Dryer advice needed

[ozzie908]

Its all subject to how much you pay for energy

As we in the UK have been ripped off for a long time I am now all out for saving a few pennies on the dryer as its the highest user of power after the oven.
I am waiting for my winter bill to arrive to compare it to last years when I had a Miele condenser dryer and a 1400 spin washer now I have a Beko heat pump dryer and an 1800 spin AEG washer.
When a load of towels are done in the AEG and put in the dryer it says its going to take 2.45 hrs to complete but it is always done in a lot less time and thats since having a better spin washer.
So it comes down to do you want to pay for more energy and have them dry in 45 mins or do you want to save energy and get them dry in 120 mins you can't have it both ways...

Austin

 

[launderess]

Yes, my AEG is the same.

It gives a duration time when first started, but that will change once the thing has heated up and sensors detect how "dry" the load is already thus how long it should take to finish the job.

Sometimes on "Cupboard dry" initially will show 1:40 on the display, but if the load was spun to within an inch of it's life in spin dryer, that number will drop to around <40 minutes.

However that is not the end of things; once the dryer reaches 13 minutes or so it remains there until proper level of dryness has been reached regardless. Have seen that dryer stay on "13 minutes" for a half hour or longer. Finally figured out that ten minutes of that number is the automatic "cool down".

Can tell when laundry is almost dry when using "Quick dry" option because that is when the drum will begin reversing.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Higher Speeds

Not known any issues with stretching and deforming here either, and dont forget this is from the land of spin dryers ha ha....usually thats an end product of the wrong wash programme!!

launderess those reports are at least 6 to 8 years old, like Austin said our electricity costs have ramped up somewhat since then and energy is a massive chunk of ones household budgets.......plus with our "Inclement" weather unlike sunny NY with all its heat and humdity, busy housewives need their laundry quick and dry by whatever means, so for us the faster spin speed will always ensue, mechanical extraction wins over a powerful costly heater element everytime.....and the difference between using 1200 to 1800 for "Heavy Towels" will be significant!!

At last years data the best selling spin range was a 1400rpm 7kg washload, but having used 1600 / 1800 they DO make a difference when tumble drying, combined with a vented its a one horse race!!