This one has come down in price again. Looks like the code ends today though, so get on to it!
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Laundry won't feel like a sauna. Very quiet.
It won't if you get a duct kit for your dryer.
Lol, true, but most people won't be venting their non-heat-pump dryer through their laundry window…
Does one exist if we can't vent out a window?
@idonteven: All of them?
I have never seen one that is designed for a window
They all go through a wall or into the roof.
This kit vents air from the back of the dryer out a wall - or alternately can vent into the roof cavity. https://www.bunnings.com.au/builders-edge-through-the-wall-d…
Much reduced chance of mould, condensation marks on the wall, and damp in your laundry. Made a huge difference for us.
You know that you can avoid all of that with a ducted dryer?
I think ducting won't work if you're hanging up clothes on a drying rack…
Probably never over the life of the machine, using solar would generate much faster returns. The other positive with this is it condense the moisture and not turning your laundry to sauna, albeit there are traditional condenser dryerthat does this too but their price range mean you better of geting the heat pump one.
Doesn't cook and burn your clothes
Neither does a normal dryer…
we got one, works fine. I don't know how long it takes but its not noticeably longer. It auto empties the condensor tank (if you install the pipe). Its good.
No hot moist air emitted into room, which seems to be common here in australia.
Its not that much more than a normal, non-condensor, so long term savings we assume.
only takes about 3-4 years to pay for itself, I did the calcs, we updated ours a month ago. would have kept repairing our old one if it didn't. Easily saves 300 bux a year, specially with your old dryer so inefficient. (and if you can sell your old one for 50-100 even better)
Totally agree. We use ours a lot so it will pay for itself in 3 or less years, even though I paid more for it.
Clothes airer is only $6 at Bunnings or Kmart.
Sometimes useless if it's too wet, if you don't have any space for the airer, if you have lots of towels / bed sheets that need to be dried, or if you needed it dried asap.
Or it is middle of winter and jeans will turn mouldy first before air drying
That's why you put them over/under your ducted heating.
@Manny Calavera: Ducted ok. Some people put them over an electric heater… and you know how that usually turns out…
@Manny Calavera: No such thing in Queensland, but it still rains for 2-3 days at a time or is cold enough for stuff not to air dry.
@PepePepeson: During the wet season in North Queensland I never had issues drying my clothes indoors on a clothes airer or mould.
Same for when I lived in NSW during the colder winter, just took 2 days for stuff to dry indoors.
The key is just to make sure whatever room the clothes airer is in gets a bit of ventilation. That's where a security screen/door helps out a lot as you can just leave the window/door permanently cracked open a tad.
If you have no spacer for airer you probably don't have space for this
Not really. You can wall mount if your wall is strong enough. You can stick it under a bench, or build a bench on top of it. You can store it in the garage cupboard.
Hanging up a queen bed sheet takes up heaps of room.
Hanging up a queen bed sheet takes up heaps of room.
I live a few stories up in a small apartment and just hang linen on the door architrave, on a coat hanger. Works great, and I don't need to go downstairs to the line. Find the middle of the long edge and align it with the back of the hook, then fold the ends over the front of the coat hanger. If it slides off then just use a single peg in front of the hook. Usually it doesn't reach the floor, but if it does you can fold it in half and it will still dry.
Or sometimes I hang sheets draped over the dining chairs.
Depends how big an airer you need. Two big loads of washing would take the whole thing up for a day. A dryer can completely dry one load while you wash the next.
i think this is a better deal https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Bosch-Serie-8-9kg-Heat-Pump-…
Use code PRETZEL and price is $1238 before Bosch claim of $100. They deliver for free, unpack and take out the boxing and they can also take your old appliance out for free.
Agreed it's a better deal, but they don't deliver to my address…
Great OP, will go for this one
Earlier comments on this site were that heat pump dryers are very very slow and don't dry completely.
we use, sparingly, an electric dryer which vents outside, so laundry is never humid, there is no mould
we also use a couple of drying racks positioned above ducted heating vents which work brilliantly but the WAF factor is low.
Mine is bosch heat pump. Takes 1hr 40 Min for towels setting, there are faster settings but I prefer low warm dry.
My sheets and towels are bone dry when it's done.
The link that balluji put at the top gives me a $45/yr electricity cost per year (running it 2x week) if I were to pay for electricity. As I run it on solar, it costs me nothing re: electricity.
But that's ok, people can consider other dryers, whatever works for them.
Condenser versions also don't have the effects of humidity and mould growth compared to a vented one
Yep useful if an external wall isn't handy
Good price. I paid $1120.30 for the WTW87565AU through Appliances Online (using an eBay discount code) a few weeks back that included free next day delivery. Also have claimed the $100 cashback - so ended up at $1020.30 delivered.
Picked up the Bosch WAW28620AU 9kg Serie 8 Front Load Washing Machine the week prior for $1176 (using a different eBay code, also through Appliances Online with free delivery).
So our laundry is sorted after our F+P top loader died after 10 years.
Comical RRP is $2629 for the dryer and $2149 for the washer. So apparently I saved $2581.70 for the two.
Do they stack?
I thought it was too heavy. Washer is 82kgs, dryer is 54kgs.
Although it did list the following as an accessory. Pity the Bosch website doesnt have any helpful information about the models it works with.
https://www.bosch-home.com.au/shop-productlist/washing-and-d…
Probably worth getting in touch with Bosch
You can always stack dryers on top of washers. We used to do it heaps, you just have to make sure the dryer won't fall off. That's usually a quick look at the dimensions of the respective products. The ideal situation is buying a stacking kit but you can also use a rubber mat.
I have the same washer and dryer and they've been stacked for nearly 3 years, no issues. Just have a 10mm rubber mat from Bunnings between them.
Never believe RRP, I used to sell appliances trust me..
So… apart from energy savings, what are the advantages of the heat pump dryers?
We use ours alot - like 4 times a week. How long would it take to recoup costs vs a cheap 1.5 star simpson dryer?