Tumble Dryer - Condenser

obi604

Need to buy a condenser tumble dryer.

There are ones for about 300 Euro like this: https://www.did.ie/collections/condenser-dryers/products/indesit-8kg-freestanding-condenser-dryer-white-i2d81wuk (energy rating B)

and then other like this for 500 Euro: https://www.did.ie/collections/condenser-dryers/products/bosch-serie-4-8kg-freestanding-heat-pump-tumble-dryer-white-wth84000gb (energy rating A)

Is it worth spending the extra 200 euro for an A versus B energy rating. Or in teh real world will it make much of a difference

L1011

The A rated one is a heat pump dryer which is totally different tech. Clothes will be dryer and less damaged than from an old condensor but the cheaper ones are quite slow. Condensors are also slow, though.

ongarite

It's worth spending the extra IMO.

The Indesit is B rated for average electricity usage of 560kw year while the A rated Bosch is 270kw year.

At April new electricity unit day rate of 25c kWh payback term is less than 3 years.

The Bosch is considerably quieter, 4db is a lot on log scale & has delay start function which Indesit doesn't.

Only downside of heat pump Bosch is drying time is longer.

obi604

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118793450#Comment_118793450

Thanks. do you reckon its worth the extra mjoney?

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118793488#Comment_118793488

If it was my money, yes. If you use the dryer a lot it may eventually pay back also.

obi604

we use the dryer a lot, about an hour every day during the colder months

obi604

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118793483#Comment_118793483

hmmm, thanks.

The heat pump one takes longer to dry clothes, so its on for longer so not saving much.

e.g. condenser dryer may take an hour to dry the clothes

heat pump may take 90 minutes etc etc

we are a busy household and quickness is important also.

ongarite

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118793606#Comment_118793606

The cost of electricity to fully dry a load of washing on Bosch is 50% less than the Indesit. The time to dry doesn't correlate to cost.

On the energy label for each, Indesit takes 143 minutes for full load, Bosch takes 226 minutes.

To make it even clearer:

Bosch uses 2.18kw for full load to dry which would cost 54c (25c per unit) taking 226 minutes

Indesit uses 4.75kW for full load to dry which would cost €1.18 (25c per unit) taking 143 minutes.

Its a no-brainer to go for the Bosch as electricity prices are only going up in the future..

obi604

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118793665#Comment_118793665

noted, thanks for the comments

226 minutes is nearly 4 hours 😳😬

L1011

My Bosch heatpump dryer, which is a lot dearer admittedly (Serie 8, RRP 999 though often found cheaper than that) takes ~70mins for a normal, large cycle. Though they've come out of a 1400 spin washing machine so could be dryer going in.

The equivalent wetness of clothes in a vented dryer would probably take 50mins on the full temperature but would be baked and anything plastic (printing, polyester, etc) damaged; and probably about the same in an old style condenser but also be baked and damaged.

I actually went from vented to heatpump and I'm perfectly happy with it - while the house is being renovated I'm having to use a condenser washer dryer end to end cycle times can approach 8 hours with the clothes still being slightly damp!