Tumble Dryers the Shocking Truth About Heat Pump vs Vented & Condenser, NEW LEGISLATION!

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🔥 Are Heat Pump Tumble Dryers Truly the Future? 🔍 In this video, I dive into the truth behind heat pump tumble dryers, comparing them to vented and condenser dryers. With the UK and EU phasing out traditional vented and condenser dryers due to energy consumption concerns, it's time to ask:  ARE HEAT PUMP DRYERS WORTH THE HYPE, OR IS THIS JUST ANOTHER CASE OF GREENWASHING? 🌍  Also see our popular controversial video explaining the secrets of the appliance industry! 👉    • The SHOCKING Truth About Your Appliances! ...    I SHARE INSIGHTS FROM 42+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE APPLIANCE INDUSTRY, EXPLORING:  ✅ Energy consumption comparisons 🏠 ✅ Maintenance and repair challenges 🔧 ✅ Wear and tear on your clothes 👕 ✅ Hidden costs to consumers 💷 ✅ Environmental impact of end-of-life disposal ♻️  While heat pump dryers are more energy-efficient in the short term, they take longer to dry clothes, face higher wear and tear on components, and are significantly more expensive to repair. And when they fail, the environmental costs of disposal can outweigh their energy-saving benefits.  Are we being misled by energy efficiency ratings? Are manufacturers pushing built-in obsolescence for profit? Let’s share your comments and discuss together! 👇✍️   I went to the European IFA trade show in Berlin for domestic appliances this year - here's my take 👉    • Are They GreenWashing Appliances? IFA Berl...    This Video Will Help You If You Have One or More of the Following Issues:  ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Not Heating ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Not Drying ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Clothes Still Wet ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Taking Too Long To Dry ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Cold Air ❗️Heat Pump Dryer No Heat ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Shows Error Code ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Flashing Light ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Beeping ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Making Loud Noise ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Vibrating Or Squeaking ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Won't Turn On ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Not Starting ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Keeps Stopping ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Tripping Electric ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Compressor Not Working ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Filter Problem ❗️Heat Pump Dryer Lint Trap Full  Brands that make these heat pump tumble dryers are AEG, Beko, Blomberg, Bosch, Bush, Candy, Haier, Hoover, Hotpoint, Grundig, Indesit, LG, Logik, Miele, Samsung, Siemens, Whirlpool & Zanussi.   IF YOU NEED TECHNICAL HELP YOU CAN ALWAYS VISIT OUR CONTACT US PAGE 👉 https://www.how-to-repair.com/contact...

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00:00This machine is going to take two and a half times longer to dry the equivalent amount of clothing in those two machines.

00:07The motor, the bearings on the machine, are going to wear out quicker for the amount of clothing that you're drying.

00:13The biggest killer on these machines is dust, and this is a machine that was five years old.

00:18When it comes to the equivalent fault on a heat pump dryer, you are talking about needing specialist equipment to replace the compressor or re-gas the machine.

00:26Hi, welcome to How to Repair.

00:30Heat pump tumble dryers, are they really all as good as they say they are? I'm not too sure about that.

00:36Vented and condensing tumble dryers this year will start to be phased out in the UK and European Union,

00:43due to the fact that they use a lot more energy than heat pump tumble dryers, but are they really worth it?

00:49In my honest opinion, the governing bodies have fallen into their own trap of being greenwashed by the appliance manufacturers.

00:56First, you need to understand that I'm a firm believer in heat pump technology.

01:00My whole workshop here is heated by air heat source system, and this is supplied by solar electricity.

01:07You might also be asking, who the hell am I to make this statement?

01:10Well, I've been in the industry over 40 years, and some of the first machines that I ever worked on

01:15were Hotpoint and Hoover twin tubs that had electrical ringers on them, or spinners.

01:21Then I started working on vented dryers, condenser dryers, and now I'm having to work on heat pump tumble dryers.

01:28I'm really a firm believer in heat pump technology, but the problem being is when it's used in a tumble drying system,

01:35the problems that occur on the long term are not beneficial to you, the consumer, or the environment.

01:42Okay, to understand the energy consumption of these dryers, I've got these three machines connected to amperage meters,

01:48so we can actually see how much power is being drawn.

