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It's been so endlessly rainy that I've been thinking about buying a laundry dryer... Hard to justify a >$1000 purchase for something we'd not really use outside of the depths of winter though. It seems hard to find good info on specific models, anyone got a condenser/ heat pump dryer they'd recommend?
We've got an Electrolux one, have had it for over a year now and had 0 issues with it. They take a lot longer than a hot air dryer, but sip power in comparison. Our model uses a hose rather than a tray for the extracted water and it handles all sorts of loads fine. Only the 2 of us, so the time to dry isn't a big factor as we're not doing a whole families worth of washing over & over.
Do you need a new one? For something you're not going to use often, a second hand one might do?
I have a consumer.org.nz account so can find their reviews on models if it helps. A quick look through shows even top brands have poor reliability... If you go with new then picking something with a long warranty may be a good idea.
I have a bosche condenser we do not like it our clothing comes out damp still.
Yeah they're not very good and take an age to run. I looked at heat pump options when we got a dryer and the cost savings didn't stack up against the extra purchase cost unless you were running multiple loads a day through it. We only use ours in winter so not worth it.
Is it this one? https://www.harveynorman.co.nz/whiteware/laundry/clothes-dryers/bosch-8kg-heat-pump-clothes-dryer.html
In the consumer.org.nz reviews, they have 22 dryers ranked and that's the only Bosche one. It came second to last overall. They rank based on multiple things but their drying performance score was 56 compared to 83 for the highest ranked model (there was one that got 85 for drying but was further down the ranks because of other scores).
That looks like a newer version of ours, we have had it six years
Sounds like they haven't got any better at drying...
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I just use the laundromat when I need to dry clothes. If you can, I recommend that. A home dryer can only dry one load of washing at a time. I can get 3 or 4 loads dried at the laundromat in the same or less time for like $6.
I thought about this recently too and ended up getting a dehumidifier instead as I figured it has more uses than just a dryer. In Winter we usually end up putting the clothes in front of the heatpump. I find running the dehumidifier in laundry mode beside the clothes for a few hours at night, makes them dry by the morning. Bonus is we can dehumidify our bed rooms when we don't have laundry to dry. We did pay $600+ for the dehumidifier though, just something to consider.
Seconding this - we have a dryer, but it only really gets used in laundry emergencies when we need something washed and dried in a few hours. Dehumidifier + drying rack does the job really well, especially when its in the sunroom/conservatory.
We got a heat pump dryer from trade depot after the first lockdown. Gets daily use and still going strong.
https://tradedepot.co.nz/vogue-breeze-heat-pump-dryer-8kg-white/
It's made by Midea, one of the largest appliance manufacturers in the world. Trade depot can be a bit sketch, esp with warranty i hear so YMMV.
Really appreciate all the replies, thanks all for the input!