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If you have a condenser tumble dryer?

56 replies

RosieLeaLovesTea · 01/05/2022 18:48

Hi all
hoping to move house in a few months. Have space utility for a tumble dryer. How long does it take for condenser dryer to do a normal load? Thanks

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FrogFairy · 01/05/2022 22:22

@Discovereads please would you be willing to share the make and model of your washer and dryer?

Catmummyof2 · 01/05/2022 22:26

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Ringmaster27 · 01/05/2022 22:27

Came on to say almost exactly what @CasatnaKlimp said.
Sounds like we may have the same dryer - mines a Beko and recalculates the time on the display throughout the cycle. Usually never takes longer than 1hr

Discovereads · 01/05/2022 22:35

FrogFairy · 01/05/2022 22:22

@Discovereads please would you be willing to share the make and model of your washer and dryer?

They’re Samsung Series 9 washer and dryer. They’re almost 2yrs old so may be better out there now.

Smallorangecat · 01/05/2022 22:37

Hours. Each cycle takes 2-3hrs, but it takes 2 or 3 goes to actually dry stuff. Except occasionally it will be dry after 1 cycle and sometimes it isn’t dry after 3 at which point I give up, and I have no idea what I do differently. It’s shit, but recently there was a thread asking people to recommend a tumble dryer and several people recommended it.

CasatnaKlimp · 01/05/2022 22:56

@Ringmaster27 yes it is the sensor bit so it works out how dry the clothes are and as you say recalculates the remaining time stopping when it is dry. Mine is also plumbed in which is simple to do and we did ourselves so no emptying the drawer of water. It is next to the washing machine so just drains into the same pipe.

DrDreReturns · 01/05/2022 23:03

The heat pump ones are shit. Our old machine was a washing machine / heat pump dryer combination and it took hours and hours to dry everything. We've replaced it with a washing machine without a dryer function and we use a clothes line in good weather or a dehumidifier and clothes horses if it's wet /cold.

StuckInTheMiddleOfNowhere · 01/05/2022 23:04

A big load of towels 75 min.
Bedding the same.

I don't use for much else tbh

PickAChew · 01/05/2022 23:05

1-2 hours, depending on what it is. A full load of towels is more like 2.

AllLopsided · 01/05/2022 23:08

@Smallorangecat is it a Candy by any chance? Mine is useless! I have to run an extra dry cycle which can take up to 3 hours plus an extra 45 mins for a dense load (T-shirts and underwear). Bedding/shirts a bit quicker. Two dryers ago we had a vented Bosch which dried in half the time (came with the house and lasted 15 years+).

Jellybean23 · 01/05/2022 23:09

Buy a condenser tumbler with a sensor. It stops when the washing is at the required dryness so you won't waste energy by over drying the laundry. No more guesswork setting a timer. And spin the washing at the fastest speed you can before drying, that makes a massive difference.

PickAChew · 01/05/2022 23:10

And mine is a replacement for a heat pump dryer that worked well for just over a year then got worse and worse. And more expensive to run, plus it wore things out because it was no longer efficient. Current vanilla condenser dryer is as good as the day it arrived, 2 years ago, after being used 2-3 times a day, every day.

SeasonFinale · 01/05/2022 23:15

Wow at the length of time some of these seem to take! 45mins to an hour max for a heavy load.

Tip - put a dry hand towel in and it is even quicker.

PhilippaPhilpot · 01/05/2022 23:17

I would say an hour... It takes longer than a 40 minute wash cycle but less time than a 90 minute one!

Depends though on whether it's on iron dry, cupboard dry, dry or super dry!

FusionChefGeoff · 02/05/2022 08:28

However long they take, they are all absolute energy monsters no matter what the reviews say. We've drastically reduced our bills by swapping ours for a heated airer

Pegasaurus · 02/05/2022 11:58

Which heated area did you get @FusionChefGeoff? I think this is what I'll have to do.

Bimster · 02/05/2022 11:59

45 mins with our new Miele condenser. It can help to give the wash an extra spin, especially for towels.

Floralnomad · 02/05/2022 12:02

I have a sensor drying Bosch and it usually takes about half the time of the programme - I tend to use the Allergy programme which officially is 1:53 and it usually takes between 40 minutes to 60 minutes for a general load of towels etc .

vjg13 · 02/05/2022 20:15

The heat pump condenser type take a lot longer but are more energy efficient.

SellFridges · 02/05/2022 20:21

Our heat pump condenser takes between an hour and two depending on what is in there. School
uniform is done in 45m, heavier cottons take longer.

DeskInUse · 02/05/2022 20:23

A smaller load will be easily done on 30 mins, larger load or jeans etc in 50

SellFridges · 02/05/2022 20:23

Ours is a Bosch with a sensor so it stops when things are at the required dryness. I honestly don’t think it costs loads to run, but speak from bitter experience when I say I’d rather pay the extra electric than have clothes all around making rooms damp.

SonicWomb · 02/05/2022 20:25

To @Pegasaurus and everyone with a heat pump drier, I had same issues but I can go into the settings and turn the heat setting up from 0 or +1 to +2 or +3… speeds it right up. They’re set at low heat so as to get the energy efficiency rating. It’s now down from 3+ hours to about 90 mins for a normal load.

Pinkandpurplehairedlady · 02/05/2022 20:26

Mine takes just over an hour for a full load. Going to have stop using it though due to the electricity price rises :(

Wallywobbles · 02/05/2022 20:26

4hours. Still wet. It's shit.