Heat Pump Dryer

Forums › Home Workshop DIY › Heat Pump Dryer

ADKM

862 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 37

#282747 9-Mar-2021 18:33

We've an opportunity to get one of these, a Samsung DV8 M50. But having tried it out we're not impressed. Compared to our F&P ye olde one where we can get nicely dried clothes in 40 mins or so this one well underperformed. On quick Dry 35 a handful of clothes were still wet! We found out later we shouldn't have opened the door part way through... but even so..

Has anyone else got one of these? How do you find it? We mainly do half-sizes washes.

1 | 2

2942 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1863

#2670582 9-Mar-2021 18:46

I have no experience with heat pump dryers, but we found our condenser dryer didn't get clothes as dry as our old basic one. It has a sensor to detect moisture and adjusts the cycle time accordingly, but it can take up to 2:10 for a cycle.

After come initial concerns, I determined the clothes were in fact dry enough. They just weren't bone dry and crisp like we were used to.

Loismustdye

942 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 256

Trusted

#2670586 9-Mar-2021 18:53

We got a Bosch one last year, short answer love it.

The power usage negligible (over summer we would use the washing line and having to use it daily over winter showed a barely perceptible increase in power over winter). Although I’m still lazy and use it over summer while the wife prefers to hang clothes outside on the line.

yes it takes a lot longer but this was well compensated by the cheap cost to run. Clothes don’t come out hot because it’s far more efficient than our old dryer and doesn’t cook our clothes to dry them.

I wish I had bought one much earlier

billgates

4706 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 672

Trusted

#2670593 9-Mar-2021 19:05

We have a Miele heat pump dryer. It takes based on our average load around 1.5 hours. Clothes come out perfectly dry with little scent infused in them as we buy their built in scent infuser capsules of different scents which is optional but it’s nice to put on clothes that smell nice. We have no clothes line so washer and dryer runs almost everyday with a baby in the house. We usually run the dryer late around 9pm or 10pm so not having to go out and hang clothes is nice.

Do whatever you want to do man.

RunningMan

9189 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 4842

#2670594 9-Mar-2021 19:05

@Loismustdye what model did you get? Do you find it OK with sheets? I had heard that ones that don't periodically reverse the drum direction can get them tangled.

Lally

102 posts

Master Geek
+1 received by user: 8

#2670603 9-Mar-2021 19:23

Loismustdye:

We got a Bosch one last year, short answer love it.

The power usage negligible (over summer we would use the washing line and having to use it daily over winter showed a barely perceptible increase in power over winter). Although I’m still lazy and use it over summer while the wife prefers to hang clothes outside on the line.

yes it takes a lot longer but this was well compensated by the cheap cost to run. Clothes don’t come out hot because it’s far more efficient than our old dryer and doesn’t cook our clothes to dry them.

I wish I had bought one much earlier

Yep can second this post, we also bought last year and we also end up using rather than hanging outside during summer. Also saved me having to duct the bloody old one!

We save the water and my wife uses for all her plants.

richms

29104 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 10222

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2670605 9-Mar-2021 19:29

I couldnt make the extra cost stack up over a condenser dryer which I have and does fine. 30c worth of power savings per load it looked like, and I would be lucky to do 4 a week. Barely gonna cover it at those amounts.

Richard rich.ms

Dell

Shop now for Dell laptops and other devices (affiliate link).

mentalinc

3384 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1023

Trusted

#2670615 9-Mar-2021 19:47

We have one, and its expensive to buy, basically free to run.

Yes they have 70-80 minutes to dry a normal load of clothes, and 2 hrs 20mins to do load of towels

But they dont heat up the room with moist air, so taking longer to run is fine.

CPU: AMD 5900x | RAM: GSKILL Trident Z Neo RGB F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC-32-GB | MB: Asus X570-E | GFX: EVGA FTW3 Ultra RTX 3080Ti| Monitor: LG 27GL850-B 2560x1440

Quic: https://account.quic.nz/refer/473833 R473833EQKIBX

Loismustdye

942 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 256

Trusted

#2670621 9-Mar-2021 20:07

RunningMan:

@Loismustdye what model did you get? Do you find it OK with sheets? I had heard that ones that don't periodically reverse the drum direction can get them tangled.

@RunningMan we got the series 4 model. Have found it does sheets fine, cotton for summer, and flannelette and arctic flannel for winter, haven’t had any issues yet.

