Laundry dryer comprising: a casing, a laundry storing compartment arranged within the casing for receiving laundry to be dried by passing process air through the laundry storing compartment, a heat exchanger for dehumidifying the process air after passing the laundry storing compartment, a condensate collecting device for collecting condensate formed at the heat exchanger, a removable condensate reservoir for storing condensed water formed at the heat exchanger and having a reservoir inlet, an internal line, a draining line, a control unit for controlling the operation of the laundry dryer, and a pumping and feeding arrangement for pumping condensate collected in the condensate collecting device selectively through the internal line of the laundry dryer to the removable condensate reservoir and/or through the draining line of the laundry dryer, characterized in that an outlet of the draining line is adapted to be selectively connected by the user to: (i) an external sink for discharging the condensate outside the dryer casing, or (ii) to the removable condensate reservoir to supply the condensate pumped through the draining line to the removable condensate reservoir, so that the destination of the condensate pumped through the draining line depends on the connection for the draining line as installed or manually connected by the user, wherein the laundry dryer further comprises a re-feed connecting element adapted for being connected to the outlet of the draining line for guiding the condensate pumped through the draining line into the removable condensate reservoir of the dryer, wherein the re-feed connecting element comprises a manifold having a first inlet connected to the outlet of the internal line and a second inlet selectively connectable to the outlet of the draining line, wherein the re-feed connecting element comprises a first feeding line allocated to the internal line and a second feeding line allocated to the draining line, and wherein the first feeding line comprises a first feeding outlet and the second feeding line comprises a second feeding outlet, the feeding outlets (78, 79) each being in fluid connection with the reservoir inlet of the removable condensate reservoir. a casing, a laundry storing compartment arranged within the casing for receiving laundry to be dried by passing process air through the laundry storing compartment, a heat exchanger for dehumidifying the process air after passing the laundry storing compartment, a condensate collecting device for collecting condensate formed at the heat exchanger, a removable condensate reservoir for storing condensed water formed at the heat exchanger and having a reservoir inlet, an internal line, a draining line, a control unit for controlling the operation of the laundry dryer, and a pumping and feeding arrangement for pumping condensate collected in the condensate collecting device selectively through the internal line of the laundry dryer to the removable condensate reservoir and/or through the draining line of the laundry dryer, characterized in that an outlet of the draining line is adapted to be selectively connected by the user to: (i) an external sink for discharging the condensate outside the dryer casing, or (ii) to the removable condensate reservoir to supply the condensate pumped through the draining line to the removable condensate reservoir, (i) an external sink for discharging the condensate outside the dryer casing, or (ii) to the removable condensate reservoir to supply the condensate pumped through the draining line to the removable condensate reservoir, so that the destination of the condensate pumped through the draining line depends on the connection for the draining line as installed or manually connected by the user, wherein the laundry dryer further comprises a re-feed connecting element adapted for being connected to the outlet of the draining line for guiding the condensate pumped through the draining line into the removable condensate reservoir of the dryer, wherein the re-feed connecting element comprises a manifold having a first inlet connected to the outlet of the internal line and a second inlet selectively connectable to the outlet of the draining line, wherein the re-feed connecting element comprises a first feeding line allocated to the internal line and a second feeding line allocated to the draining line, and wherein the first feeding line comprises a first feeding outlet and the second feeding line comprises a second feeding outlet, the feeding outlets (78, 79) each being in fluid connection with the reservoir inlet of the removable condensate reservoir.