Heat Pump Tumble Dryer

[bednobs]

Can anyone tell me the difference between these and condensers? Does anyone have one?

[Gizmonster]

Here ya go:

https://www.beko.co.uk/lifestyle/benefits-of-a-tumble-dryer-heat-pump

[bednobs]

Are they new? I've never even heard of them before?

[EDDIE51]

A heat pump does what the name suggests. It pumps heat from one place to another.So a heat pump tumble dryer would use the waste /extracted heat to warm the house water or add to the central heating. A condenser dryer condenses the extracted water vapor back into liquid water. The condensed water is similar to distilled water and can be used in steam irons for example.

[woofgang]

Eddie, no it doesn't! It dries the air and reuses it in the machine! basically its the next generation of condenser dryers as per Giz's link....Do you just have a happy guess before you answer I wonder :)

[Gizmonster]

According to that link bednobs, heat pump technology has been used in Switzerland and Germany for over 13 years.

It's basically a more energy efficient method, as it recirculates and reheats the air, rather than releasing it; which is what the conventional condenser dryer does.

[EDDIE51]

I had a condenser tumble dryer ,but it was a good few years ago. It had a tank to store the condensed water. You had to empty the tank when it got too full.

[ummmm]

Eddie...I think most people know how tumble dryers works.

[malana3]

I have a condenser tumble drier and the condensate is NOT suitable to be used in a steam iron. If you put some into a glass and hold it up to the light you will observe that it contains a lot of fine fibres, this will clog a steam iron.

[gingejbee]

Expert answer from Which? (scroll down past "Sign up now")....

https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/tumble-dryers/article/tumble-dryer-buying-guide/how-to-buy-the-best-tumble-dryer