When it comes to home energy use, old tumble dryers can be pretty pricey to run – and now there's a much smarter, more efficient technology that can seriously slash the cost of caring for your clothes. In fact, over its lifetime it could cut your costs by nearly £6,000*.
The heat pump technology in the very latest Hotpoint tumble dryers can save you up to £457 a year in energy costs – that's at today's prices, so the savings could be even higher in the coming years, they're the smarter, better way to dry your delicates, tumble your tops and cut your costs.
Why heat pumps are hot right now
While price caps are falling a little bit, energy bills are still very expensive – and that means we're all looking for ways to dial down our energy use and make our money go further. And heat pump technology is a brilliant way to do that, because heat pump dryers such as Hotpoint's brilliant NTM119X3EUK are best in class for energy efficiency. They can save up to 50% in energy consumption.
Heat pumps are a very efficient and energy-conserving way to dry your clothes: where a condenser dryer might cost around £1.54 per cycle, a heat pump tumble dryer does the same job for just 55p. Think about how many times you tumble clothes and you'll see how big a difference that'd make to your electricity bills.
That's not all. Condenser dryers use high heat – and as you'll know if you've ever lost a favourite jumper by shrinking it in too-high heat, that heat can be too much for some fabrics. Heat pumps don't use a heating element, so they're a lot kinder to your clothes: because they use recirculated air to gently dry and protect your clothes at cooler temperatures they deliver better results and help your clothes look better and last longer.
One of our favourite features is Crease Care, which is ideal for when you're not going to be around at the end of the cycle. Instead of leaving your clothes sitting stationary, Crease Care gently tumbles them for up to 10 hours to prevent creasing. There's also a really smart pre-ironing cycle that gently warms the fibres to loosen the creases so you can iron faster and more easily, and a 20-minute refresh programme that can freshen up clothes you've unpacked from storage or only worn briefly.
No compromise care for your clothes
Investing in a heat pump tumble dryer doesn't mean you need to compromise on performance or capacity. For example, Hotpoint's NTM119X3EUK has a huge 9kg capacity that's ideal for even the biggest and most active families.
It's great for homes with allergy sufferers too, because it has a really clever Anti-Allergy mode that enables you to up the temperature to kill bacteria and remove allergens from your laundry – and to do that without putting extra wear on your clothes or bedding. In fact, Hotpoint's heat pump tumble dryers can reduce fabric wear by up to 40%, so your favourites keep looking and feeling their best for much longer.
And you don't need to worry if you have an open plan kitchen or living space. Hotpoint's heat pump technology is super quiet, and it's teamed with Hotpoint's innovative Inverter motor to keep the spinning silent even when you're drying the weekly wash.
The tumble dryer that pays for itself
With energy savings of up to £457 a year, this heat pump dryer isn't just a smart dryer: it's a smart buy too, because it'll pay for itself in reduced energy costs in a very short period of time. Not only that, but it'll keep saving you money for many years to come.
We think heat pump dryers are the best tumble dryers you can buy, and AO.com is the best place to buy them. Thanks to AO's price match guarantee against any retailer and its next day delivery– you can shop confident that you're getting the very best price and the very best service. And you don't just need to take our word for it. AO have over 350,000 five-star reviews on TrustPilot.
* Saving calculated by Youreko and are based on the energy usage of this model compared to the least efficient 8kg model in the market, operating on the standard cotton cupboard dry programme as published on product fiche or energy label, completing 260 cycles per year (5 per week) over 13 years, with an average current energy cost of 30p per kWh and an average annual increase in electricity costs of 6.97% per year. Further details on calculations can be found at Hotpoint.co.uk. Savings calculated 30/08/2023 and may vary depending on other factors such as usage, energy cost fluctuations, cycle type etc.
