Clothes dryer recommendations

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#3079631 25-May-2023 15:38

We have a miele heatpump one that is plumbed in and it will dry a load in an hour or so on express. It must be quote a bit cheaper to run than a non heat pump one, and I run it in the free hour with EK anyway.

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#3079675 25-May-2023 21:30

We’ve had a Bosch HP dryer for about 3 years and love it, no noticeable bump to the power bill, it adjusts the length of time it takes based on how damp the clothes are, ane doesn’t overcook the cloths like nonHP dryers.

noticed the other day the warehouse had living and co branded ones for sale there if you were wanting a cheaper one.

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#3079764 26-May-2023 10:07

I bought this heat pump dryer from Midea.

https://www.mideashop.co.nz/products/midea-8kg-heat-pump-dryer-mdg80-ch05-b05e-au7-p2?variant=42192140173509

Cost $99 to ship to Wellington which was okay. Works really well and while it takes longer, I now don't have all this condensation in the house and it uses way less power. Running at off peak times at 14c/kWh it costs pennies to dry a load of clothes.

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#3079825 26-May-2023 16:03

itxtme:

acetone:
I had heard a lot of people saying that the heat pump dryers take longer to dry clothes.
Can anyone who has one comment on that when they switched?

We switched to a F&P heatpump dryer. Yes it does take longer to dry the clothes. About 30% longer. However it has some big benefits. much lower power consumption 900w (max), much much gentler on clothes - in fact you can put things you would never dear put in a conventional dryer. No requirement to be vented. I recommend them, but you need to understand they take longer to do the job. You will save on power, but equally you will save on clothes replacements which can be very costly.

Which model did you purchase?

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#3079885 26-May-2023 22:07

The DH8060P1 (8kg) guess its about 4 years old and we use it a decent amount with small kids

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#3080089 27-May-2023 16:29

Bosch is best

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#3080100 27-May-2023 17:29

benokobi:

Bosch is best

thats a nice comment but at least back it up with something

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#3080157 27-May-2023 21:18

mattwnz:

We have a miele heatpump one that is plumbed in and it will dry a load in an hour or so on express. It must be quote a bit cheaper to run than a non heat pump one, and I run it in the free hour with EK anyway.

I regret asking this in the way I am about to......how big is a load?

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#3080501 28-May-2023 22:30

I'd love to know what purchase price consumer used when they compare the lifetime costs of heatpump vs condensor vs vented. They fdid that comparison when heat-pump driers first came out, but prices have tumbled quite allot lately.

I got the LG dvh5-08w for $1K at appliance outlet a couple months ago. So far so good.

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#3082264 30-May-2023 10:16

lchiu7:

I bought this heat pump dryer from Midea.

https://www.mideashop.co.nz/products/midea-8kg-heat-pump-dryer-mdg80-ch05-b05e-au7-p2?variant=42192140173509

Cost $99 to ship to Wellington which was okay. Works really well and while it takes longer, I now don't have all this condensation in the house and it uses way less power. Running at off peak times at 14c/kWh it costs pennies to dry a load of clothes.

I'm looking at this model, seems good for the price! In winter I think it will keep the garage toasty without excess moisture. We dont intend to keep the garage door open while the dryer is running would this be an issue?

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#3082289 30-May-2023 10:51

HemantVallabh:

lchiu7:

I bought this heat pump dryer from Midea.

https://www.mideashop.co.nz/products/midea-8kg-heat-pump-dryer-mdg80-ch05-b05e-au7-p2?variant=42192140173509

Cost $99 to ship to Wellington which was okay. Works really well and while it takes longer, I now don't have all this condensation in the house and it uses way less power. Running at off peak times at 14c/kWh it costs pennies to dry a load of clothes.

I'm looking at this model, seems good for the price! In winter I think it will keep the garage toasty without excess moisture. We dont intend to keep the garage door open while the dryer is running would this be an issue?

As this is a heat pump dryer, I have never experienced any noticeable warmth in the laundry. That is a great plus in my view. It also always amazes me how much water is collected in the water holder that was formerly going directly into the house.

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#3082604 31-May-2023 00:02

HemantVallabh:

I'm looking at this model, seems good for the price! In winter I think it will keep the garage toasty without excess moisture. We dont intend to keep the garage door open while the dryer is running would this be an issue?

The way a heat pump dryer works is to pump heat from the room air into the dryer. The heat will then gradually come out of the dryer again into the room. In theory, while the dryer is running, it will have reduced the air temperature in the room by moving some of the heat to the inside of the dryer. So the only heating the room will get is from the power used to do the pumping and otherwise run the dryer, which is relatively small - do not expect it to heat the room to any noticeable degree. Our Miele T1 does not heat our relatively small washhouse to any noticeable extent, or cool it noticeably either.

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#3082649 31-May-2023 09:28

fe31nz:

The way a heat pump dryer works is to pump heat from the room air into the dryer.

actually no, they are a closed loop. its simply a dehumidifier inside a sealed box with clothes inside. air simply does a continuous loop through the dehumidifier, there is no connection from the dehumidifier to the outside. it only heats up due to the waste heat from the compressor, which eventually leaks into the room.

now there is another type of dryer which is a mix. it pulls house air in, runs it through the clothes and then over an exhaust plate to condense some of the water out before blowing the air back out in the room. i don't know much on that type and i'm not sure if they are even still for sale these days.

edit: condenser dryer and they are still for sale. same as a normal heated dryer but has a heat recover unit (hrv) which uses incoming air to cool outgoing air which condensates some of the moisture out. but its still using resistive heating so it still costs a fair bit to run.

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#3082676 31-May-2023 10:34

What @tweake said.

Condenser dryers heat up your clothes and use quite a bit of water keeping the condenser cool. Old fashioned vented dryers bake your clothes and must be vented (unless you want to turn your house into a rainforest). Heat pump dryers are very energy efficient, gentle and convenient but are complex and quite expensive. You would have to run them for a lot of hours a day to cover the extra cost with energy savings but they don't bake your clothes and they don't need venting outside.

Can vent outside and on a budget? Get a vented dryer. Simple, cheap to buy and reliable.

Can't vent or want the best? Get a heat pump dryer.

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#3082712 31-May-2023 12:16

We love our Samsung 9.0Kg Heat Pump Dryer model DV90T7440BT and yes it is connected to the home network via the Smart Things app. It also talks to its mate the Samsung 9.5Kg Front Load Washing Machine WW95T754DBT so the dryer knows what wash load it was (AI tech).

We strictly follow the cleaning instructions when it notifies us. We have definately noticed a drop in power usage with this dryer.

The OP's quoted Samsung DV80T5420AW is identical apart from being 1kg smaller. That is a good price too. We paid $1899 which included the $399 off Harvey Normal Home Show deal.

Whilst the difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer. However, miracles you will have to wait for.

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