Just replaced our 5 year old Hisense Heat pump dryer with a newer Hisense Heat pump dryer. Our dryer is on pretty much all day, every day (family of 5), so we definitely noticed the difference in running costs compared to an electric condenser/vented.
Yes, they take longer to dry a full load than a condenser - we previously had an old gas powered commercial dryer, which was incredible (a 10kg wet load took 20 minutes to dry fully!), but the parts to fix it were going to cost more than the entire, new heat-pump machine.
Don't be afraid to use the "ready to iron" & "linen storage" settings - the only things we run completely dry are the kids' school polos & my t-shirts, as they're folded and put in drawers. Anything that hangs in the wardrobe or needs ironing is okay to not fully dry.
