The Best Condenser / Tumble Dryer To Be Used Indoors ?

[beezaneez]

we need a tumble dryer, something economical and cheap on electric , i have heard they can be hard on electric but we currently use our radiators to dry clothes and it produces steam/condensation plus gas heating is used to heat radiators also so i think if we got a tumble dryer which could dry a 8k batch of clothes inside say 30 minutes this would be better than waiting on lots of clothes to dry on the radiators ? i imagine the dry heat blown out from the tumble dryer will also heat the spare room upstairs ?

advise on this please.

ps, my daughter suffers excema which comes on when there is lot of condensation in house.

[Grandma_Yiddo]

I just bought an Indesit 8kg load. As far as I can see it's doing a good job. The warm air dries the clothes and the moisture is collected in the condenser which I empty regularly. I've never heard of a tumble drier that will dry an 8kg load in 30 minutes. No bother with condensation either. Have you ever used a tumble drier?

[ummmm]

There is no way it would dry 8kg in under 30 minutes. It also won't heat a room. Might make it smell nice but it won't heat it.

[gingejbee]

There's no such thing as a tumble-drier that's cheap to run...some are cheaper than others.
This Which? report has lots of useful advice:

http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/laundry-and-cleaning/guides/how-to-buy-the-best-tumble-dryer/

[jake-the-peg]

Some of the new one have an internal heat pump

This makes them very much more economical to run

It does make them more expensive to buy

I think I worked out in my case it would pay for itself after a few years so wasn't worth my changing my existing one but depending on how much tumbling you do you'd want to check the maths for yourself

Some Condenser tumble driers use cold water to condense the steam so need a water supply and can up your water bill if you're on a meter

[mallyh]

i've had a creda first chice for years ,it's real good .

[beezaneez]

thanks , but overall i think a tumble drier would be better than drying 3 washes per week over radiators in living room etc. dont you think ?

[ummmm]

What about a clothes horse?

I either put our clothes over the bannister and just finish them off in the drier. Or use a clothes horse in the kitchen over night (underfloor heating)