Which Tumble Dryer

rugbyleaguesmate

I've been missing for a while, PV working well though......

Tumble dryer has just gone pop....

Without trawling through all the threads, do i go for one with low energy consumption or is there a recommended one from this forum!

Currently generating 4kw....

Ian

getmore4less

Heat pump dryer.

There are various price efficiency points.

Around £400 was the sweet spot last time I looked.
Grundig with 5y warranty.

andrewf75

Which tumble drier on the green and ethical section?
Personally I've always considered them one gadget that I can definitely live without. Always had them down as very wasteful. Is that not the case any more?

Exiled_Tyke

andrewf75 wrote: »

Which tumble drier on the green and ethical section?
Personally I've always considered them one gadget that I can definitely live without. Always had them down as very wasteful. Is that not the case any more?

Those with heat pumps are pretty efficient and it could be argued green if you are using PV to run them rather using GCH to dry. Even without PV an efficient drier may still be better for the environment as a significant proportion of electricity comes from RE, and GCH is of course entirely non-RE. (And don't forget that not everyone as access to an outside washing line)

The issue with the heat pumps is that the payback of the increased cost may be unreasonably long if the drier isn't used much. A calculation of savings per load needs to be made against the additional purchase price.

Ideally I would go for the cheapest reliable heat pump drier if the figures stack up. John Lewis used to do one at a good price but I think it's now discontinued.

Martyn1981

andrewf75 wrote: »

Which tumble drier on the green and ethical section?
Personally I've always considered them one gadget that I can definitely live without. Always had them down as very wasteful. Is that not the case any more?

A tumbly is our dirty little secret. We don't dry all the clothes completely, as we've found that hanging up all the tops 'damp' means they don't need ironing. This last year we've been running a small dehumidifier (170W I think) to help dry the clothes out on PV power, or at least less grid power.

rugbyleaguesmate

thanks all, appreciate it.....off to research!

pinnks

We have a Miele Condenser which is B rated, the same as the oven. Used mainly for towels and using PV so far as possible. Otherwise use the wind in the garden when possible. But as with Mart, our dirty secret...

django01

AEG vented if you can provide a vent. We went with one soon as the panels were in place. Vented ones are less efficient but simpler machines and less to go wrong. i.e. smaller repair bills in the long term. Very happy with the product, although we have no baseline to compare to.

Sterlingtimes

I measured our B Rated ventilated dryer for a year with a meter and it consumed 1078 kWh for £120. The summer solar contribution is not inconsiderable.

If a heat-pump dryer halves consumption this would be reduced to 500 kwh for £60.

If the difference in pricing is £400 versus £200 then payback for the additional outlay is just over three years. Yes, it starts to make sense at that price.

Cardew

I have a Miele heat pump A++ condenser dryer with a 10 year warranty. Expensive to buy, and cost probably not justifiable, Can be bought from around £700.

Has delayed start to allow solar owners to take advantage of midday sun.

pinnks

Would have gone for that but decided in the end opted for a fully integrated Miele and the best they have (had) is B rated.

I have not measured actual consumption but looking at the spike in use when it is running, it looks to be about 2kWh per use, or 25p. We use once a week on average and try to max out solar generation either by eyeing the sky or just using the delay timer.

Just looked on miele.de and they have a solar tumble drier rated A+++. €1,700 so not cheap and not looked at how it actually works but an interesting concept.