Condenser tumble dryer filling room with hot damp air

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We have had the same one for the last 10+ years and it has always filled the back hallway with hot damp air so we keep the back door open when using it.
Is this what they do if not I will buy a new one as it's starting to make the house smell I believe.
 
Just looked at the condenser there is no fluff between the layers just a small bit around the edge.
Yes we empty the reservoir that does fill up with water so it must be being half the job.
We also clean the filter that stops the fluff getting to the condenser.

It dries the clothing so works.
If we forget to open the back door it makes the hall look like someone has had a shower in there.

Just wanted to make sure that its not working as it should before I buy a new one and it does just the same thing.

In the hallway we have spotlights that are set into the ceiling and I think the hot damp air is getting in there and then making the carpet in the bedroom above damp, this is then making it smell but this has happened slowly over many years I believe & it's taken me all this time to work it out.
Our house does not suffer from damp I have a Dehumidifier & it shows a reading of 53 I understand anything below 55 is good, I only get it as I thought we had damp problems due to the carpet smelling.
 
garsands said:
We have had the same one for the last 10+ years and it has always filled the back hallway with hot damp air so we keep the back door open when using it.
Is this what they do if not I will buy a new one as it's starting to make the house smell I believe.
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This is what they do, they need plenty of breathing space. Some people think they can be shut in a cupboard or something, this is not the case. It is worth opening the front at the bottom, pulling it all out and cleaning it (hotpoint recommend you do this once a week / month, I cant remember with boiling water) it might help as perhaps yours has become very blocked over the years but they will always give off a bit of hot moisture.
 
Mine has always done this since new. I didn't think they were expected to condense every bit of water.
 
Mine makes the utility room hot, but we don't get condensation on the window or back door. It's just a budget BEKO one, so nothing special.
 
Thanks for the reply's.
There is only a 7cm gap all the way around the tumble dryer that might not help as there is no fresh cooler air getting to it.
There is no smell coming form it, but the hot damp air I think is escaping above the ceiling & then making the carpet in the room above smell.
From what has been posted it would seem the best thing is for me to do is remove the spotlights that are in the ceiling block the holes up and just fit a normal LED strip light.
This will keep all of the hot damp air in the back hallway and it can escape out the open door.
Just did not want to spend £200-£300 and still have the same problem.
 
Not all do this. Some kick out some serious moisture to the room, some emit hardly any. Mine just heats the very small utility room up a lot, but leaves not even a hint of moisture on the window or any of the surfaces. It is a decent Siemens model, mind, and in reviews has been noted to be particularly good at locking the moisture in the tank.
 
Zefan said:
Not all do this. Some kick out some serious moisture to the room, some emit hardly any. Mine just heats the very small utility room up a lot, but leaves not even a hint of moisture on the window or any of the surfaces. It is a decent Siemens model, mind, and in reviews has been noted to be particularly good at locking the moisture in the tank.
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Is it this one?
Siemens IQ-300 WT46E381GB
http://ao.com/product/wt46e381gb-si...act&WT.z_AT=Condenser Tumble Dryers&WT.srch=1

I was thinking about getting the Bosch Classixx WTE84301GB back in November.
http://ao.com/product/wte84301gb-bo...act&WT.z_AT=Condenser Tumble Dryers&WT.srch=1

In the latest 'Which' group test they both scored the highest in there group.

As replacing the lighting is not solving the problem it's just hiding it.
 
Our old condensing dryer was one that used to expell the heat it generated out of a vent at the front and used to cause a bit of condensation, especially when cold outside. Thankfully it broke and was recently replaced with a Samsung Heat Pump one which doesn't expell the hot air it recirculates it back inside, possibly via magic. I'm not saying specifically buy a Samsung as other manufacturers also make heat pump dryers but i think it's safe to say they all work in the same fashion and is what you should be looking at if yours , like ours, is in a bit of a cramped space.
 
Yeah, my parents have a Samsung Heat Pump one and other than warming the utility room a bit it puts a lot less moisture into the air than their previous regular condenser one did.
 
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