Self draining condenser dryer Vs Vented Dryer with capped vent

BenEadir

Hi all,

I need a new tumble dryer and due to the location of where the machine needs to go it can't be vented in the normal way i.e. with the expelled steam exiting via a hole in the wall. For that reason we currently have a (knackered) Whirlpool condenser dryer which has an option to expel the extracted water directly into a drain by attaching a piece of hose i.e. you can divert the expelling water away from filling the reservoir and allow it to drip down a hose directly into a drain.

Unfortunately the option to drain a condenser dryer is no longer widely available and the only unit which I can find that apparently does it is a Bosch WTE84105GB (http://www.did.ie/bosch-condenser-dryer-wte84105gb) for €420 but the sales guy I spoke to suggested a better option would be to purchase a vented dryer and drain the vented dryer rather than use the traditional steam vent. Apparently you can cap off the steam vent in most vented dryers and divert the expelling steam into a draining pipe to allow the water drip out into a drain. If this is a standard thing to do then I'd probably buy something like this http://www.did.ie/hoover-8kg-vented-tumble-dryer-vhv781c and save myself €130.

What I'd really like to know from people here who know about these things is whether capping the steam vent to drain a vented dryer is a standard thing to do and if so is that really a better option than buying a condenser dryer which has a draining feature built in?

Cheers,

Ben

UrbanSea

Would you not just get a condenser dryer and empty the water tank after each use? It's the smallest amount of effort

BenEadir

RichieLawlessness wrote: »

Would you not just get a condenser dryer and empty the water tank after each use? It's the smallest amount of effort

Jaysus, I never thought of that :rolleyes:

UrbanSea

Won't bother helping you so.

hfallada

Don't buy the Hoover candy anyway. They're nothing but trouble and wont last anymore than 2/3 years. My dads a landlord and used to use them until he noticed they never lasted.

Buy a Bosch if you can afford. They're generally an extra 10-25% but they're like 30% more efficient and will last twice as long as a candy at least

fenris

Fully agree on the Hover dryer, it as one of the most unreliable pieces of crap ever.

I replaced it with a Beko 8kg condenser which is running like a dream, has the option of being drained I think and the reservoir is at the top.

paddy147

BenThere wrote: »

Jaysus, I never thought of that :rolleyes:

Unhook the flexi pipe off the back of the condensor dryer and fit it onto the waste pipe (you need to buy an adaptor outlet coupler) under your sink unit or the waste outlet pipe for your washing machine.

Therefore the condensor dryer dumps the water into the sink waste trap/washing machine waste trap.

You install a 1 way valve so that there is no backwash into the condensor dryer.

So simple to do.

BenEadir

paddy147 wrote: »

Unhook the flexi pipe off the back of the condensor dryer and fit it onto the waste pipe (you need to buy an adaptor outlet coupler) under your sink unit or the waste outlet pipe for your washing machine.

Therefore the condensor dryer dumps the water into the sink waste trap/washing machine waste trap.

You install a 1 way valve so that there is no backwash into the condensor dryer.

So simple to do.

Cheers Paddy, appreciate the helpful feedback.

Ben

paddy147

BenThere wrote: »

Cheers Paddy, appreciate the helpful feedback.

Ben

Thats what I did with my condensor dryer.

Then had the carpenter/kitchen fitter build the condensor dryer into the kitchen so that everything is inergrated,as I wanted a clean flowing look to the kitchen.:)

jjf1974

hfallada wrote: »

Don't buy the Hoover candy anyway. They're nothing but trouble and wont last anymore than 2/3 years. My dads a landlord and used to use them until he noticed they never lasted.

Buy a Bosch if you can afford. They're generally an extra 10-25% but they're like 30% more efficient and will last twice as long as a candy at least

Avoid dryers made by "white knight" also.A friend of mine bought one ,it destroted his kitchen with steam, Harvey norman made 3 attempts to repair it before they replaced it with a zannusi which works fine.

Neffa2

We moved from a vented to condenser (with the drainage option plumbed as per the suggestions above). Works a dream, no real difference from the venting in terms of performance (i.e. similar time to dry) and is significantly more energy efficient (vented units are pretty poor in this respect).