Tumble dryer...
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In my case I tend to wander back to my phone planning to kick it off, forget and then wander back to the washer a couple of hours later wondering why it's doing nothing
this looks simpler than the samsungMine has wifi but it’s a gimmick I stopped using it and just use the controller on the front. Was the same with the dishwasher for me as well. Used it at the start but never again.
It also has what they call a self cleaning condenser. I just need to hoover out the double filter thing at the front. I do it after every use.
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the samsung has the double filter in a similar position, then there is also the HE which needs brushing, (
They're different, though yes both are condensing the water - condensers use a heater, which condenses into hot water that you either drain away or empty the tank after using.I though heat pump was by design also condenser?
We went heat pump, great decision, the best part is emptying the water tank and seeing how much water DIDN'T go into the house. If you enjoy the pleasure of emptying a dehumidifier you'll love a heat pump drier
Heat pumps cycle air through the machine, make it humid, then condense the water, then run that dry air back through the machine again. It should be more energy efficient than a condenser machine, because it's relying on drying the air rather than heating it.
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I'm not seeing that price anywhere?
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They’ve gone up in price by £30 now as the base price, but the 20% off codes are fairly frequent.
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I wanted a heat pump dryer but unfortunately it can't be used in the conservatory as its far too cold.
For a period of a few months over a winter when we first moved in, we ran ours out of the shed which gets down to equally low temps. It was fine as I recall. Does the manufacturer specifically state not to then?
How cold is your conservatory? Mine is in the utility part/back of garage (although garage is attached to house, not separate) which doesn’t have any central heating and it works fine.
I know room temperature is preferred, but i've done quite a few cycles on mine now through this cold period we’ve had recently and its dried a whole load in a few hours every time.
They probably dry optimally if you can keep them inside the main part of your house, but i think as long as it doesnt get down close to freezing it should be fine. mine in the manual says - "The working environment temperature of the dryer is 5°C-35°C. Do not place it below 0°C or at a high temperature. The appliance performs best at a room temperature of 23 °C."
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I know it's not the same and I'm sure the manufacturer will list its operating temp - but my split AC system is a heatpump and I have it set to 22 degrees ATM (the inverter lives outside)
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The most annoying part of my samsung one is this brushing!
Find sometimes it's just a little bit damp in there and just becomes a nightmare to clean fully.My Samsung Heat Pump tumble dryer is nearly 10 years old now (bought when they were quite new tech) and it's been ace. Only thing is, it's gotten quite noisy and there is this ticking like something is worn out/rubbing.
I've been over due to take it apart...stare into its insides like I know what's wrong...leave it in bits over a weekend...receive a telling off from the Mrs for "playing" with things... only to put it back together Sunday evening with only cut knuckles and sore knees to show for it.
I've been over due to take it apart...stare into its insides like I know what's wrong...leave it in bits over a weekend...receive a telling off from the Mrs for "playing" with things... only to put it back together Sunday evening with only cut knuckles and sore knees to show for it.
To be honest, 10 years for a modern appliance is pretty good going.
That's decent consumption. How long does a load take? I remember measuring mine once and I recall it was at least twice as efficient as an old vented one. Actually some of the vented ones can use 3-5kwh a load apparently.
I'm measuring consumption for a load now. Ours tends to take 2.5 hours ish. It comes up with 2hrs30 but then auto senses and sometimes is less. I swear sometimes it's more as well. It's noisier than I'd like but meh.
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I have a 11kg Candy heat pump sensor tumble dryer and it's been brilliant. The programs I use are either 2 hours for clothes or 3 hours for towels (I use the maximum dryness setting) although the sensor more often than not stops it before the time is up as the items are already dry. The two hour program uses up to 0.456 kwh and the three hour program uses up to 0.615 kwh (measured by a plug in energy monitor) but rarely uses this much unless it's a big load. It helps as we have a 1400rpm spin washing machine so the clothes are pretty dry when they come out of that. It has Wi-Fi and a smartphone app but I have never used it and probably never will. I mostly use it overnight on the cheap rate (7p per unit). Ours has three filters, the usual two into one inside the door plus a third large foam filter down the bottom to block any remaining fluff from getting onto the heat exchanger, not thaat much gets past the top two anyway. I was against tumble driers until I read up on heat pump sensor dryers and now I can't imagine being without it.
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Mine is a very similar design but Hoover branded (I suspect nearly all of them are made in the same place). It has a square of foam over the heat exchanged you can pull out and brush the fluff off. Would be easy to just cut a square and add it to yours.The most annoying part of my samsung one is this brushing!
Even when it's a little damp it's fine as the lint sticks together with it.
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hybrid are the latest and more effective there, they have an electric heater which helps overall efficiency
I've not replaced my TD with a heat pump one, as I found it to be a false economy from a cost only perspective, but if you are buying new it makes sense to go that route.
120 mins, on low heat (I never use high, unless finishing my goose down duvet) pulls under 2kW, and not constantly, so given I always run it off-peak it's less than 14p per load (could run if from battery too). I reckon it would take 25 years for a heat pump to make an dent with the savings, and I'd be scrapping a perfectly good tumble drier, which isn't very environmentally friendly at all. The drier has now got to be nearly 20 years old, or older, I forget, how often does the R134a refrigerant in the heat pump drier need replacing?
120 mins, on low heat (I never use high, unless finishing my goose down duvet) pulls under 2kW, and not constantly, so given I always run it off-peak it's less than 14p per load (could run if from battery too). I reckon it would take 25 years for a heat pump to make an dent with the savings, and I'd be scrapping a perfectly good tumble drier, which isn't very environmentally friendly at all. The drier has now got to be nearly 20 years old, or older, I forget, how often does the R134a refrigerant in the heat pump drier need replacing?
Yeh the ROI wont be worth it if you already have a decent tumble dryer.
But, as you say if buying new, you can get them for quite reasonable amounts of money now so it is the way to go.