[Closed] Heat pump dryer

We've got one of these, 2 and a half hours to dry a full load on medium heat setting but it's been worth its weight in gold for us with two small kids. Gets used every other day** on everything except sports stuff. Nothing has come out of it degraded/mishapen/shrunken.

https://ao.com/product/hd80a636-haier-heat-pump-tumble-dryer-white-73269-126.aspx

Doesn't need to be plumbed in as it collects the condensate, but it can be optionally plumbed in.

Quite noisy. Works well in the (unheated, uninsulated) cellar.

** In autumn/winter/spring when it wont dry hung outside

Beko get good reviews and test results, that's probably what I'll go for as they're not expensive.

Can save a load of energy but ours (LG in this market) has been quite delicate, it has needed service twice now.
Service person did disassemble it to clear lint from inside the machine and also lint trap has been modified with weather stripping so that no lint should get past the filter.

We have a Zanussi, works very well but the control panel is just utter rubbish - nothing does what you expect. Can't say I'd recommend it based on that.

We Got a Bosch something or other before Xmas. I’d have to check which - the Mrs ordered it , before I realised how much it was! 😳
Very smart tho, uses very little energy … and it’s very very quiet.
she is over the moon with it.
It was about £700 mind.
Keeps her happy 🙂

According to Which there is roughly £100 a year difference in electricity cosats between the best and worst driers. It isn't all about vented v heat pump either.

Top 10. Cost Electricity Lifetime Cost
Indesit YT M11 82 X UK Heat pump £380 £34 £1,052
Hotpoint V4D01P(UK) Vented £140 £49 £1,127
Blomberg LTH3842W pump £500 £32 £1,139
Hisense DHGE8013 Heat pump £469 £36 £1,190
Sharp KD-NHH8S7GW2-EN Heat pump £369 £41 £1,191
Hotpoint NTM1182XBUK Heat pump £449 £38 £1,213
Bush BCGBTD8HP Heat pump £320 £47 £1,253
Indesit YT M10 71 R UK Heat pump £380 £44 £1,258
Bosch WTR88T81GB/01 Heat pump £659 £30 £1,259
Samsung DV80TA020TE/EU Heat pump £599 £34 £1,278

Bottom 10
Blomberg LTK21003W Condenser £349 £123 £2,800
Hoover HLV9DG-80 Vented £243 £129 £2,820
Hoover DXO C9TCE Condenser £300 £127 £2,834
Candy CS C10LF-80 Condenser £230 £131 £2,845
Beko DTBC10001 Condenser £300 £128 £2,851
Candy CSC10DF Condenser £239 £131 £2,859
Hoover HL V10LG-80 Vented £229 £135 £2,936
Hoover ATD C10TKEX-80 Condenser £425 £126 £2,948
Candy GVSC10DCG-80 Condenser £280 £134 £2,955
Hoover DX C10DG-80 Condenser £299 £135 £3,008

Those will be pre-price rise cost I think so at current prices going from and expensive to a cheap to run tuble drier could save £200 per year.

Running costs based on 3 loads a week.

https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/tumble-dryers/article/tumble-dryer-buying-guide/how-to-buy-the-best-tumble-dryer-a2Xa42O3YWK7#how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-a-tumble-dryer

I've got that same Haier one. Says 2h40 at the start for a cotton load but I find it rarely takes more than 2 hours. Came with the drain kit but can just fill a tank that you empty instead. Pretty pleased with it, noticeably less heat into the room, even came with a rack for drying shoes and the like.

We've got a small 3kg dryer in the porch - it's front vented, so we just run the pipe outside through the window. It dries a washer load in 45 minutes. Basic, cheap. Works where it lives. we've not got space in the kitchen, nor will I have one in the garage (humidity - bikes and tools)

We got this one because it was cheap (333 at the moment) and got a reasonable review in Which
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293689902200

We've had an AEG heat pump one for about 2 years. Seems fine - dries clothes pretty well, and supposed to be fairly efficient.

Any way of making a good estimate of how much our ancient vented tumble dryer is costing to run so I can make a meaningful cost:benefit assessment of 'upgrading'?

Also, can the fancy heat pump dryers operate when it's a bit chilly? Our dryer lives in the garage so temp is only a couple of degrees above that outside in Winter.

Also, can the fancy heat pump dryers operate when it’s a bit chilly? Our dryer lives in the garage so temp is only a couple of degrees above that outside in Winter.
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I think ours is a condensor rather than Heat pump but lives in the workshop which is unheated (unless we're in it). Seems to work fine at a few degrees above zero.

Not sure about that Which? report, but it may just be that there's more in details I can't see. If the costs are based on 3 loads a week, does that distinguish the dryers with 4kg loads from those with 8kg loads?

Thanks all! Much appreciated. So heat pump - does that take heat from the room. If it does and the room Is heated then aren’t the consumption numbers understated

Tall Paul. I think one way to estimate is - look up the power rating (usually a label is on the machine) or google the model number from the same label. If you run it at the highest setting then just multiply the run time (in hours) for how long on average you use it each time, less 5/10 mins for the cool bit at the end by the power consumption in kw. Then multiply that by how many times you use it in a year (or month or whatever period). Then multiply that by the cost of a kw/h unit of electric. That will give you a guesstimate of the cost.

If it has multiple power settings you might need google to help for for the consumption of them

Alternatively get something like a TP link tado or Kasa (or similar) energy monitoring smart plug and that should tell you when you use it.

According to Which there is roughly £100 a year difference in electricity costs between the best and worst driers. It isn’t all about vented v heat pump either.

Those differences can be roughly doubled when you take into account the April price cap.

Very roughly speaking, from April it will be around 1kwh (30p) for a 5kg load with a heat pump. Around 3kWh (90p) for a vented or condenser. But look at the energy labels for the specific models.

In our case that equates to £75 with our Miele heat pump, versus £225 with our old condenser (250 loads a year).

In answer to another question - they do not take heat from the room.

There was a thread a couple of weeks ago, that might be worth hunting down. To save you the bother, the general consensus was that heat pump dryers lived up to expectations in terms of energy consumption. However, some people were disappointed with the drying times. From the very limited sample, Bosch and Miele seemed to garner some satisfaction.