Advice on a new Tumble Dryer

nicenswift

Hi,

Our current Candy tumble dryer has given up the ghost.

Looking for a replacement with a budget up to £350.

The main thing we use the tumble dryer for is bath towels and bedding, everything else dry's on an Airer.

With us speed is more important than eco so looking for something that would dry 4 bath towels in under an hour if possible (we always double spin the towels in the washer)

Most of the current type of dryers seem to take such a long time to dry a load (which is fair enough as they need to be ECO friendly) but we need one that can dry quickly.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Many thanks

daveyjp

Any condenser - avoid heat pump if speed is an issue. Our Bosch condenser will do a full load in 45-60 minutes.

UnsureAboutthis

Hi

Ours is working but the heater I think its called that you pull out and clean every so often is hard to get out and near immposible to push back in - so we have been thinking of changing it for a couple of years—it's 5 years old now - we've always had a condenser dryer—do not get heat pump rubbish

Go for front loading with glass door as things can get tangled, so you can see that and untangle them for a proper, quicker drying - get the largest drum/load management you can as more space equates to better drying and less creasing.

So - largest capacity one for the home use and reverse tumble, front-loading with glass type door or whatever its made of and a condenser dryer.

The lower range brands from what I've seen on YT are bascially the same, just different company names.

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I always have Bosch appliances. Great quality for a reasonable price, in my opinion.

jonnydeppiwish!

Heat pump all the way. Much cheaper to run, longer temperature mean less potential shrinkage. Not sure why anyone would use a condenser nowadays.

ic

I'd agree on Heat Pump tumble dryer - ours probably manages to dry a load of towels in an hour or just over. If it doesn't prove fast enough, use the electricity savings to buy an extra set of towels.

There was a deal on an LG 9KG A++ model here the other day for £357: https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lg-9kg-dual-inverter-heat-pump-thinq-tumble-dryer-a-rated-uk-wlg-membership-signup-lg-referral-code-5007811

Chickereeeee

Yes, get a good heat pump dryer. Our Bosch one takes a bit longer, but is much quieter than our old (Miele) condensing one, and uses a lot less electricity. Clothes come out a lot cooler than from a condenser t/d, which is MUCH better for them, and the utility room is also cooler.

The out put air from the Miele condenser one was so hot, it caused the vinyl floor to lift!