After a year of keeping my tumble dryer limping along with running repairs and deep cleaning, it finally gave up the ghost last week. The final type of tumble dryer on offer in the Irish market is the heat pump appliance. In fact, a heat pump tumble dryer can save households quite a chunk of money. Before I headed to the local electrical store, I did the sums and compared a 9kg condenser dryer to a 9kg heat pump dryer. Allowing for a rough electricity cost of 30c per kWh (excluding VAT), the condenser dryer has running costs of €185.10 per year, but the heat pump dryer costs €77.40.

Source: Irish Examiner January 26, 2026 08:39 UTC