I did hook it into the laundry tub to dump the water into so I didn’t have to empty the water collector in it.

We had an old style dryer that dumped the water straight into the air, and with the garage adjoining the house I didn’t really want that happening. I could have got a condenser, but at the time the HPD wasn’t only a few hundred more than a condenser dryer so I got the HPD instead. It’s one white ware purchase I’m glad I made.

Blurtie

487 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 131

#2670623 9-Mar-2021 20:15

We've got the Samsung DV90 and we're pretty happy with it. As others have said, it does take a bit longer to do a load, but it uses next to nothing in power. To be honest, I don't even look at the time it takes. I usually just set it and forget. It'll give a standard approx time at the start then recalculate once its going.. I've never used the machine in a way where I needed a load done by a set time..

On my machine I can set the dry level (from 1-3), I usually set it to 3 and the loads come out dry. It's not piping hot like a traditional dryer, but I like to think that's it's more gentle on my clothes that way..

Batman

Mad Scientist
30014 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 6217

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2670625 9-Mar-2021 20:24

It won't dry in 35 mins. Set it on auto and leave it.

BuzzLightyear

416 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 106

#2670672 9-Mar-2021 20:38

billgates:
We have a Miele heat pump dryer. It takes based on our average load around 1.5 hours. Clothes come out perfectly dry with little scent infused in them as we buy their built in scent infuser capsules of different scents which is optional but it’s nice to put on clothes that smell nice. We have no clothes line so washer and dryer runs almost everyday with a baby in the house. We usually run the dryer late around 9pm or 10pm so not having to go out and hang clothes is nice.

Got one of these a year ago and love it. Use it all the time and power bill has gone down - plus garage is nice and dry. The flacon infusers are nice but a bit pricey. We use it daily as well. Agree around an hour to an hour and 1/2 to dry a full load.

HP

Shop now for HP laptops and other devices (affiliate link).

BuzzLightyear

416 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 106

#2670673 9-Mar-2021 20:38

billgates:
We have a Miele heat pump dryer. It takes based on our average load around 1.5 hours. Clothes come out perfectly dry with little scent infused in them as we buy their built in scent infuser capsules of different scents which is optional but it’s nice to put on clothes that smell nice. We have no clothes line so washer and dryer runs almost everyday with a baby in the house. We usually run the dryer late around 9pm or 10pm so not having to go out and hang clothes is nice.

Froglotion

208 posts

Master Geek
+1 received by user: 78

#2670783 9-Mar-2021 23:43

Have a Bosch heatpump dryer, forget the exact model but 8 series 8kg from memory. It can certainly take it's time, but i've never had a problem with things not drying. It won't beat a standard dryer for speed as it actually collects the water and doesn't just pour it out into your room if you aren't ducted. Even the heatpump one creates a bit of moisture. My laundry is pretty small so I just open the door to the garage so it doesn't build up. Went with heatpump as newborn means washing most days.

I'm sure it's the same deal with Samsung, nothing wrong with it, it will just take longer as it's more efficient and operates differently. Try a few of the settings and i'm sure you'll be impressed. Long run time doesn't matter when its running costs are so low compared to conventional dryers.

michaelmurfy

meow
13581 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 10914

Moderator

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2670784 9-Mar-2021 23:51

I've had a Samsung one for just over 6 years now (Samsung DV90H8000HW) - still going strong and never had any issues with it.

Yes, it does take quite a while to dry compared to a standard unit but I seriously don't notice it on my power bill either. My unit isn't designed to dry quickly - it does take a while for the heatpump to fire up etc.

When this eventually dies I'll be buying another heatpump unit. I like the fact it doesn't make the air humid and is rather quiet + can do a full load straight from the washing machine.

Michael Murphy | https://murfy.nz
Referral Links: Quic Broadband (use R122101E7CV7Q for free setup)

Are you happy with what you get from Geekzone? Please consider supporting us by subscribing.
Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer.

snnet

1413 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 556

#2670790 10-Mar-2021 00:58

I got my first dryer ever, an LG heat pump dryer, over the first lockdown and I love it. It gets used a lot and dries things very well - I usually run it for 1 hr 20 mins on the settings I choose (anticrease, mix, "turbo" dry -- it has options for line dry, cupboard dry and turbo dry)

The best thing is no horrible humidity from it and I haven't seen my power bill creep up at all

1 | 2