Are Samsung heatpump dryers any good?

Mark A

Mark A

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We recently bought a Samsung washer and were pleased with it, so are now thinking of buying a matching dryer. This model, or the 8kg version, in graphite to match the washing machine.

https://www.samsung.com/uk/laundry/tumble-dryer-dv90k6000cx/

I was all set to order, but then noticed some bad 1 star reviews on Samsungs site.

Purchased this all singing and dancing machine but you have to put anything on about 3times for it to dry then it locks its self so you cant change settings or begin using it again to dry the wet clothes that have already been in for God knows how long....... Going to be taking this back and getting a refund

Looks good, very quiet but totally useless. The laundry takes forever to dry and usually after 3+ hours is still damp. The only cycle I can use is the very hot one and even then a lot of the laundry is still coming out damp. I would not recommend a condensing dryer to anyone, there is little point having a +++ rating if you land up using twice as much electric to dry your clothes.
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I'm guessing these two guys received a dryer with a dead heat pump? It seems odd for a £680 dryer to take 3+ hours to dry a 9kg load of washing unless it was doa. But have to say this has made me a bit weary.

Anyone got one? Or know if they're any good? Or alternatively a recommendation for a darkish coloured dryer that is decent would be great.

Thanks
 
Thanks for the replies, I think I need to do a bit more research on heat pump dryers. We do use the dryer a lot and often need clothes drying fast, so I'm not sure a heat pump dryer would be ideal for us if it takes longer. Plus I wouldn't want to listen to a dryer all day, although the Samsung model is supposed to be quiet. Also I like to quickly warm my clothes up on cold winter mornings as I'm a big wuss.

If it was up to me i'd just keep our current dryer, but apparently it doesn't match and looks out of place now. It is C rated, which seems to be the same as all the current vented dryers and we have had it over 10 years and there are still parts available and they are really cheap. I'm tempted to just spray it grey lol.
 
Are condensing dryers a good middle ground then? Do they warm the clothes up and dry faster than heat pump dryers? We have a hole through the wall, but would ideally like to put a dishwasher there and move the dryer. It was a real PITA cutting the hole, so if I can avoid that with a condensing dryer it would be preferable.

I notice they're B rated, which is a slight improvement if they still dry the same as a vented model.
 
You should have gone for a Miele if spending that much, they're supposed to be really good. Also heard LG were good at the high end. I had a budget of £400 for the washing machine and it had to be dark coloured rather than white, which limited a lot of choice. The Samsungs seemed to be rated pretty highly and so far it seems to work well. Much better than the crappy Indesit washer it replaced anyway.
 
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