Heat Pump Tumble Dryers

[tspill]

Originally Posted by Moorlandman

Mixed bag of reviews😀

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I think it's like everything - you will get good and bad reviews.
I tend to ignore official reviews and they never mimic the real world. I generally look at customer reviews - read many on the worst ones to see if they are things that affect me or not. I generally ignore the extremes at the worst and the best to get a real flavour.

[megaflyer]

Originally Posted by THE WIZARD

Gosh I have opened a can of worms on this subject haven't I

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No not really - I just think they are a fad like square steering wheels on Alegros, beta max videos and then laser disk players - always had some fans but in this case you cant beat the tried and tested (I have had all 3 ) - I juts hate to see people waste their money to be honest when there are cheaper and more effective alternatives around

[Angelina]

I had a Grundig heat pump dryer, absolutely hated it, sold it and went back to a Zanussi condensor dryer, which is great.

[tspill]

Originally Posted by megaflyer

No not really - I just think they are a fad like square steering wheels on Alegros, beta max videos and then laser disk players - always had some fans but in this case you cant beat the tried and tested (I have had all 3 ) - I juts hate to see people waste their money to be honest when there are cheaper and more effective alternatives around

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But they aren't really a fad though. Manufacturers are having to use different technologies to reduce energy usage. And they are also starting to reduce production of the older types for the same reason.
They are more like electric cars than the items you have mentioned. I hate electric cars and wouldn't buy one. But at some stage I will have no option.

[Lizzim]

Originally Posted by megaflyer

No not really - I just think they are a fad like square steering wheels on Alegros, beta max videos and then laser disk players - always had some fans but in this case you cant beat the tried and tested (I have had all 3 ) - I juts hate to see people waste their money to be honest when there are cheaper and more effective alternatives around

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But as you can see from other posts (like mine) that some of us have found them to be really effective.

Ours is also a condenser and we love it!

[Fairy Helen]

We have just got a Bosch one. I was sceptical about drying times but we have found it’s not too bad under 2 hours completely dry...longer than the condenser we had but only 30mins or so. Like it so far. And it’s quieter too.
Lint filters are easy to clean in ours. We couldn’t decide after reading reviews but went for one as they are better energy consumption wise.

[THE WIZARD]

I don't know how to add UPDATE to the title so hope those who added their input will notice this:

I ended up buying the BEKO Heat Pump dryer from John Lewis & I have to say its amazing, should have bought one a long time ago (Had I had the room then). 9kg load so I can put my sheets pillow cases & duvet cover in to wash then dry and have them back on the bed within 4 hours! To top that they come out uncreased. I can do a MIXED load and the machine works it out itself as to when some stuff is dry, buzzer goes off for me to removed that stuff, if I want, then continues to dry the rest of the stuff. Thank you all for your input & I would add I would highly recommend the Beko Heat Pump Tumble dryer.

[boo2]

I’ve got a Bosch 8kg heat pump drier. My only complaint is that the sensor sometimes thinks clothes are dry and they are sometimes still quite damp. I then have to put the drier on again at a straight 20min warm cycle otherwise it keeps clicking off.

[THE WIZARD]

Originally Posted by boo2

I’ve got a Bosch 8kg heat pump drier. My only complaint is that the sensor sometimes thinks clothes are dry and they are sometimes still quite damp. I then have to put the drier on again at a straight 20min warm cycle otherwise it keeps clicking off.

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I looked at a very good video on cleaning & maintenance of HP Dryers & it said to make sure you wipe clean the sensors on the inside of the dryer after use which I ha e been doing.

[boo2]

Originally Posted by THE WIZARD

I looked at a very good video on cleaning & maintenance of HP Dryers & it said to make sure you wipe clean the sensors on the inside of the dryer after use which I ha e been doing.

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Oh, that’s maybe what I’m needing to do, thank you. I’ll have a look and see if I can locate the sensor.