybe try that and see if it improves drying time?

I have a Samsung heat pump drier it starts off saying it will take 3 hours to dry but is usually around 1.5 hours so not much longer than my previous condenser dryer and it doesn’t shrink my clothes.

In my case I have one because I live in a flat with nowhere to line dry in any weather, and no desire to have the place festooned with damp laundry 24/7.

Pretty much all of North America has vented dryers. Doesn’t feel like old technology at all. Dries fast, towels are fluffy and fresh. It doesn’t add humidity to the air or burn the clothes to a crisp like a condenser.

Well that sounds horific. We moved house recently and left our washer dryer behind as there was a washing machine here. Ive just ordered a heated airer as Im sick of wet washing hanging around. When the washing machine dies I know Ill get a dual machine

We have a Samsung AI heat pump dryer and it takes no where near that long to dry loads. Are you using to towel setting when drying?

Do you spin the clothes at least twice in washing machine before putting in dryer?

Yep, I did all the maths and ended up not bothering with the expensive heat pump ones and got a fairly basic hotpoint condenser. It’s great. About 6 years old now.

I bought a Bosch hp two years ago and love it. 2 hours to fully dry a load of towels, less for general clothes. There must be a fault with yours and it’s definitely not fit for purpose

We’ve recently replaced a very old Beko condenser (that had been on the absolute last legs for ages) with a Beko heat pump model. Very happy with the Beko - can dry a decent load of clothes in about 90 minutes and it’s very quiet. Also seems to release less humidity out into the room than the condenser did.

Why do you need a dryer at all, they're dreadful things. I got rid of mine goodness knows how many years ago and I've never missed it. Family of 5 with pets, dog etc.