Tedious thread - what tumble drier to buy?

[SittHakim]

We've just got back from holiday and the drier has taken one look at the mountain of laundry and packed up. What should we buy to replace it? (We can't have a vented one as there's nowhere to put the hose, so I think the choice is a heat pump one or a condenser.)

Tell me if you'd recommend yours, or if there are models I should avoid! Thanks.

I just got the Candy Smart Touch condenser im pretty impressed with it tbh

Same, I definitely rate it!

I got a Beko condenser dryer on the recommendation of a friend. It has a water chamber at the top which easier to empty, sensors, so washing gets dry and has a light which is useful as it is in the garage. Cheap and cheerful.
I read quite a bit about heat pump ones which put me off. Not suitable for use in a garage anyway.

My washing machine repair man told me that he would never spend a lot of money on a tumble dryer - he recommended getting a cheap one such as Beko. According to him, money is better spent on a really decent washing machine

I think that's probably true Frustrated mummy. We have a ten year old Bosch washing machine and our repair man said to get the same quality now we need to pay ££££.

Mine was/is a replacement for the recalled ones. So, had it about 2 yes max. The belt has just gone a second time. With all this rain my washing pile is now mounting up!

I'm debating replacing or trying to repair. Things don't last anymore, do they ?

Re the heat pump ones - from my research I deduced that unless you were a family of 4 that tumble dried all clothes all year round the extra cost was not worth it. As I only really tumble underwear and the occasional load if I have a backload of washing or need something quickly it would that msny many years to recoup the extra cost of the appliance over electricity saving.

I have the candy smart touch one as well, it works really well

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/7478161?cmpid=GS001&$ja=tsid:59158%7Cacid:532-198-3455%7Ccid:200294090%7Cagid:12525739490%7Ctid:aud-144400486596:pla-337990576222%7Ccrid:66128561930%7Cnw:g%7Crnd:13290154848522263157%7Cdvc:m%7Cadp:1o1%7Cmt:%7Cloc:9046682&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItdecjdOM3QIVCbDtCh0lDAEfEAQYASABEgJ88vDD_BwE

Are there any benefits to the heat pump ones other than cheaper to run, or is it better to get a good condenser one if you only want a dryer for occasional use?

Our heat pump.onw runs a lot cooler than our old condenser so I think it's better for the clothes.

Recently replaced our 20 yo white knight with another. A bit more plasticky than its predecessor but does the job.

We've got a Beko 8kg condenser one and I don't think it's that great tbh.
My parents have a Miele one and really rate it so I'm probably going to get one in time.

Don't buy a heat pump one. They are too temperamental. We made an expensive mistake with ours

For example, very long cycles, stops multiple times during a cycle for no discernible reason, clothes sometimes not dry when cycle ends, and occasionally will complete a cycle perfectly. No predictable reliability. It does run a bit cooler, which would be good if it actually dried stuff every cycle. A load of towels can take up to a full day, running back and forth swearing (me!) and pressing restart!

On the recommendation of my repair man I went on the white knight website and got a condenser for less than 200 quid. It has a huge capacity loads of useful settings and I love it.

Have a Miele condense one and love it. Pricey but great quality.

I’ve got a Siemens condenser. Quite good, once I recalibrated the sensors so they got things properly dry.