Condenser tumble dryer recommendations anyone?

[MNchicken]

I’m moving to a tiny flat. We aren’t supposed to dry washing on radiators and it’s so small I don’t want an airer with washing around drying for days. I’ve no outside area to hang anything outdoors. So I’m thinking of taking out a kitchen cupboard to make room for a dryer. I need something as cheap as possible but reliable and good if such a thing exists. Any recommendations are appreciated.

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Beko! Ours is fab.

I was going to say don’t get mine, it’s shit. It’s a Beko.

Get a heat pump dryer - cheaper to run. Ours is a Baumatic integrated and I love it.

I've got a Beko DTBC 10001.

I think it's really good.

Do you happen to know which model of Beko you have Hugasauras.

Houseplantmad. That’s above my budget. I’d have liked a heat pump one.

We have an Electra from ao.com. Had it a couple of years and it’s brilliant. Much better than our previous hotpoint

I did have the cheapest one, a White Knight, and it was pretty good. I'm on a Beko now and it's good. Be aware they don't tend to last as long as normal dryers...

This one - out of stock on ao but I think you can get it at Currys, Argos etc

ao.com/product/tdc7100w-electra-condenser-tumble-dryer-white-64972-18.aspx

Mine is about four years old now so I doubt they do the same model any more. It's just a bog standard Beko condenser though. Four years of heavy use and it works perfectly!

We have a Beko, it’s almost 10 years old, used loads. Would recommend!

Thanks this is helpful .

our Beko was brilliant and lasted 15 years of family use. Now have a Bosch which was around £600 as the shop dont do beko anymore. It is fine but would have been equally as happy with a £200 Beko

We have a zanussi heat pump dryer and I love it...... British gas probably doesn't tho, it's so much cheaper to use!

The one before that was a 15 yr old indesit. It still worked I just wanted one that was more energy efficient so freegled that one.

We have a heat pump dryer. It’s fab. So pleased with it.

We have an AEG, it's getting old now - 14 years - but it's great. No moisture escaping into the room.

We have a 5 year old Beko condenser. I think it cost around £250. No issues at all. I don't dry from completely wet unless it's an emergency. I hang outside or on an airer and finish off for a few minutes in the dryer to soften and avoid ironing.

I have a 6 year old Beko that was about £250 and it lives in the garage and has never caused me a problem! I use it about 3 times a week on average.

Avoid hotpoint at all costs we have had 3 all break within 9 months each time or ended up recall model

Thanks everyone. I’m going to check out which beko ones my budget will run to.

Bubbleandsqueak. Hotpoint used to be such a respected make but over the last 5 years their stuff all across the board seems to get poor reviews.

@Overtheroadroundthecorner

We have a heat pump dryer. It’s fab. So pleased with it.

Never heard of these until now. Thanks - just googled.

Op, we were told to avoid hotpoint over 20 years ago by our appliance fixy guy. God knows what went wrong as they were always the go to brand for my mum and very reliable.

Yes Hotpoint we’re the go-to make when I was younger. Very sad it’s gone to the dogs.