Very Impressed and pleasantly surprised
5/5
Majorly Impressed by this Beko DTIKP71131 Integrated Heat Pump Tumble Dryer.
As an ex-heating engineer, I have a full understanding of how a 'Condenser' dryer works and these newer technology 'Heat Pump' ones too. However after owning a Miele Condenser dryer which I purchased in 2008, which is still going strong now in 2023, I was wanting to purchase a condenser integrated tumble dryer. However finding one of these was the proverbial scarlet pimpernel. I certainly didn't want a heat pump dryer as I'd seen so many youtube clips about how customers said it took ages to dry clothing and how items were not thoroughly dry after a cycle.
After many months of doing without a dryer, eventually I got fed up of clothes on radiators, but even worse using 2 maidens in front of the multi fuel burner.
I bit the bullet with regards to getting a heat pump dryer, and after seeing that this Beko had over 150 positive reviews on AO, I knew that all those people couldn't be wrong, so I purchased this Beko DTIKP71131W.
It was fitted by the delivery team, and I used it the day after. The manual was a brief read, and after getting an idea of the programmes, I put the first load on 'Cotton Eco'.
I was mightily impressed by how dry the clothes came out, they initially felt like there was a bit of moisture in them, but a You Tube clip I saw said to just give them a shake and that warm moisture would evaporate, which it did. It felt a bit like how clothing can feel a bit warm and still damp when taking it out of a laundrette dryer, but on shaking them they feel dry, strange, but true. I have since used several programmes on this Beko and all have given great results.
The biggest bind, and I expect this is advice given by a lot of tumble dryer manufacturers, is that when putting clothing in, it is advisable to sort and place individual items in separately, rather than how we just grab handful of mixed clothing and place it in a washing machine.