{"product_id":"lamona-lam8880-integrated-6kg-white-heat-pump-tumble-dryer","title":"Lamona LAM8880 Integrated 6kg White Heat Pump Tumble Dryer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Lamona LAM8880 is a \u003cstrong\u003e6kg integrated heat pump tumble dryer\u003c\/strong\u003e that hides behind a matching cabinet door. A heat pump dries at a much lower temperature than a vented or condenser machine, which means \u003cstrong\u003e600W of power draw against the 2.5kW or more a conventional dryer pulls\u003c\/strong\u003e - and much gentler treatment of the clothes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHowdens supply the trade only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Without a trade account you cannot buy a Lamona appliance direct. We hold the account, so you can buy it here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is a 6kg drum, not a 9kg one.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pair it with a 9kg washing machine and you will be splitting a full wash load into two dries. Howdens rate it for a small household or a medium family, and we would agree with that. If you routinely wash bedding for a full house, this is not the machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt collects water in a tank, and the tank needs emptying.\u003c\/strong\u003e There is a full-tank indicator. Howdens publish no plumbed-drain option for this model - if you want it to drain away rather than being emptied by hand, ask us before you order and we will check the installation manual with the depot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFitted 13A plug, 1.5m lead, 10A draw.\u003c\/strong\u003e No electrician needed. It sits on adjustable feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe aperture, and one figure worth checking\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowdens publish an installation aperture of \u003cstrong\u003e827mm high x 596mm wide x 575mm deep\u003c\/strong\u003e. The depth is fine, but note that the published aperture height and width are \u003cem\u003eidentical to the appliance's own body dimensions\u003c\/em\u003e - 827mm and 596mm. A real cabinet opening needs a few millimetres of tolerance, so we read those two figures as body dimensions rather than a true aperture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuild to a standard 600mm integrated appliance housing and check the installation manual before you cut anything.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ask us and we will send it. We would rather say this plainly than hand you a figure that leaves the door catching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat we would tell you in the showroom\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSensor drying.\u003c\/strong\u003e It measures how damp the load is and stops when the clothes are dry, rather than running a fixed time. Saves energy and stops you over-drying towels into cardboard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA self-cleaning condenser filter\u003c\/strong\u003e, which on a heat pump is the part that otherwise clogs and quietly halves the machine's efficiency. This is a real advantage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFifteen programmes\u003c\/strong\u003e, with an iron-dry setting and an anti-crease phase so a load can sit for a while without setting into creases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA delay timer\u003c\/strong\u003e, so it can run on a cheaper overnight tariff.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e67dB.\u003c\/strong\u003e Behind a cabinet door in a utility that is unobtrusive; in an open-plan kitchen you will hear it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo childlock\u003c\/strong\u003e on this model - worth knowing if there are toddlers about.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTwo honest notes on Howdens' published figures\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe energy figures.\u003c\/strong\u003e Howdens publish \u003cem\u003eEnergy Consumption Per 100 Cycles - Drying: 243kWh\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEstimated Annual Energy Consumption: 243kWh\u003c\/em\u003e. Those are two different measures and they cannot both be 243kWh - one of the two rows is duplicated in their data. We have reproduced both as published rather than pick one, and we have queried it. \u003cstrong\u003eThe A+ energy class is solid\u003c\/strong\u003e, and confirmed by the energy label on Howdens' own page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn comparing energy labels:\u003c\/strong\u003e tumble dryers are still rated on the older A+++ to D scale, so this machine's A+ is not directly comparable with the A on a modern washing machine label. Different scales, not different quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat we have left out.\u003c\/strong\u003e Howdens' description claims five temperature settings and a 24-hour delay start. Neither figure appears anywhere in their specification, so we have not repeated them. Their specification also names only four drying programmes - Cottons, Delicate, Wool and Extra Dry - against a headline count of fifteen, so we cannot tell you what the other eleven are. 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