I'm after a washer/dryer that doesn't need to be externally vented. Is that a condensing one? Anyway, any good or bad experiences would be helpful and gratefully received.
I have a Bosch one (not sure of the model off the top of my head) but purchased from John Lewis 6 or so years ago which is plumbed in for the washer and the tumble dryer drains that way too.
It has never caused a problem, good wash cycles and works fairly well in terms of drying though I never feel the combined models dry as well as standalone dryers so if I needed a combined model again, I would buy something similar.
Thanks. Not surprised if Bosch come out well.Originally Posted by mmgg1988
Looking forward to some Miele porn.
We bought a Hotpoint one from AO, we just use it when we really need it so it’s not had a hard life. No fuss or problems, when the tank is full you open a small draw and pull the container out, empty in sink and push back in again. We have it in a utility room, no steam, leek of heat or anything like that it just works.
Hope that helps.
As an aside, is the water collected in the tank de-ionised? (For use in an iron, nothing significant)
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Don’t get a Hoover. Ours broke down 1 month after the measly 12 month warranty. AO were not interested. To be fair the Hoover helpline and booking system for their engineer was excellent and he got it going. £148 repair costs
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Goods have to be fit for service for 6 years as per the consumer rights act. An expensive electrical items failing in just over 12 months is not acceptable, and you would have rights to pursue Hoover for free repair.
A letter threatening small claim action usually expedites an initially unfriendly customer service department.
I have done this before well after the 12 month warranty and it worked a treat. It was well internet published manufacturing fault.
We have had a simple Beco model for the last eight years which is used in exactly the same circumstance as the quote
I FEEL LIKE I'M DIAGONALLY PARKED IN A PARALLEL UNIVERSE
Ours (a Meile - ha) uses a tank and it is easy to empty. We do save the water for ironing and it means our London hard water hardly scales up the iron at all plus it smells nicer.
That’s a great idea on the iron water.
We have a WiFi connected hotpoint dryer, it lets me know when it has finished etc, which I find quite handy. Recently started to tell me in both English and Italian, which is a little annoying & no idea what has caused it.
Save enough and it’s good for rinsing cars if you live in a hard water area.
We use a dehumidifier to dry our washing if the weather outside isn't good. As above, we use the water collected in the iron. Dehumidifiers will be cheaper to run than a washer dryer.
We mostly use a dehumidifier indoors in bad weather too. Have a tumble dryer but rarely if ever use it.
+1 on the dehumidifier approach.
Get yourself one of these cheap EV type tariffs whether you have an EV or not, and run your dryer on a timer overnight at 5 to 9p/kWh, or up to 80% less than the Government capped rate.
That’s an interesting idea. Don’t know anything about that. I’ll have to have a look, thanks.
All the hard work has been done here. No proof of EV required in most (all?) cases.
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ut...nergy-tariffs/
Load up the tumble dryer, washing machine, dishwasher etc. in the overnight hours.
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Interesting to see dehumidifiers well recommended. Need to research running costs.
Great, thanks! MSE is always my go to source of finance related information.
We're looking to get one too, holding out for the Nov sales. We currently use the dehumidifier approach when drying indoors, but with a baby on the way I think the convenience/speed of a washer/dryer will be worth the extra cost.
If you need to do a lot of drying you are probably better off with a heat pump dryer as it will save a significant amount of energy and there are many brands and models available.
If you buy a washer dryer your choice of heat pump washer dryers are a lot less and they are expensive.
Conventional washer dryers burn a lot of energy in the drying cycle.
If we had the space we'd go for separate units, but we only have one slot for washer and dryer, so short of remodelling we have to go for a washer/dryer combo. Do you know if the combo ones with heat pump need different fittings or does it still all just drain through the one tube like a standard washing machine? Thanks
Then do you get condensing or desiccant! We went with the former.
Can't see that a condensing dehumidifier will be cheaper to run than a condensing dryer.
They still seem to be a standard 60cm like all other machines.
^^^ Fitting not fit!
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