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Thread Number: 30924
To knock a big scary hole or to condense? |
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| Post# 466846 , Reply# 2 10/2/2010 at 06:13 (4,952 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom) | ||
I had the same problem last year, new utility room had no space to vent a tumble dryer so just got a hotpoint ultima ctd80 condenser dryer. It works fab, most loads are dry in hour to 1 hour 20mins which is really good, creasing is minimal and the post care option helps a lot sometimes some clothes don't even need ironing.
It's upto you though, there's pros and cons for each option. hope it all goes well | ||
| Post# 466849 , Reply# 3 10/2/2010 at 08:04 (4,952 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
tough one that. I have a hotpoint condenser which dried well and fast! It keeps tripping the electric. I bought a white knight unidirectional compact which is quick on small loads but doesn't always dry even! I have to leave my garage door open and cat's keeping peein in my garage. Very annoying. The inlaws have a bosch condenser. It's fantastic. Imagin the cost if like me your not keen on diy might be the perfect excuse for a new toy! Nick. Are you still getting a horizontal axis topload washer? Could you not stack a condenser bosch dryer on your current bosch washer? I'm moving in two weeks. I'm hoping to build a utility. The lg will be next to the back door so at least it will get plenty of light! Darren
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Post# 466937 , Reply# 6 10/2/2010 at 16:57 (4,951 days old) by foraloysius  (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Heat pump dryer!!
If you have a choice I would go for a heat pump dryer. The only disadvantage is that they use a little more time to dry because they use a low temperature. But it has advantages. No more shrinking because of the lower temperature, a lower energy bill because they use impressive less energy and less heat being put in the room where it is because it's much more efficient and the heat stays in the dryer.
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| Post# 466942 , Reply# 7 10/2/2010 at 17:10 (4,951 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
I can 2nd the heat pump dryers... great technology and savings to be made.
There shouldnt be much difference in drying times because when air is sucked out of the drum back to the heat exchanger it is cooled over a heat exchanger which removes the moisture before it goes back to another heat exchanger which heats it back up before going back into the drum. | ||
| Post# 466963 , Reply# 8 10/2/2010 at 20:05 (4,951 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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It's not that big a hole, for Mercy's sake---- My Maytag's vent hole is just 4 inches in circumference. Or, you could sell the dryer, and get a spinner and be done with it. Don't most houses in the UK have airing cupboards??? Grumpily yours, Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 467009 , Reply# 10 10/3/2010 at 03:38 (4,951 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Grumpily yours .....
Lawrence,
I refer to it (from Scots usage) as a Hotpress - press = cupboard, hot, see below. For American friends: An airing cupboard is literally cupboard with the hot water tank in it - the tank is heated by an electric immersion heater (or two) or by central heating boiler or by a "back boiler" - literally a water boiler built into the back of an open fire, not very common now. Even though the tanks are usually reasonably well insulated, there is still a fair bit of heat radiated, so with slatted shelves such a cupboard is ideal for keeping towels, bed clothes, T shirts, underwear & socks. Actually not so common these days. For many years, those with a gas supply used an instantaneous water heater (for the whole house) known as an "Ascot". However from around the end of the 1980s combination instant water heaters (working like the Ascot) combined with a central heating unit have become more and more common. As these are usually not much larger than a single wall cabinet they are very popular in our homes. Instant water heating means no hot water tank. My home is all electric and I LOVE my airing cupboard, for not only is underwear dry, in the winter it is warm too. Back on topic - Nick, its is a reasonably easy DIY job as others have indicated and Homebase/B&Q etc. generally carry kits of the bits required. It really all comes down to how "handy" you are. Al | ||
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Post# 467011 , Reply# 12 10/3/2010 at 03:40 (4,951 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Oh, I forgot | ||
| Post# 467015 , Reply# 13 10/3/2010 at 04:13 (4,951 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Hi nick! Did you just want a horizontal tl or was it a question of space? You will need the vent hose otherwise the moisture will escape into the room and defeat the purpose. I have the same issue with protruding machines. When i move in two weeks the lg will be right next to the backdoor. I don't want the door bashing it. At the same time i need enough clearance for when i buy the 11kg steam lg when they finally release it in black! I would be inclined to go with a condenser. You can get a pipe fed to the drain so you don't need to empty it if you go for a bosch or hotpoint dryer. Darren
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