Would you still consider buying a vented tumble dryer?

anon_ymous

I have only ever had a vented dryer when i rented a room in uni, ages ago

How impatient are people? I find that my heat pump tumble dryer didn't actually take much longer than my condenser

Also are you sure you want to pay the electricity prices of a vented one? Though this depends on how often you dry, and how cheap you can get your dryer. If someone is giving it away for free, then electricity costs matter less 

anon_ymous

ic said:

I got a heat pump dryer 18 months ago, A+++ rated, previous to that we only had a combined washer-dryer, which we only used for drying bed sheets.  Normally a load dries in about 90 mins - however it always shows a worse case of 4hrs when starting.  I can't compare to vented, but have no complaints - its also hardly registers on our electric bill so we are comfortable running it through winter - summer we use the line still.  If anything does come out damp, it dries in seconds/minutes given chance to air.  The dryer is plumbed to the waste, so we don't have to empty any tanks.

I also have an A+++-10% dryer here, and tbh it's made me lazier

I figure that "if one takes an electricity cost of 25p/kWh and given that my heat pump tumble dryer has used an average of just 0.5 kWh to dry my clothes, that's just 12.5p"

That's why I dry my clothes in the summer in the tumble dryer. It helps that my washing machine spins at 1600 rpm instead of 1400 rpm too 

WIAWSNB

chrisw said:

We got rid of our drier when it died around 5 years ago and never replaced it. There are only a couple of days mid winter when we miss it, otherwise we never really think about it.

How do you dry your clothes?

*Sam*

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81446675#Comment_81446675

How did you get on with the Hoover model - and which model was it? The internet tells me they don't have a reverse drum so things get into a tangled mess and don't dry so wondering if that's true in your experience?

My 9 year old vented AEG has stopped heating (probably the heating element - it did this 3 years ago), so I'm trying to decide if getting a new vented dryer is best or repair my existing one.

jonnydeppiwish!

No. Heat pump only, the extra cost is negative after 2 years

jonnydeppiwish!

No they

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81446137#Comment_81446137

no they don’t, about 30p per load

artyboy

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81890076#Comment_81890076

yes, the lack of reverse spin definitely isn't ideal, and larger items like duvets and sheets do sometimes need some separation.

It also tries to be too smart in predicting how long it needs, and how warm it needs to get - I get it, energy efficiency and all that. But there are times where it says it's finished and things are still a bit damp.

Honestly wish I could just have got another simple model that is consistently hot and just had a timer dial. But I'm showing my age there, clearly…

sk2402005

Baught a heat pump dryer when the prices went crazy, its already paid for itself twice over.

Yes it is slower than vented or normal condencer, but the lower temperatuer is also kinder on the clothing.

It runs at around 400w, instead of 2200w for a normal dryer.

gazfocus

We've always had condenser driers but have been looking at options for when ours needs replacing. Our current one was a relatively expensive Hoover drier (after too having a cheap 'replacement' for a recalled hotpoint/whirlpool model). Our current drier seems to take an absolute age to dry, often having to let it do 2 full cycles and boy it throws out some heat and makes the utility room toasty.

I recently saw a video on Youtube about heat pump driers and how they're 'designed to die' and incredibly difficult to repair (you have to take the whole thing apart to change parts that are really accessible on a 'normal' drier which put me off.

I'm considering getting a vented drier next time if there's any still around but will mean getting a hole drilled through the wall.

silverwhistle

Seems like views are a bit mixed. I'm having a laundry room made out of the outside loo and store so will finally have space for a tumble dryer, plus after the last couple of months a real desire and need for one.

To avoid a hole in the wall I think I'll go condensing, and a heat pump one probably needs quite heavy use to payback. As I'll tend to use cheaper electricty rates or even a contribution from PV that makes payback even longer. The line will still be in use when possible but as I get older I think the convenience will be appreciated more, especially if we have more winters like we've just had.