Quick replies appreciated - about to order heat pump tumble drier!

[bartyfum]

Need to order tonight. Looking at getting a heat pump tumble drier. No space for a vented one, and husband prefers heat pump to condenser as more economical. Bit worried that they seem very slow though. Any experiences? How long does it take to dry a standard load?

Aren't you nervous about leaving a tumble dryer on all night while you're asleep or all day while you're at work in view of the fire risk? I don't really mind waiting three or four hours for clothes to dry as I often work from home, but 6 or 7 hours is a bit much. Does it really take that long or is that just certain programs? Most people seem to be saying two or three hours.

Who said it takes 6-7 hours? If it was taking that long I would assume it was broken.

OK I see two people have mentioned theirs taking that long for excessively large loads. I don't wash 9kg of towels at a time because it would unbalance the washing machine, so I don't have that problem. TBH if I do have a lot of large towels in a load I tend to throw them over the bannister to save space and time in the dryer.

I do find if I just put a double bedding set in with nothing else the duvet cover will tie itself into an inpenetrable knot (which would then presumably take forever to actually dry in the middle of the knot, though mine was dry when it did this) so I don't use it for double duvet covers. I hang them over the bannister instead. Luckily we only have a couple for guests - DH and I have separate extra-large single duvets from Ikea which I find much easier to wash and dry anyway.

I have a Bosch, and it is fine. I briefly had a Beko but had to return it because it was so awful.

My Samsung heat pump dryer is great. It takes a reasonable time to dry things they come out soft and not wrinkled or crispy. It is easy to remove the parts to defluff etc. and I get a text to say when it has finished love it!

Yes, don’t get a Beko!

I have a Grundig, it’s great. About 3 - 3.5 hours to dry a load of towels, but less for synthetics and lighter weight items. Wouldn’t want to be without it.

Prefer a condenser

I posted earlier about my Beko, which I love, but I was reminded about my Dd’s experience. We bought her a Logik which was dreadful. Screamingly loud and didn’t dry. We returned it to Curry’s and we paid a bit more to change to a Beko. Not the same model as ours, but I thought it would perform just the same. It was awful - spent ages and didn’t dry the clothes at all. Back to Curry’s again, and we paid a bit more again, and finally ended up with a Samsung which she is very happy with. 3 separate dryers in 3 weeks! I’m glad we were on the ball so quickly as Currys are very tricky if you return outside the 30 days.