So after loads and loads of research I've bought this tumble dryer. I wanted vented because of the drawbacks of condensers in terms of drying times and complexity of internals when it breaks into the future. Beko isn't one of the brands of tumble dryer that set people houses alight either so it has that going for it. I saw an indesit condenser 7kg for more than this at John Lewis that got a lot of heat even though energy efficiency is similar for both. I was happy to go all the way up to about £400-500 on a vented but the energy efficiency seems to be around a C/B for vented unless you spend £1.5k. Hope this helps someone you won't find this model for cheaper delivered i can guarantee it. Argos is selling for £180 still.
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escortboy
11 Aug 17#1
I think this is the cheapest good vented tumble dryer you will find at this price.
RichandAnge
12 Aug 17#2
Going for £149 on the main co op electrical site so slightly cheaper. Personally rather the DRVS73W version for £159 with sensor drying function.
Dogpitt to RichandAnge
12 Aug 17#7
Coop are selling model DRVS73W (the model with a built-in drying sensor for £152.10 delivered on eBay.
escortboy to Dogpitt
12 Aug 17#11
Good shout, i was thinking that it could be a feature that goes wrong in the future but with the cost saving it would probably pay for a replacement in just a few years.
powerbrick
12 Aug 17#3
7kg for such an appliance, thats very light. How do you stop it bouncing round the laundry room?
balluji to powerbrick
12 Aug 17#4
Put the washing machine on top
minimoney to powerbrick
13 Aug 17#26
Fiona is always happy to sit on it.
mission701
12 Aug 17#5
Good deal. I recently bought a heat pump Beko and I'm sure it's saving me money on my energy but damn it takes a long time to dry things. At least I have lots and lots and lots of time to think about how many pennies it's saving!
mayzi to mission701
12 Aug 17#17
I worked out it'd take about 3 years to break even on the energy costs vs purchase price of a heat pump. Please prove me wrong as I'd prefer a heat pump!
escortboy to mayzi
12 Aug 17#19
What were your calculations? Thinking i might go for one and sell this one on eBay in a year or so if the figures work. Thanks in advance!
melted to escortboy
12 Aug 17#21
I was intending to get a heat pump condenser dryer when my vented dryer becomes uneconomical to repair, which will probably be quite a few years as I maintain it myself, however having learnt that flammable gasses including iso-butane are now commonly used as refrigerants, and that there have been a handful of incidents of leaks causing fridges to explode, I'm not quite so sure I wan't one.
MrFizzy
12 Aug 17#6
Ebay description says 7kg but it's got 6kg printed on the front!
nothingbutadam
12 Aug 17#8
what are the main reasons for vented over condenser?
escortboy to nothingbutadam
12 Aug 17#10
I just read that condenser has more parts in there so more to go wrong, and more expensive to fix when it goes wrong. The vented seems to be a lot quicker at drying things. I would go for a condenser only if it was A++ so that the financial savings on energy would make up for it. Some people love condensers and prefer them to vented though. Loads of opinions and conflicting information but we had a built in vented before that i wanted to buy a newer one with better energy efficiency to replace it.
themachman to nothingbutadam
12 Aug 17#25
dry the clothes quicker, they feel dryer from a vented. condenser ones always feel slightly damp and never bone dry
Necrotix to themachman
13 Aug 17#28
Have a Samsung 9kg washer dryer. It uses condensing tech (naturally) and clothes always come out bone dry, without fail.
Then again, they're not exactly the cheapest machines.
SimyJo
12 Aug 17#9
I would NEVER buy Beko. Not worth the risk in my opinion:
Condenser dryers are 20-30% cheaper to run. But can take twice as long to dry a full load. Also, they create a lot of fluff etc. So you must clean the filters after every use. If not, this can create a fire hazard. Plus, more expensive to repair (lots more parts)
melted to jabba09
12 Aug 17#15
Vented dryers are cheaper to run than standard condenser dryers. Heat pump dryers and gas powered dryers are more efficient than either. The appliance energy efficiency rating bands are also slightly more generous for condenser dryers than for vented models, so an A rated for energy usage condenser dryer can use more electricity than an A rated vented model.
Either way, I would get a sensor model, as that does save electricity.
Downside with a vented is you need a 4 inch vent hole in the wall, or an open window to feed the vent tube out.
ukwhitegoods.co.uk/hel…ide It should also be noted that condenser dryers tend not to be quite as efficient as their vented predecessors and can be more problematic in terms of repairs.
Is a condenser dryer better than a vented one? Condenser dryers collect moisture from wet clothes in a water reservoir, which you must empty when it is full. Vented dryers simply expel the moist air from the room through a hose. Condenser dryers are usually seen as more convenient as you don't have to place them near a wall vent or hang a hose out of a window. However, they're more expensive to buy than vented machines and use more electricity.
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I wanted vented because of the drawbacks of condensers in terms of drying times and complexity of internals when it breaks into the future.
Beko isn't one of the brands of tumble dryer that set people houses alight either so it has that going for it.
I saw an indesit condenser 7kg for more than this at John Lewis that got a lot of heat even though energy efficiency is similar for both.
I was happy to go all the way up to about £400-500 on a vented but the energy efficiency seems to be around a C/B for vented unless you spend £1.5k.
Hope this helps someone you won't find this model for cheaper delivered i can guarantee it. Argos is selling for £180 still.
All comments (34)
Thinking i might go for one and sell this one on eBay in a year or so if the figures work.
Thanks in advance!
The vented seems to be a lot quicker at drying things.
I would go for a condenser only if it was A++ so that the financial savings on energy would make up for it.
Some people love condensers and prefer them to vented though. Loads of opinions and conflicting information but we had a built in vented before that i wanted to buy a newer one with better energy efficiency to replace it.
they feel dryer from a vented. condenser ones always feel slightly damp and never bone dry
Then again, they're not exactly the cheapest machines.
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Either way, I would get a sensor model, as that does save electricity.
Downside with a vented is you need a 4 inch vent hole in the wall, or an open window to feed the vent tube out.
ukwhitegoods.co.uk/hel…ide
It should also be noted that condenser dryers tend not to be quite as efficient as their vented predecessors and can be more problematic in terms of repairs.
which.co.uk/rev…aqs
Is a condenser dryer better than a vented one? Condenser dryers collect moisture from wet clothes in a water reservoir, which you must empty when it is full. Vented dryers simply expel the moist air from the room through a hose. Condenser dryers are usually seen as more convenient as you don't have to place them near a wall vent or hang a hose out of a window. However, they're more expensive to buy than vented machines and use more electricity.