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Previously on "Heat Pump Tumble dryer"

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  • northernladuk
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    Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
    I dried all the washing on the line yesterday.

    The towels are like sandpaper.
    I love my towels like that. Scratchier the better.

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  • DoctorStrangelove
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    I dried all the washing on the line yesterday.

    The towels are like sandpaper.

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by Lance View Post

    spare room????
    This goes up in front of the log burner. Dries in no time.

    But it would be a vaguely interesting comparison.
    Not sure you'd need a dehumidifier though. Do you not spin the clothes before hanging them up?
    Or is your house damp/small?
    Why would I want my living room full of wet clothes? It's Victorian house but that would be like stepping back 100 years. Maybe get out the copper bath too? We have a dedicated laundry room and dehumidifiers are a huge boon.



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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by Lance View Post

    spare room????
    This goes up in front of the log burner. Dries in no time.

    But it would be a vaguely interesting comparison.
    Not sure you'd need a dehumidifier though. Do you not spin the clothes before hanging them up?
    Or is your house damp/small?
    They dry much much quicker with a dehumidifier running.

    And they aren't expensive to run. You just need to put it in a room you aren't using for a few hours.

    They are cheaper to use than a tumble dryer.

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  • Lance
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post

    Those don't really work unless you keep the room warm and well-ventilated. Heating a room is energy-intensive and requires a fair bit of space.
    We use them but have to run a dehumidifier especially in colder months. It would be (a bit) interesting to compare the energy use of a dryer compared to the energy use to heat and dehumidify a spare room.
    spare room????
    This goes up in front of the log burner. Dries in no time.

    But it would be a vaguely interesting comparison.
    Not sure you'd need a dehumidifier though. Do you not spin the clothes before hanging them up?
    Or is your house damp/small?

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by Lance View Post

    not every solution needs to be expensive and energy intensive


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    Those don't really work unless you keep the room warm and well-ventilated. Heating a room is energy-intensive and requires a fair bit of space.
    We use them but have to run a dehumidifier especially in colder months. It would be (a bit) interesting to compare the energy use of a dryer compared to the energy use to heat and dehumidify a spare room.

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  • Lance
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post

    Not great when it rains every day for weeks or it's freezing or you live in a city with filthy air
    not every solution needs to be expensive and energy intensive


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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by Lance View Post

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    Not great when it rains every day for weeks or it's freezing or you live in a city with filthy air

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  • DoctorStrangelove
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    Originally posted by WTFH View Post

    I used to have one like that, it worked great but it was far lower. At that height you're really only going to get the ones on penny farthings.
    Ah. That explains:

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ndle-bars.html

    .

    Well done.

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by Lance View Post

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    I used to have one like that, it worked great but it was far lower. At that height you're really only going to get the ones on penny farthings.

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  • quackhandle
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    Hence why, in my OP, I stated for this coming winter.

    qh

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  • Lance
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    Originally posted by quackhandle View Post

    No, just a more economical way of drying your clothes, albeit at the expense of time.

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  • quackhandle
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    Originally posted by Lance View Post

    oops. I was confused but I thought this was about a washing machine though, not CH.
    No, just a more economical way of drying your clothes, albeit at the expense of time.

    qh

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  • TheDude
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    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

    Microsoft operating system them?
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  • Lance
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    Originally posted by quackhandle View Post

    Maybe some confusion around this. This isn't a heat pump for the CH this is just a method of drying clothes.

    qh
    oops. I was confused but I thought this was about a washing machine though, not CH.

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