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0 pointsEADGBE8y ago0 comments

Very cool that these exists. I had no idea. But I'm just your typical stupid American.

However, it looks like they're about 3x the cost of a vented dryer.

And smaller capacity than vented ones.

> Ventless dryers also take longer to get your clothes dry. A vented dryer might finish a Normal load in about 45-50 minutes, but a condenser or heat pump dryer could run for an hour and a half. Want to dry a bulky blanket or comforter? You could be waiting more than three hours.

http://laundry.reviewed.com/features/everything-you-need-to-...

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arethuza8y ago

I've never waited 3 hours for our dryer to dry anything - in fact even a heavy blanket doesn't take more than an hour.

EADGBEOP8y ago

Do you live in a humid climate? I wonder if that impedes on the dry time at all (having to dry out the air before drying out the clothes drying in the air).

arethuza8y ago

Scotland - I wouldn't say "humid" - just miserably damp. :-|

Maybe it's the 240V mains supply?

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0 pointsEADGBE8y ago0 comments

Very cool that these exists. I had no idea. But I'm just your typical stupid American.

However, it looks like they're about 3x the cost of a vented dryer.

And smaller capacity than vented ones.

http://laundry.reviewed.com/features/everything-you-need-to-...

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arethuza8y ago

I've never waited 3 hours for our dryer to dry anything - in fact even a heavy blanket doesn't take more than an hour.

EADGBEOP8y ago

Do you live in a humid climate? I wonder if that impedes on the dry time at all (having to dry out the air before drying out the clothes drying in the air).

arethuza8y ago

Scotland - I wouldn't say "humid" - just miserably damp. :-|

Maybe it's the 240V mains supply?

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