On 29/12/2017 12:23, Lee wrote:
On 29/12/2017 11:53, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 13:17:57 on Thu, 28
Dec 2017, Lee remarked:

A "normal" load of say a bedding change (cotton) and a couple of
towels spun atÂ* 1600rpmÂ* dries in about 2.5 hours. AFAICS this is
about on par with a non heat pump machine.

Nope. A conventional dryer will cope with that lot in under an hour,
even if spun at 800-1000rpm.

We stayed at a holiday rental earlier in the month and it had a
condenser-dryer.

Apart from having a control panel to rival a 747 (and no instruction
manual), when it failed to dry half a load in 2hrs the assembled
company decided it was completely unfit for purpose (which was getting
some stuff washed overnight dry again to wear that morning).


Ok, not entirely sure what your point is then, non-condenser models do
dry quicker whether heat pump or not.
Not exactly surprising when you consider how hot they get.

The argument was whether heat pump condenser models are slower than non
heat pump condenser ones.
That's the point I'm not convinced about, except in the circumstances
tabbypurr points out.

When I looked at various models, they gave a drying time. This was
generally 50% longer to twice as long for heat pump models.

I suggest you look at example tumble driers on say the Bosch website
yourself so you can become more convinced!