01:51I will also bring some diagrams up on the screen for you to show you how long they took to dry a certain amount of clothing,

01:59and this will have the energy consumption that each machine uses over an hour or a full load of clothing.

02:07Now, I'm going to turn the heat pump tumble dryer on, and this uses a lot less electricity while it's running than the other two machines,

02:16and I'm just quickly going to set that to a 40-minute cycle and press start.

02:20Initially, you will only see the motor cutting in, and this is drawing approximately 200 watts of power.

02:26The compressor will take about a minute or two minutes to actually cut in, and we'll come back to that in a second.

02:33The condensing tumble dryer recirculates the air in the machine.

02:38Although it has a 2.4 kilowatt heating element, it will use slightly less electricity than the vented dryer,

02:47which expels that warm air out of the machine straight away.

02:50The condenser recirculates the air and condenses the moisture in the air via the collection box at the bottom.

02:58And we'll turn that across to a 30-minute cycle and press start.

03:04And initially, you saw the motor cut in.

03:06Now the heater has cut in, and we're drawing just over 2.5 kilowatts of power.

03:11The vented tumble dryer, I will just turn on to a standard heating program, and press start on this one.

03:19And we will see on the screen that the machine starts, and you've got 170 watts of power.

03:25Then the heater kicks in, and we're drawing just over 2 kilowatts of power.

03:30Now if these machines ran for approximately an hour, these two machines would be very similar in the usage of electricity.

03:38I would anticipate they would use somewhere in the region of 1.8 to 2 kilowatt hours of electrical consumption.

03:47Believe it or not, the condensing dryer, although it's got a larger heater, may use slightly less electricity than the vented dryer,

03:55which is what you would expect, because the vented dryer is expelling the air straight out of the machine.

04:01Now the heat pump tumble dryer, the compressor now has come on, and it's drawing 426 watts of power.

04:08So that's a quarter of what those machines are drawing.

04:12But this machine is going to take 2.5 times longer to dry the equivalent amount of clothing in those two machines.

04:21Now that you understand how much energy each machine uses, and you must remember,

04:26the variations for the condensing tumble dryer and the heat pump tumble dryer do depend on room temperature,

04:33because the consumption of energy used will differ with room temperature.

04:38The vented dryer doesn't really make any difference because it's heating and venting that air straight out.

04:44The condensing dryer has to collect the water in the warm, moist air to create a condensing process.

04:51And if room temperatures are very high or very low, the energy consumption will vary drastically.

04:57Exactly the same as the heat pump tumble dryer.

05:00Now that we know that the vented tumble dryer and the condensing tumble dryer dries 2.5 times quicker than the heat pump tumble dryer,

05:08I can now explain to you why I think the heat pump tumble dryer is not as beneficial as you think it might be.

05:15My first argument with regards the benefits of heat pump tumble dryer is the wear and tear on the average components.

05:22Each of these machines have similar motors, similar bearing systems, and other components in the machine that get wear and tear over a period of time.

05:32If we consider that we actually do 250 loads of clothing per year,

05:38these two machines would be using approximately 300 hours of run time to dry the clothing.

05:45This machine would be using in excess of 750 hours of run time.

05:50This means the motor, the bearings on the machine, are going to wear out quicker for the amount of clothing that you're drying.

05:59My second argument is when it comes to repairability.

06:03Let's say five years have passed and the machine needs a new heating system.

06:08A heating system for a vented tumble dryer is going to cost you somewhere in the region of £30 to £40.

06:13You might be lucky enough to be able to repair it yourself.

06:17Even if you have to call an engineer, he is only going to charge you somewhere in the region of just over £100 to replace the component and do it for you.

06:26When it comes to the equivalent fault on a heat pump dryer,

06:30you are talking about needing specialist equipment to replace the compressor or re-gas the machine.

06:36On both of these occasions, the average DIYer is unable to do the job, so he has to call an engineer.

06:44An engineer is going to spend two to two and a half hours of his time replacing a compressor in the unit or re-gassing the system.

06:53And it is going to cost you in excess of £300 if you are lucky enough to find any engineer that is willing to take on the job.

07:01Because I can promise you, a lot of good technicians would not advise you to replace the compressor or to replace the gas in the system

07:09because he has to find out where the leak is coming from.

