montpellier dryers??

[aegokocarat]

Hello
we have a new independent electric shop in town that opend 4 weeks ago, the owners i know from when they were in an industrial estate in Pengam.
they have very low end models in the shop as where i live is a bit of a depressed area, anyway, the sales man was showing me a catalouge with higher end and midle range machines in (if you want a better make eg gorenje you can choose it out from the catalogue and they will order it in for you) he was showing me zanussi fridges and freezers because we are looking to upraged to more energy efficent models,
i saw a dryer as he was flicking though the pages which looked suspiciousley like a whirlpool mixed with and older hoover dryer, i asked him what make it was and he told me that it wasmade by montpellier, he told me that they are owned by hoover?
if anyone can shed some light onto this strange brand i would much appriceate it
Tom
the dryer in the pic is the same model of montpellier dryer i saw, they also had a vented model too

 

[glenfieldmathk1]

I don't think Candy have announced anything about Montipella or whatever it is!
Sounds Italian though, so could be them, but it doesn't match there Candy/Hoover design. Could be made by Whirlpool, or a private company. There are many private fridge manufacturers appearing (probably working with someone big - like Hoover, but not owned by them).

 

[andyvivo]

The vented dryer is oriental, so a good chance the condensor dryer is too.

 

[aegokocarat]

they look like the exquisit dryers that are on the german maket, in france they get them branded as 3 brands: "bluesky", "calafornia" and "HighOne".
in ireland, they are branded as "PowerPoint"
Tom

 

[chris74]

Montpellier

Couldn't it be French as it is a French town? It is not "exquisit", too TOL to be one of them...

 

[aegokocarat]

it looks to be of some generic origin

 

[andyvivo]

Check this link, that is deffo Chinese, actually looks quite good!

 

[aegokocarat]

im not a fan of them

 

[optima]

Montpellier

This is the site that i first spotted Montpellier dryers from. dad-online.co.uk Not the cheapest of dryers to buy in plus i guess not that easy to sell either with a brand name like Montpellier.

 

[fl1012]

How Much?

How much are they, Optima? It doesn't show prices to me, presumably because i don't have a log-in.

I think if you want a super cheap dryer you can do alot worse than White Knight. Im sure their quality has been dumbed down in recent years in-line with most makes of appliance, but the price of their Vented 44AW still seems competitive & they appear to be one of the few manufacturers who still make things simple enough for someone to repair themselves, which is effectively the difference between a machine being kept or written off.

Liam

 

[aegokocarat]

Hi liam
the vented model is £159.99 on bells domestics
and the condenser is £279.00 on combens domestics
Tom

 

[fl1012]

Cheers Tom!

In that case they're having a laugh regarding the condensor - you can get the basic Zanussi Condensor from John Lewis for £209 with 2 year warranty, and probably quite a few other condensors for less than the Montpellier one.

The vented one isn't a terrible price but why risk an unknown brand when White Knight/Indesit/Hotpoint are all around the same price? Not worth it in my opinion!

Liam

http://www.johnlewis.com/231003695/Product.aspx

 

[aegokocarat]

not a problem Liam
the zanussi dryer in the link is the same as mine lol
speaking of which, on appliances online's website they have a vented zanussi dryer for £195 and currys are floging them off for £179
Tom

 

[fl1012]

God!

They're good prices, even if Zanussi have lessened the quality since the previous range - though i don't believe they're greatly different to the last models with the blue ring round the dial :-/

How have you found your condensor? I've just been offered a new job so am potentially moving & will probably need a condensor since it'll be an appartment i'm moving to & venting for my existing old Zanussi (Z930 Electronic Sensor) will be abit hit & miss.

Cheers,
Liam

 

[aegokocarat]

Hi Liam
I love my condenser
1 thing to mantion is that sometimes the filter will be hot to touch at the end of a very full load, ther than that its fantastic, i dislike the position of the water resovior, and alos, my dryer is in my wash house and ive got to leave the heat exchanger cover open in cold weather so it wont freeze
there's a couple of models on appliances online with the water resovior at the top of the dryer (if your stacking then go for the one i have)
one thing to mention is that they have a hard plastic mesh on the back of where the heater is so that if the power cord or anything that can easily melt or scorch dangles down the back of the dryer, it wont be damaged
Tom

 

[fl1012]

That's Good.

Cheers Tom. None of that sounds disasterous, much the same as my Mum's older Electrolux Condensor which is based on/same as the older metal door Zanussi Condensors.

Ours is in the garage & the water resevoir has frozen a couple of times too. It would be better if the resevoir was at the top but that seems to be on the more expensive Zanussi models only

The dryer i buy will be in an appartment so freezing shouldn't be a problem - i'll just have to put up with the resevoir being low down as the dryer is unlikely to be stacked on a washer. The cover to shelter things behind the machine from heat is good, particularly in an environment where the machine is fitted in-between cupboards & you can't see what's happening behind it!

Liam

 

[andyvivo]

Liam

You could always try one of those condensor vent traps for vented dryers, they are a bit hit and miss though. I guess the dryer won't be near a window to place the hose through?
Regards Andy

 

[aegokocarat]

those condense boxes are a rip off, my sister had one and it diddent work

 

[andyvivo]

They can work, just have to be used correctly. The right amount of water (cold as can be) and the size of load, dryer heat setting, and how well spun the washing is are the main factors.