A new Electrolux dryer design

[henene4]

I stumbled across this specific dryer months ago. It appeared, then disappeared, then reappeared several times. (This a link to a similar UK unit.)

https://www.aeg.co.uk/laundry/laundry/tumble-dryers/heat-pump-tumble-dryer/tr719a4b/

It's not majorly different - it appears to use the same control system, motor and compressor.

But it's setup is entirely different. It uses a belt to drive the blower not unlike some Haier dryers do. In turn, it moves the compressor to the back left and centers the heat exchanger in the base.
That's most likely to improve airflow. And it appears to improve condensation efficency (this gets an A, other AEGs only get a B in this range), so they probably managed to get some better sealing that way.
The heat exchanger also appears to be significantly larger.

Now just to hope they make a TOL version with a seperate blower motor.[this post was last edited: 6/3/2024-12:03]

 

[logixx]

I had seen the new drum design online before but thought it was just some poor editing - never actually looked at the manual that also reflects the change in design. Now, what made them do it? Besides probably a better airflow, this dryer - as of now - is neither faster, quieter, nor more energy efficient than its competitors (I was thinking this is maybe a new design for the new energy label).

 

[henene4]

Keep in mind this is an entry level dryer - no inverter motor, no AbsoluteCare branding etc.

Further it's 9kg - it's not that much slower (10min) than a current Series 9000 9kg dryer.
So far, as far as I am aware, only the 9000 series AEG dryers were available as A-condensation-class versions. If they now do the same magic that turns an 9000 series dryer from B to A in that regard on this new design, they might get into even better condensation classes.
The new regulations set 80% as a minimum, so that will probably mean D Class. So maybe the new A class condensation will be 95%+.

Further, this design might be needed to get more efficient ratings on higher end models.
If the "entry" now is A+++, the TOL will need to be more efficient to make sense.

 

[logixx]

For my quick comparison, I was simply looking at the cheapest 9 kg A+++ dryer on the manufacturer's website - disregarding inverter compressors and such.

This is how this 7000 Series AEG stacks up currently.

 

[henene4]

Oh yeah, no, on paper, AEG dryers haven't been competitive in ages, especially price wise.
They had their entry A+++ dryers priced around 600-700€ for years. They always took about 3h for an 8kg load an often were only B-class for condensation.
Ypu could get better performance for cheaper from the likes of Beko, similar quality with better performance from Samsung at the same price, better quality and fast times from Bosch for little more etc.

Only thing AEG really had going for them was impecible drying performance regardless of load type and size.

 

[henene4]

There we go

AEG has the first Series 8 model in the new design on their German website.
And what to say: It has all the features of the old versions (Inverter motor and weight based sensing plus wool drying and what not) but somewhat quieter, with an A condensing class and more so A+++ -10%.

https://www.aeg.de/laundry/laundry/dryers/heat-pump-dryer/tr8b75780/

From a quick view on the parts list these use a normal compressor, not an Inverter compressor.
Interesting for sure!