Which tumble dryer - for garage

CLTM

I would like a tumble dryer, having never bought one before I'm flummoxed by the options.

It will be in my garage - I can vent it outside if I go with a vented one, I presume a condensing one wouldn't be ideal due to it's location, and the things I store in my garage. So vented or heat pump? Thanks for any advice!

CliveOfIndia

A condensing one ought to be fine, there shouldn't be too much condensation produced.  But if you can easily vent it outside, a standard vented dryer tends to be cheaper and simpler, with less components to go wrong.

Ayr_Rage

If you can vent to outside then 100% vented.

ButterCheese

I'd go vented all the way if you can.  Just ensure that the hole used to vent outside is well sealed, it's a popular place for rodents to push through.  You can also get rubberised feet to prevent vibration, if you have the space and aren't limited to worktop height then that could be a good idea.  

daveyjp

Vented as you don't want water being left in the machine, especially over winter when it may freeze.

Rodders53

Both condensing and heat pump TDs will vent some warm, moist, air into the room - in a very cold garage that may cause condensation on surfaces, tools etc.,.  Possibly mould as well (though many garages have a fair amount of ventilation).  In fact even vented ones aren't fully sealed. 

Heat pumps are the most electrically energy efficient.  Condensing and vented are the least and probably the same.

Both condensing and heat pumps have water tanks that need emptying into a drain and/or can pump that water away - so that water disposal needs factoring in as well. Vented pushes the wet hot air outside via the pipe.

Some on here advocate an indoor drying rack with a dehumidifier running to condense the water that might otherwise form on colder room surfaces (and cause mould with inadequate ventilation).

WIAWSNB

I recently watched a YouTube vid comparing the three types. It was evidenced and credible. The HP and Condie are both affected by ambient temps. The HP is cheapest to run, but takes a lot longer - the savings might not be what you expect.

And initial purchase price is a no-brainer. 

So I'd definitely go 'vented'. 

In remotely mild weather, I'd also clotheshorse the items for a half-day or so, but only if you can have a good through-draught in the garage - door and window open, or even the main garage door lifted. If it's breezy in there, you won't have condensation forming. This will get rid of the bulk of the moisture, so the TD drying time will be cut dramatically. 

I'd even have a look on Fb Marketplace for a near-new or barely used 2nd-hand venter. I bought a Bosch Avantixx 8 a few years back when mil stayed with us, for - I think - £60. Still looks and works as new. I would have seriously balked at forking out £100's for a new one.

Grenage

It depends how much you use it.  A vented dryer will probably cost £1.50+ per load, where as a heat pump model will be less than half of that. 

If you are using it a fair bit and the garage has sufficient ventilation, get a HP.  If you rarely use it or the garage has no ventilation, use a vented.

jennifernil

 Vented dryer for us, an AEG.

With our electricity costing 25p per kWh, the drier being rated at 2500 watts and never taking over an hour to dry even towels and bedding, a load of those dried using “strong dry” would use a max of 63p, but our WM does  spin at up to 1600 rpm.  

I hate ironing, so T shirts, trousers etc are set to “iron dry”, take 30 minutes to be ready to hang up on the racks in the utility room or bathroom to finish off, and no ironing required.  Cost  for a load of those max 31p.  I do try to wash and dry when our solar panels are producing, keeping costs down further.

Much easier for me than hanging out as due to 2 dodgy knees, steps up to our drying area, and a replaced shoulder joint, that is very difficult, so we no longer hang things outside even in summer.     With only the 2 of us at home now, we never seem to need to do more than 2 loads of washing per week on average, except when we get home after a holiday.

bjorn_toby_wilde

Vented all the way.

The joy of any small savings made with a condensing drier will soon be offset by the pain of time spent cleaning rust off tools and steel items stored in the garage.

MyRealNameToo

Heat Pump are the cheapest to use to try by a country mile but won't like being in the cold

Vented are more expensive to run but arent impacted significantly by the cold

Condenser are just poor all round. 

jennifernil said:

With our electricity costing 25p per kWh, the drier being rated at 2500 watts and never taking over an hour to dry even towels and bedding, a load of those dried using “strong dry” would use a max of 63p, but our WM does  spin at up to 1600 rpm.  

so yours is taking 2.52kW to dry your laundry whereas our heat pump and is under half that (also have a 1,600 spin). In fact ours averages at 0.6kw per load so 15p -v- your 63p