Tumble dryer - heat pump or condenser?

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Seems to be a mixed bag from what I can see.

Any real-use feedback?

Time is not a factor, I never need to dry something "there and then", if my pants are wet, so be it....

I just want to have dry clothes without them being on a radiator making the house damp.

Also, is it worth paying £100 for an extra Kg of capacity in the dryer, specifically, 10Kg to 11Kg?

Our washing machine is 11Kg so would make sense but worth the extra cost Vs just doing smaller loads?

Thanks.
 
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happy_2008 said:
I think heat pump ones take a lot longer to dry and are generally more expensive to buy. I have a condenser dryer and it works perfect.
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I thought this would be an issue when I got one

But I've found our 8kg Samsung heat pump can actually dry a load before the next wash has completed
 
Condenser here too, working like a trooper going on on average twice a day with all the kids soiled clothes and whatnot.
 
Are the running costs of Condensers "astronomical" or reasonable?

I remember my mum having a vented thing as a kid... it was rumoured it ate a £20 note just for turning it on.
 
Exhaust tube back in the day, then early condenser dryer's that drained into a container you had to slide out and empty, they now work from the cold feed and pump it out waste same as washing cycle does.
 
Gimpymoo said:
Are the running costs of Condensers "astronomical" or reasonable?

I remember my mum having a vented thing as a kid... it was rumoured it ate a £20 note just for turning it on.
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I've not noticed any expenses in the last 6 years i've ran one, but I also have to clarify that I live on my own, so it gets used maybe twice a week at most.
 
I have a heat pump dryer. Takes about 3 hours to completely dry a full load of cottons.

However when it's running my smart meter stays green. Keeps me happy!
 
Gimpymoo said:
Are the running costs of Condensers "astronomical" or reasonable?

I remember my mum having a vented thing as a kid... it was rumoured it ate a £20 note just for turning it on.
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chaparral said:
One thing to note due to tumble dryers can cost a fortune to run if you use them a lot

My last tumble dryer which was a Condensing one was 2300watts to 2600watts peak

My new heat pump dryer is only 800watts
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Thread bump to ask the same question as our existing condenser dryer's motor has failed.

Thinking about spending £700 on a heat pump tumble dryer, a model with a self cleaning condenser as it's a job we always forgot until we noticed the efficiency of the dryer dropping. The change from yearly running costs of 560kWh previously to 230kWh is about a £70 saving a year at current electricity prices. That's 4 years before the difference is paid on a conventional condenser or lesser heat pump dryer.

You can see I'm trying hard to justify the cost ;).
 
Gimpymoo said:
That is great, but what about the dryer?
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:D

Also a condenser here. Didn't take long to decide that.

What I love about mine is the adaptive dry time. Put one thing in and it'll only be on 10 mins. Fill it up and it'll run an hour plus.

Definitely worth that feature
 
Mysterae_ said:
Thread bump to ask the same question as our existing condenser dryer's motor has failed.

Thinking about spending £700 on a heat pump tumble dryer, a model with a self cleaning condenser as it's a job we always forgot until we noticed the efficiency of the dryer dropping. The change from yearly running costs of 560kWh previously to 230kWh is about a £70 saving a year at current electricity prices. That's 4 years before the difference is paid on a conventional condenser or lesser heat pump dryer.

You can see I'm trying hard to justify the cost ;).
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My current drier is 14 years old (family of 4, used 4-5 times per week)... you shouldn't be expecting white goods to only last 4 years!
 
I got a heat pump earlier this year. Cost a bit more than a condenser (still, only £350 though), but I was mostly looking at the long term energy savings over the initial cost.
 
Heat pump. I have a Bosch dryer and it will do a full load on the driest setting in 3h15. It was only £~350 and I have 3 adults and 2 children in my house so it's on quite a lot.
 
If you can get the Octopus overnight 5p unit costs can be reduced ... are there now some newer (e:heat pump) entrants in the market ?

the attraction of less wear of the heat pump on clothing would be a plus, but with some working from home its more possible to dry outside.
 
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