Replacement Tumble Dryer

[securespark]

About to replace our Which? recommended Indesit vented TD. It has had its bearings replaced twice before and they are failing for a third time.

Which? don't recommend vented dryers any more, as they are horribly inefficient.

The one they do recommend, which is at the same time labelled a best but, an eco buy and great value, is a Beko BM3T3944W for £469, 78% rating.

However, we have a Sammy WM and it has given us cracking service.

I quite fancy a Sammy TD and if I can get one with a 5 year warranty, even better.

Sonic Direct do the Samsung DV80TA020TE for the same price. Which rating 69%, not a best but or eco buy or good value, but why not the last two IDK...

Looking at the Sonic Direct website, it isn't clear the 5 year warranty is available on that model, but it did say it is available on all Samsung home appliances.

Would the 5 year warranty (or lack of it) decide which one you chose?

Which do you think would be more reliable?

 

[Mottie]

Nothing wrong with a simple vented tumble drier if it’s only for occasional use. We switched to one after our top of the range all singing all dancing heat pump drier wouldn’t work in an unheated outbuilding. https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/any-tumble-dryer-experts-on-here-no-heat.533495/

 

[Wayners]

I don't like any of the modern tumble dryer.
Dehumidifier in laundry mode and a fan works well for us. Been a game changer.
Would a heat pump tumble dryer last 5 years? Do they give you a voucher or replacement?
I don't know but we aren't going to bother.
I guess some families need a decent tumble dryer...

 

[jj4091]

Had a Hotpoint vented tumble drier for almost 30 years. still going strong after only 1 x belt and 2 x lint filter chamges. I'm not sure why they say vented ones are less economical, programmes seem to take so long on new machines. I know they draw more load through the element but they dry so much quicker that I doubt newer ones are cheaper to run. Once calculated ours cost 50p to dry a load, probably 70 to 75p now with inflation. I wouldn't consider anything other than a vented one. If this ever fails I will probably just get a clothes maiden for future use as modern washers seem to spin so well.

 

[mattylad]

FWIW Our Samsung heat pump tumble drier has lasted for 5 years so far.
It does the job.

 

[Wayners]

I follow this guy for my information. Very interesting...

 

[securespark]

Thanks peeps.

Hmm.

That's put a different spin (ahem...) on things.

Our TD is in the garage.
In the Winter, I dry socks, pants, trousers, bedding and fleece jackets and tops in the dryer.
Shirts I dry on a heated rack we got from Lakeland.

In the Summer, I dry as much as I can on racks or outside.

So if heat pump dryers don't work in unheated spaces, I'll think again.

 

[Mottie]

So if heat pump dryers don't work in unheated spaces, I'll think again.

Out heat pump drier works fine now that it’s inside our sons house.

 

[securespark]

We don't have space inside for it, only out in the garage. Unless we do a huge remodel.

Which vented dryer did you buy for your shed and are you impressed with it?

 

[securespark]

Seen this one that seems to get a good review from a newspaper test.

Made by Beko, I believe. 3 year warranty.

 

[Why Not Indeed]

I know they draw more load through the element but they dry so much quicker that I doubt newer ones are cheaper to run

If they use 10x the power they would have to be more than 10x quicker to be cheaper. And if you're venting all the heat outdoors then that's a wasted opportunity, to say the least.
I use Wayner's approach, dehumidifier pointed at washing rack. Yeah, takes ages.