Does anyone have a Miele T1 dryer?

[iej]

I'm just wondering if anyone here is already using a Miele T1 dryer or any of their heat pump models?

I need to replace a Bosch EcoLogixx sometime soon and I'm in two minds as to whether to go back to a Miele vented dryer or to get the T1.

(Ducting isn't an issue)

I also need something relatively maintenance free as one of the end users has some mobility issues and I don't think they'd appreciate having to get down to the bottom clean out fine filters and stuff like that.

Is this something that needs to be done very regularly on their heat pumps?

 

[iej]

Doesn't look like anyone has so far 35 views and no posts.

 

[foraloysius]

Don't have experience with heatpump dryers, but the maintenance you have to do is all in the manual. It seems to me a heatpump dryer needs more maintenance than a vented dryer. Vented dryers are still my favourite, they dry the best.

 

[kimp1]

VERY HAPPY WITH MY MIELE HEAT PUMP DRYER

Hi there

I don't have the T1 (sadly not yet available in Australia) but I do have one of the earlier heat-pump dryers from Miele. Its the T8627 WP and we've had it roughly 3 years.

It does a regular reverse action so nothing really gets tangled - unless it's a load of 10 long sleeved mens business shirts with french cuffs then the sleeves do tie around each other.

It has 4 filters - two in the door which you clean regularly and are very easy. The 3rd filter is under the regular filters in the bottom of the door - very easy to get to and while it's a bit fiddly the machine tells you when it needs doing which for us seems to be every 2-3 months. Takes just a couple of minutes to do. The 4th filter is in front of the condenser unit and again the machine tells you when it needs cleaning which for us seems to be once every 4-6 months. It's a very quick job to open two flaps and then rinse the filter under the tap. Our dryer is on top of the washer so it's easy to get to the filter but if you had the dryer on the floor you would most likely need to get down on your hands and knees to get the job done.

The only criticism I would have is that it's a tad noisy. The compressor makes a noise like an old fashioned window mounted air conditioner - not a big drama as it's in the laundry but if you were installing it in a kitchen it could be annoying.

I've owned vented and a couple of condenser dryers (Miele and other brands) and this heat-pump condenser from Miele is my favourite by a long way. It dries at a MUCH lower temperature than all the other dryers I've used and as a result I've never had a t-shirt shrink since we've owned it. I also personally prefer condensers over vented dryers just because the clothes are kept in warm humid air that slowly has the moister removed - in my experience it seems to dry things a bit more evenly and you never get thin items getting baked while thick waste bands etc on some other items are still damp. I sometimes had that experience with vented dryers - but all the vented dryers I owned were bottom of the line models so it may be a difference in BOL vs Miele rather than vented vs condenser.

My next dryer will most definitely be a Miele heat pump again - very happy with it.

Hope that helps with making a decision - let me know if you want to know anything else.

Kev

 

[henene4]

Filters on Miele HP dryer

Kimp1 discribed the old style filter system.
With the T1 range and the newer "old-style" models, they updated that system for less cleaning work.
They basicly fused the additional foam-rubber filters in the door and door boot on to the heat exchanger filter. So, on the old style models, you have to clean the regular filters in the door and door boot every cycle (pretty much the same way as on your old Miele dryer, except as it was vented the boot filters were not used) and the heat exchanger filter every 3-6 months. On the T1 range, you only have to clean the pull-out filter in the door opening (it's actually quite drawer like) every cycle and the heat exchanger filter every 3-6 months as well.