Tumble dryer - Vented or Condenser?

[Cookson]

Ours is giving up after 11 years, 2 belts and a few kicks. It seems hardly anyone stocks vented items these days and condensers seem to be "more efficent" on B ratings.

I've read somewhere that condensers don't get the clothes "as dry" or fluffy.

Can anyone who's had both recommend which is best.

 

[Matt Cup]

Or option 3 get a Heat pump instead.

 

[Cookson]

Or option 3 get a Heat pump instead.

I'm not a baller

 

[botfch]

I'm not a baller

Can get them for £400

 

[Cookson]

Can get them for £400

Can also get vented for £200

 

[Cookson]

I suppose heat pump could be considered

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/candy-chp-h8a2de-nfc-8-kg-heat-pump-tumble-dryer-white-10242946.html

Uses less than half the power of vented

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

Found some typical energy usage:
Vented - 5.34kWh / cycle
Condenser - 5.20kWh / cycle
Heat Pump - 2.16kWh / cycle

If you're paying 50p/unit for electricity, then that's a saving of £1.60 / cycle with the heat pump, so you've paid off the difference in price in about 150 loads. For us that'd be no more than about six months.

 

[botfch]

Can also get vented for £200

Some quick maths a vented is going to cost £1.70 a load a heat pump 70p you’d earn that £200 back in a year.

Ninjad by Rich.

 

[Cookson]

Cheers dudes.

So do these heat pumps still dry OK, leave towels fluffy etc?

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

Cheers dudes.

So do these heat pumps still dry OK, leave towels fluffy etc?

Yep

 

[botfch]

Cheers dudes.

So do these heat pumps still dry OK, leave towels fluffy etc?

Honestly in my opinion no, I do prefer how towels out of my parents vented one come out vs the Samsung heat pump we’ve got.

However that things like 20yrs old and probably costs £3 an hour to run.

 

[Steve]

Can also get vented for £200

I can run my HP dryer all day for less than 1 hour use of vented one.

Seriously the savings are worth the outlay getting a HP dryer.

I went the extra for A+++

Haier HD90-A3959 i-Pro Series 5 9kg Heat Pump Tumble Dryer

Make light work of the laundry with this Haier i-Pro 9kg Heat Pump tumble dryer. Plenty of features and technology make drying your clothes easy. See more.

www.euronics.co.uk

 

[seb]

I did my man maths in the household bills thread.

i’ve got a miele heat pump tumble dryer. It is really good

 

[Matt Cup]

I can run my HP dryer all day for less than 1 hour use of vented one.

Seriously the savings are worth the outlay getting a HP dryer.

I went the extra for A+++

Haier HD90-A3959 i-Pro Series 5 9kg Heat Pump Tumble Dryer

Make light work of the laundry with this Haier i-Pro 9kg Heat Pump tumble dryer. Plenty of features and technology make drying your clothes easy. See more.

www.euronics.co.uk

He’s not a baller remember.

 

[Steve]

He’s not a baller remember.

Look at Rich’s numbers pays for itself in no time.
Mines been on since 10am today, currently got the duvet covers & pillow cases on.

I went for one that the feedback from users actually dried everything 😂

 

[donnylad]

I’m now after a tumble dryer as mines squeezing like a pig getting bummed (I’d imagine?)

Are the heat pump actually worth it?

What do people recommend?

Cheers.

 

[Steve]

I’m now after a tumble dryer as mines squeezing like a pig getting bummed (I’d imagine?)

Are the heat pump actually worth it?

What do people recommend?

Cheers.

Mines be excellent & hardly notice it on the E usage.

 

[donnylad]

Which did you get Steve?

 

[Oggy997]

Gas

 

[Steve]

Which did you get Steve?

This one, got 10 yr parts & labour warranty on them last December.

Haier HD90-A3959 i-Pro Series 5 9kg Heat Pump Tumble Dryer

Make light work of the laundry with this Haier i-Pro 9kg Heat Pump tumble dryer. Plenty of features and technology make drying your clothes easy. See more.

www.euronics.co.uk

 

[Ph1 Tom]

Been looking at heat pump driers today. I take it they're much of a muchness? All seem to be A++ for £350/400.

 

[Matt W]

We got a samsung heatpump one. It has AI and uses an app. Would recommend

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

We got a samsung heatpump one. It has AI and uses an app. Would recommend

"Samsung Heatpump AI"

If Clothes.Wet = True
Dry.Time ++ 1
End If

A timely thread as our Bosch HP dryer just shat it's power control module, two weeks before the warranty expired. Engineer came out and replaced it today though so hopefully we've got another couple of cheap years drying still in it.