The LG heat pump dryer is finally available.
Heat pump dryers are a big deal because they use a lot less electricity than conventional dryers.
The Whirlpool dryer is also ventless. The LG requires a vent because of its "quick cycle".
"While the Whirlpool only has a single 1,300 watt element and lacks a vent, we found it to be faster than the LG on nearly every cycle. For instance, the LG's Normal cycle took upwards of two hours when we used the heat pump, while the Whirlpool's took just under an hour and a half. The tradeoff? The Whirlpool's fastest cycle was around 45 minutes, while the LG's Quick cycle took only 25." - - Jonathan Chan at Reviewed.com
Conventional vented dryers actually cause your house's heating system to approximately double the amount of energy used by the dryer in winter. That's because the air blown outside by the dryer has to be replaced by cold outside air.
The Whirlpool heat pump dryer is currently backordered at Home Depot, which could mean either the demand is huge or they are having production problems.
UPDATE: 6/6/2016 -- The Whirlpool WED99HEDW is again backordered at HD, and they slashed the price by 44% to $943. Again, this could mean demand is huge or it's being phased out due to poor sales or field problems. Since the Home Depot reviews were quite good, I bought one. It will eventually pay for itself.
Heat pump dryers are a big deal because they use a lot less electricity than conventional dryers.
The Whirlpool dryer is also ventless. The LG requires a vent because of its "quick cycle".
"While the Whirlpool only has a single 1,300 watt element and lacks a vent, we found it to be faster than the LG on nearly every cycle. For instance, the LG's Normal cycle took upwards of two hours when we used the heat pump, while the Whirlpool's took just under an hour and a half. The tradeoff? The Whirlpool's fastest cycle was around 45 minutes, while the LG's Quick cycle took only 25." - - Jonathan Chan at Reviewed.com
Conventional vented dryers actually cause your house's heating system to approximately double the amount of energy used by the dryer in winter. That's because the air blown outside by the dryer has to be replaced by cold outside air.
The Whirlpool heat pump dryer is currently backordered at Home Depot, which could mean either the demand is huge or they are having production problems.
UPDATE: 6/6/2016 -- The Whirlpool WED99HEDW is again backordered at HD, and they slashed the price by 44% to $943. Again, this could mean demand is huge or it's being phased out due to poor sales or field problems. Since the Home Depot reviews were quite good, I bought one. It will eventually pay for itself.
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