On 17/07/2013 22:55, Theo Markettos wrote:
SteveW wrote:
Yes. Vented dryers draw in dry air from the room heat it, use it and
exhaust the warm, humid air outside the house. Condenser dryers
recirculate and dry their air, leaving the water in a waste tank to be
emptied once in a while, but they will require cooling air to be drawn
from and returned to the room.

If you're buying a new one (eg redoing a kitchen, where making a hole in the
wall isn't impossible) are there any pros and cons of each type?

Stale water in a waste tank sounds like a bad plan - if it's next to the
washing machine (as many are) do they not have a means of plumbing into the
washer waste?

Theo

I prefer the simplicity of a vented one. It also means that if you need
to dry things quickly (such as school uniform items that have been
messed up) during the summer, the heat mainly goes outside the house
instead of heating the kitchen even more.

Condensers are more energy efficient and during the winter, the waste
heat warms the house. They can also be positioned anywhere, not needing
to be against an outside wall. Some do have the option to be plumbed in.

SteveW