Tumble Dryer Recommendations
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Soldato
I just set the timer 80/90 min then hang and catch a breeze in the Bathroom
Lol, that's not quiet how they work, basically the same as a condenser except a heatpump uses the same air constantly, so A air is already dry so holds more moisture each time and B it's already warm.
Lol
they loose efficiency at lower ambiant temperatures - why do they need that additional energy.
The initial heating up takes longer. Your talking an extra 10 minutes.
If you put another load on straight away it's back to full speed.
Soldato
Looking at either a Heat pump or Condenser dryer myself. I guess the wait times seem long with a heat pump compared to a condenser. Plus, condenser dryers are so cheap to buy.
Don't agree with most of that - we got a Bosch Heat Pump condenser a couple of years ago - its on at least once a day. Costs next to nothing to run, dries clothes as quickly as our last non condensing/non heat pump dryer - definitely not 3-4 times as long (it holds 9kg and will do this in 3h). It won't work in an outbuilding, but that isn't an issue for us.
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Mine will do 10kg in an hour
So that is 3-4 times as long.
Some only take 30-45 mins too. It has sensors built in and has 4-5 different dry settings so it will switch off when it hits the desired level.
It only cost like £300 or so as well. Maybe £350. Mine is in the garage too so a heat pump just simply wouldn't work for me. I'll get a heat pump once the garage is converted and I bring the washing machine into the kitchen possibly.
I will just chime in here with my experience of two heat pump dryers
You get what you pay for!
First was an expensive indesit that lasted three years - yes it took an age and sometimes had to go through two cycles to get 'dry'. When it packed up I ripped it apart to see how poor the engineering was - it was terrible. Lint everywhere, all over the fins - everywhere! I was fastidious with cleaning both filters
Now have a Samsung - omg
One cycle and it's done, takes around 1h40 for an average mixed load. The fluff filter doesn't get clogged up and the filter on the heat pump so far hasn't even got dusty. A world away from the last one
You get what you pay for!
First was an expensive indesit that lasted three years - yes it took an age and sometimes had to go through two cycles to get 'dry'. When it packed up I ripped it apart to see how poor the engineering was - it was terrible. Lint everywhere, all over the fins - everywhere! I was fastidious with cleaning both filters
Now have a Samsung - omg
One cycle and it's done, takes around 1h40 for an average mixed load. The fluff filter doesn't get clogged up and the filter on the heat pump so far hasn't even got dusty. A world away from the last one
Soldato
How much did the Samsung cost? Model?
This is why I got a condenser.
It's a smart one. It only runs for the time it takes to get that particular load dry.
Also. A lot of my stuff I can't tumble dry anyway. I'd still go with a condenser.
Soldato
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We have a samsung condenser. It's brilliant.
White knight tumble driers are by far the best in the market (I'm biast I've had one for 20+ years), British designed and manufactured, rock solid only ever had to replace a bearing or two on our vented drier in the last 10 years. It cost me £99 direct from White Knight and running costs include 4-3 hours of operation every weekday 18p per hour for a family of four.
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Do you mean inexpensive? Otherwise you don't get what you pay for.
You ever looked at the components of a vented dryer?
It's a heat element and a fan with a hole out the back. Every vented dryer works for 20 years as they are so simple! The point is they generally consume between 1.5 - 2.5 kw.
My heat pump dryer kicks out between 400-500w. Of course it won't last as long but they are sensibly priced now and it's nice not to depend on extraction for location. We picked up our A++ for just over 300 on a deal (of which there are many at the usual places) so it's not like theres a significant price difference these days anyway.