Dryer recommendations needed

ALittleBitter

I think I may have posted this on EB before but I can’t access my account anymore and never ended up buying one.

I need a new dryer! Something that dries quickly and can fit a decent amount in it - our washing machine is 7.5kg.

Any suggestions? 🙏

MrsT

We have a 9kg Bosch dryer. Best thing ever but not fast. Exxy too. But it’s awesome.

JC88

I second bosch here!! I don’t have bosch dryer (yet) but everything else is and it kicks appliance ass!

SR21

I have a Bosch heat pump condenser. It’s not fast and it doesn’t work like a vented dryer but it’s awesome. Quiet. Doesn’t spray dust around the house, and reliably dries a full load from wet to dry.

wannabefree

We have the bosch heat pump condenser too. It is exxy but I think I calculated that it pays for itself if you use it alot which we do due to hayfever allergies. If you’re the kind of person that only wants a dryer for particularly endless wet weather and emergencies then its probably not worth the cost.

ALittleBitter

How long does the Bosch dryer take to dry a full load?

SR21

Probably about 2 hours?

I tend to put the washing on before I go to bed on a timer. Then get it out in the morning. Chuck most in the dryer and then go to work.

Or put the washing on in the am and put it in the dryer when I get home (we have solar on so appliance use in the day is better for us).

Heyho2

We’ve got a bosch condenser too! I think the condenser means it takes longer to dry? But we need it because our laundry is in a cupboard with no ventilation.

OnFire

We have 2 dryers (2 houses). Oldest dryer is the Bosch heat pump condenser that is self-cleaning - does anyone else here have that? After a few years, ours kept saying the water container was full - but it wasn’t, and the issue was it wasn’t cleaning properly and lint was building up right inside, all gluggy and wet. We couldn’t access it from the font panel, DH had to pull it apart numerous times and manually piump out the water, then extract the gluggy lint.

Newest one is 12 months old, and Beko pro smart inverter dryer - it can do the traditional drying (so quicker), or heat pump. I like having access to clean the filter.

Gum-boots

We also have the Bosch heat pump as our laundry was a cupboard and even in our new laundry it will be under a bench and backed up to the wall and I hate how normal dryers cause condensation on the walls.

NotSure

We have a miele heat pump dryer. We bought bottom of the range, but I somehow got upgraded. The one we got has an ironing function. Best thing ever! I rarely iron, but it is fab for school and work shirts. It takes about an hour and a half to dry, but it is gentle on clothes. Does not blast them with really hot air or shrink anything.

Agree with the poster above that heat pump dryers are worth it if you use them regularly, but not if it is just once or twice a week. I have a kid with a dust mite allergy and was finding clothes horses inside were just putting moisture back in the air, the clothes stunk and it was good breeding ground for dust mites. I love how it drys clothes so much I use it in summer now. Given I have solar, I don’t even feel guilty about it lol!

Humphreybear

We have the Miele heat pump condenser dryer. I had an older cheaper Miele (still exit but not heat pump) which died just out of warranty. The cost to repair was similar to what it cost to buy. It was replaced by Miele but given they didn’t sell that style I got an upgrade in model and the upgrade in size.

ALittleBitter

So many recommendations for Bosch condenser dryer! Thanks everyone.

Still not sure though, we barely use it in summer but lots in winter.. not having to vent it is appealing but I’ve heard they leave things a bit damp still? And take forever to dry clothes.

The one we have now is about 20 years old so anything will be an improvement 😆

DYNAR

I have an ASKO heat pump dryer and I like it although I don’t use it much so not cost effective for em - I bought it because I wanted to use less power regardless.

It doesn’t leave things damp but when I first got it I always thought they were as they weren’t red hot coming out!

ALittleBitter

Well you will all be glad to know, I ignored everyone and bought a Fisher & Paykel so that it matches my washing machine 😂

It’s a vented one, I don’t think we use it often enough to justify the cost of the condenser dryers.

NightHawk

ALittleBitter That always happens.