Condenser dryers

[toggleswitch]

i needs me one-a dose-

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Perhaps an unvented condenser dryer for winter..
and a vented gas dryer for summer...

HMMM GREAT now I can go buy a nice Euro condernser dryer -- no guilt--.

(It's good for energy conservation purposes. *LOL*

 

[foraloysius]

Actually Keven, I don't think the modern condenser dryers use much more energy than vented ones. If you look at the energy labels that the vented and condenser models get, the differences are small. A few hundred watts per load. I use the condenser dryer in colder season so the heat inside is not pumped outside. And in the warmer season I use the vented dryer so the house doesn't heat up. Best of both worlds. So Steve's thought is correct that you can actually save energy with using a condenser dryer.

 

[panthera]

Maybe, maybe not

Louis,
That is (for me) an open question. Certainly the newest condensers aren't anywhere near as bad as the older ones in energy use (never mind water). Still, a few hundred watts here, a few there...but you are right - I looked it up and was surprised who close they now are.
I still prefer hanging clothes out to dry when the sun shines (ich habe es damals, als wir noch eine Sonne in München hatten, vorgezogen...) and just toss the towels and undies in the dryer to air-fluff for 15 minutes afterwards.

 

[toggleswitch]

sandpaper towels and razor drawers.

Is the fluff in the dryer better before line-drying or after?
I like to tdo that before, to retain the outdoorsy scent.

Underwear in dryer? Don't you like the undies to shave and exfoliate your spheres? (ducks and runs!) LOL

[May I request a German translation for the *good* stuff? Clueless. If not for public consumption, pls feel free to e-mail me!] *HUGS*

 

[bpetersxx]

Trying the dryer fuction in my Haier xqg50-11 combination

Dress shirts came out great 30 min I think I set the dial on low I have to use a monkey wrench on it donot have a dial

Undergarments came out damp finished in the 606 Maytag dryer

 

[mixfinder]

Wrinkle in or out

Toggles,
The tumble before line works perfectly.

If you tumble after they are dry, they stay harsh and matted.
Liquid fabric softener helps a little with line dried clothes.

The best results from the line are when the wind blows and it works out the wrinkles and crease lines from the spinner.

Toggles, it is hard to vision you having a line after seeing the pictures of New York City. I vision you being there and sending hanging clothes out the window of a pulley.
Kelly

 

[panthera]

sorry 'bout that

Steve, I'm home with a bad cold and guess I was driftin' there a bit.
(ich habe es damals, als wir noch eine Sonne in München hatten, vorgezogen...)
(that is, I USED prefer to, back when we still had something called "a sun" in Munich)
I am a firm opponent to both razor burn and agent orange...and stiff undies dried to sandpaper strength is so not my world. Either shave it close or grow it a few days...

 

[toggleswitch]

O M G!

 

[foraloysius]

Steve,

Somewhere in a hidden corner on my computer I found two drawings of a Frigidaire Filtrator dryer. I think Rich (golittlesport) posted these in the past. Hope this helps to understand the differences between the condenser type dryers.

Louis

 

[foraloysius]

Picture #2

 

[toggleswitch]

Thank you.

I thought this had two airflow loops as well-
Cooling air in and out from the front over the removable heat-exchanger (middle piece) and then the warm-moist air loop(interior loop through the clothing).

 

[pc1667]

My closet has enough space for a ventless Bosch Axxis dryer. I thought (without thorough research) that the vented dryer of any type will take up more space in the closet (because the vent has to go somewhere in the back).

Could anyone give me advice on whether I should take vent or ventless dryer ?

Thanks in advance...CK

 

[panthera]

6 of one, half-a-dozen of the other

Some dryers can vent to the side, so that may not be a limitation.
I live in Europe(when I am not in the US like now) and we have used ventless dryers for decades. They work, they are efficient, they do not produce any humidity, they take longer, they cost more to buy and run.
Bosch build good stuff, their service in the US sucks the big one. Don't buy from them unless you have written proof in your hot little hands that there is an authorized dealer close to you who also handles service.
I use the condensed water for ironing and - after three loads of wash - have enough to run a silk cycle with the soft water in my washer.

 

[pc1667]

thank you panthera

I talked to a dealer yesterday. My little closet space can fit only the Axxis or small Maytag (stacked/vented). Maytag is cheaper, but the dealer said it is long way being as good as Bosch. I hope what he said is true ( I don't know anything about washer/dryer). So, I may just take a shot and get the Axxis.