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Hi there, as part of a kitchen upgrade I recently had a tumble dryer installed. It was chosen by the installer and is an Iberna ECHCTD:- https://appliancepeople.co.uk/produc…a-energy-rated
I gather it’s a re-badged Hotpoint machine but I don’t know the Hotpoint model number. Anyway… I’ve had a long standing argument with the supplier because it simply doesn’t get the clothes dry. It does get them a bit dryer, but nowhere near dry – no matter how long I leave them in the machine (and I’m not overloading the dryer). Does anyone know if this model has a bad reputation?
I looked for the specifications online. Tumble dryers seem a bit strange because they never state the power usage. Instead, they seem to give an “annual estimate” of power usage. And I gotta say that the Iberna ECHTD shows a lot less than any of the others I could find. So could it simply be under-powered??
aOn appliance people info it does not state what type of dryer it is, as it’s an A+ rated dryer I assume it’s a heat pump machine? If my suspicion is right they do take longer to dry clothes as they do not get as hot due to the differentn tech used. An article here on our site explains it well.
Also as it’s an integrated appliance you need to make sure that the installation has been carried out correctly accoring to the instructions re ventilation as that could affect the performance. Looking at the door I am more inclined to say it’s a re badged Hoover, someone else may know better 😉
Don
Many thanks Don. I should have stated that it’s a condensing dryer – or can a condensing one also be a heat pump one ??
According to the article, it doesn’t look like they’re found in the same machine.
The only A+ rated dryers around these days are the heat pumps. Yes a heat pump dryer also condensates the steam back to water in the collecting bottle.
Have a read of the article I linked to above.
Don
What does A+ rated mean? Does it refer to the power consumption maybe? And yes, I think you’re right about it being a re-badged Hoover dryer, rather than a Hotpoint. That’d explain why I couldn’t find anything similar among the Hotpoint dryers. Hopefully someone here might recognise it from the Hoover range.
Take a look at the energy label that came with your dryer and then look at this Curry’s link as it explains very well what info is on the label. There is a lot of info on Google as well.
Don
Good tip Don! I took a look at the energy label which states that the typical drying time is over 4 hours!! This compares with around 40 minutes for my previous dryers so it’s gonna have to go – but just one more question…
My previous dryers were all of the air-vented type – but then again, they were all free-standing. This is the first built-in/condensing dryer I’ve ever owned. Do you know if it’s possible to get built-in dryers which are air-vented? Or is that normally only available with free-standing units?
Don would know better but I think the last built in vented dryers came from Crosslee/ White Knight and they went out of business several years ago.:(
There are no longer any vented integrated dryers anymore. As far as I am aware all integrated dryers are heat pump. In a few years there will only be heat pump dryers available as they are a cheaper and greener option to run.
So if you are to ditch the integrated you will need a freestanding condenser with a more expensive element to heat of which there are quite a few around.
Don
Many thanks Don and Iadom for helping me identify the problem but I gotta ask… do other people have a low opinion of heat-pump technology or is it just me??
I found it was mixed to be fair. Some did not want or could not afford price of a heat pump while others could see no value in them.
When they are the norm and prices are cheaper people will forget about the older tech and accept what is then available.
Don
I must admit I’m sceptical (unless the technology improves a lot…) Having to spend 4 x noisy hours drying clothes which used to take 40 minutes is hardly an improvement.!
This machine is the most expensive tumble dryer I’ve ever bought. It’s also the noisiest, slowest and least effective…
By a loooong way 🙁
You need to research heat pump dryers to understand the tech used and the reasons why they are the future of tumble dryers.
Don
Thanks Don – I don’t doubt that the technology will improve but if my experience is typical, it’s been released before it’s ready…
It’s a bit like spending a fortune on a new fridge and then finding it doesn’t keep the food cold.
BTW Don – I took your advice and did some reading and it seems that the main benefit of a heat-pump dryer is that over its lifetime, it’ll use a lot less electricity.- but of course if it’s not getting the clothes dry it’s just wasted money however you look at it. All I’m doing is just spending a lot of money to hear a loud noise!
At the end of this week I’ve arranged for the manufacturer to send out an engineer so is there anything specific that I should ask him to look at? e.g. is there likely to be some internal thermostat control that he could maybe adjust?
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