07:13And therefore, it just makes it uneconomical to repair and he is going to tell you to go and buy a new machine.

07:19Number three.

07:20My next argument is towards general maintenance of the machine that should be done every couple of years.

07:25We all clean out the filters which are inside the door, but on occasions you have to clear out the ducting pipe on the vented tumble dryer

07:34and maybe even do a bit of hoovering inside the machine to clear the vents.

07:39When it comes to the condensing tumble dryer, again, it's an easy process to clean the filter system out

07:45and also remove the actual condenser box to clean the condenser box so it works efficiently.

07:51These are all easy jobs which any person in the household is capable of doing.

07:57But when it comes to the heat pump tumble dryer, the biggest killer on these machines is dust.

08:04And this is a machine that was five years old.

08:07Now, the evaporator and the condenser are stuffed up with fluff and it takes approximately two hours

08:13to remove the drum, the front panel and the back panel to gain access into this system

08:19which is badly designed in the first place because the whole machine has to be stripped to be able to clean this system.

08:27Number four is one of the most logical things when you think of it.

08:30I'm not a fashionable person, so I don't have expensive clothes.

08:35But you all know how much fluff comes out of these filters.

08:38Just imagine how much wear and tear on your clothing is taking place

08:42when a machine takes two and a half times longer to dry the clothes.

08:47Number five, and my last argument with regards the benefits of a heat pump tumble dryer

08:52is with regards the cost to you, the consumer, and also the environment.

08:57And I would like to see you put comments in on this video

09:00because I would love to know your opinion on what I have said

09:04and the understanding that you have now towards vented condenser and heat pump tumble dryers

09:09so that the governing bodies may be able to read it

09:12and do something about the legislation that they are putting in place.

09:16Now, the first thing we need to do is the mathematics, of course,

09:19to see if it's viable for you to own a heat pump tumble dryer.

09:22And yes, they are very beneficial when it comes to the energy that they use

09:27compared to condenser and vented tumble dryers.

09:30But we need to do some mathematics and look at this slightly differently.

09:35A vented tumble dryer, as of today, when I'm filming, is approximately £200.

09:40You can pick up a reasonable condenser tumble dryer between £200 and £300.

09:45And the entry level on a heat pump tumble dryer is approximately £400.

09:49Now, if you had one of these machines compared to a heat pump tumble dryer,

09:54the heat pump tumble dryer, after two years, is saving you money in your pocket.

09:58You're going to be using a lot less energy and therefore saving money every time you use the machine.

10:04But if the heat pump tumble dryer fails after five years

10:07and it is a catastrophic problem like the compressor or you've lost gas

10:11or even just the evaporator or condenser is totally blocked,

10:16as in the machine I showed you earlier,

10:18it is a complete teardown of the machine.

10:21And most people are not able to do this

10:23because they are highly complicated to gain access into the systems

10:27because of the poor design,

10:29whereby a condenser or vented tumble dryer is affordable to repair.

10:35And lastly, let's just discuss the environmental impact.

10:38When it comes to the end of life on a vented or condenser tumble dryer,

10:42these machines can quite easily be disposed of.

10:44When it comes to the heat pump tumble dryer,

10:47you must remember this is a refrigeration unit

10:50and you have all read the articles in the newspaper and seen it on the news,

10:54the problems that they're having disposing of refrigeration units.

10:57My conclusion on all this is the governing bodies have been greenwashed by the manufacturers

11:02into thinking that the energy efficiency ratings on these machines

11:06is the most important factor when they're not.

11:09These new types of dryer are actually working in the favor of the manufacturers

11:13by guaranteeing built-in obsolescence on the appliance,

11:17therefore making sure that they sell machines more regularly to you, the consumer.

11:23I hope you found all the information helpful and useful

11:25and please leave any comments that you have on the video in the description below.

11:29I don't make many friends in this appliance industry anymore

11:32because I'm starting to become very vocal with regards what I think of the industry.

11:37I think there is too much emphasis on consumption

11:40and making you purchase appliances every five years

11:43where we all have the right to repair things.

11:46Thank you very much indeed for watching this video.

11:48I hope you found it helpful.

11:50Please remember to give it a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel

11:53as that's what keeps us going and able to make these videos for you.

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