|
Thread Number: 81258
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
Best Plain NEW Electric Dryer |
[Down to Last] |  |
|
| Post# 1052778 , Reply# 1 11/30/2019 at 14:11 (1,965 days old) by moon1234 (Wisconsin) | ||
|
Budget? Miele makes a cheaper heat pump dryer in their lineup. Most energy efficient, but it is still on the top end of cost and is a 24" cabinet. | ||
Post# 1052779 , Reply# 2 11/30/2019 at 14:41 (1,965 days old) by RP2813  (Sannazay) |
||
 | ||
|
Post# 1052781 , Reply# 3 11/30/2019 at 15:52 (1,965 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
||
I agree Ralph,
Get any BOL Whirlpool, Maytag, Roper or Amana dryer. They are simple, efficient, dry fast and do just exactly what they are supposed to do at a fair price. The design is tried and true.
I have a Maytag BOL electric dryer that’s 3 years old. It does and excellent job, and the lint filter is the bomb. A couple of times I’ve missed a Kleenex in a pocket, and when I took the load out of the washer it was all covered in Kleenex, once it was even a load of dark colors. I thought, well, what the hell, rather than rewash everything lets see if it comes off in the dryer, and by cracky it did, both times! Now to me thats a very fine lint filter. And the Auto Dry works perfectly too, only once in a blue moon will I find something still damp when the load has finished. Eddie This post was last edited 11/30/2019 at 16:16 | ||
|
Post# 1052785 , Reply# 4 11/30/2019 at 16:41 (1,965 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
||
Any top Filter WP sourced dryer is good:
As others here have said. They are probably the best performing dryers ever made. The downside is that they have been cheapened up so much over the years I question the reliability.
The other and heavier built choice is Speed Queen. These are for sure heavy duty commercially proven dryers. Not a lot of features but fast drying and by far the best quality on the market. I've included a link to what I belive would be a great fit for your criteria. WK78 CLICK HERE TO GO TO whirlykenmore78's LINK | ||
|
Post# 1052805 , Reply# 6 11/30/2019 at 20:04 (1,965 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
I think the Electrolux set you're considering would be fine, and they would look nicer than mixed makes.
We had a 2008 Electrolux-sourced Frigidaire Affinity FL washer and dryer set until we moved a year and a half ago. I liked that dryer, but I'm not sure if the manufacturer is the same now. I don't know if one company owns the other or what anymore.
| ||
|
Post# 1052860 , Reply# 8 12/1/2019 at 14:42 (1,964 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
| ||
| Post# 1052868 , Reply# 9 12/1/2019 at 16:13 (1,964 days old) by shanenc14 (Tennessee, USA) | ||
|
@RP2813: Yes, they're both mfg by Whirlpool. Replacement parts are dirt cheap, and easy to repair if issues come up in the future. These are pretty well built and a great bang for your buck, in my opinion. | ||
| Post# 1052881 , Reply# 10 12/1/2019 at 19:27 (1,964 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
 | ||
| Post# 1052965 , Reply# 11 12/2/2019 at 20:25 (1,963 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
The whirlpool dryers
really have NOT changed. I can attest to this because I just got one. I'm not talking about the matching FL pairs......but the dryers that pair with the TL washers. I know things have gotten cheaper over the years but I really can't tell much difference in this new whirlpool dryer I just got vs one I had from 2002 OR the one we had in 1997 in a rental OR the one my grandma had (LOL)
| ||
| Post# 1052991 , Reply# 12 12/3/2019 at 04:35 (1,962 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) | ||
I agree with all the comments about Whirlpool based dryers (Estate, Amana, some Kenmore, Whirlpool)
You mentioned something compact and flat top.
That would be a 24" compact dryer..... made by Whirlpool. I wouldn't call this inexpensive, but if it's limited space you're dealing with... Maybe used?
You can even hang this one the wall above the washer to conserve space.
View Full Size
| ||
|
Post# 1053023 , Reply# 13 12/3/2019 at 11:16 (1,962 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
||
 | ||
|
Post# 1053085 , Reply# 15 12/3/2019 at 19:33 (1,962 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
||
 | ||
| Post# 1053264 , Reply# 16 12/5/2019 at 19:05 (1,960 days old) by MaytagNeptune (FireAlarmTechGuy4444 on YouTube. Interlochen MI) | ||
GE!
www.lowes.com/pd/GE-7-2-c...
Just be careful and empty the lint filter each load. You don't want a fire like John posted. GE makes the best dryers if you take care of them right. | ||
| Post# 1053265 , Reply# 17 12/5/2019 at 19:07 (1,960 days old) by MaytagNeptune (FireAlarmTechGuy4444 on YouTube. Interlochen MI) | ||
|
Flat Top GE | ||
| Post# 1053273 , Reply# 18 12/5/2019 at 20:07 (1,960 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 1053278 , Reply# 19 12/5/2019 at 20:43 (1,960 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
 | ||
|
Post# 1053283 , Reply# 20 12/5/2019 at 22:17 (1,960 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
||
Flimsy and Chintzy Timers | ||
| Forum Index: |
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
