The Consumer Council tested ten dryers in the price range: 7,000 to 15,000 NOK. There are many surprising results in the big test.
- The second cheapest is best for drying
- The more expensive the worse in terms of drying
- There are large variations in the noise
- There are also clear differences when it comes to time spent and curling.
Energy saving dryer
But in one area the test shows small differences. This applies to energy consumption.
– It’s good news for your wallet that all kegs are energy efficient and use much less electricity, says Elin Vestrum, senior consultant and head of testing at the Consumer Council.
– Heat pump drums are now completely dominant on the market and all the drums we have tested are of this type, he says.
The energy consumption of these machines is about half that of condensate drum machines, which were previously more common.
Cheap dryer on top
Bosch has two models in the test and the cheapest of the two, the model with the sonorous name WTU876IHSN, takes first place in the test. This is the second cheapest machine in the test and is priced at NOK 8,999.
The machine has the best drying capacity among all those tested and is also better in terms of curling and time consumption.
All machines are measured at several key points:
- Drying
- Manageability
- light (noise)
- Use of time
- Energy use
- Curling
- Condensation
The other first place share is the EW9H869E9 from Electrolux. It costs NOK 1,300 more than the Bosch one.
The score is consistently good across the vast majority of points the machines were measured on, such as drying, noise and condensation.
But at some point this ended up at the bottom, precisely as far as curling is concerned. Here he gets a score of three, while the best in the test are seven out of ten.
Here’s how the machines were tested
The drums were filled with mixed laundry: different types of clothing, as well as towels and bed linen. A mixed wash presents a greater challenge for the drums, because it is more challenging to dry the fabrics evenly. At the end of drying, the cotton ball must have a humidity as close as possible to zero%. Synthetic fabrics should have 1% moisture, as synthetic fabrics can be damaged if they dry too much. Overdrying cotton, however, is not a problem.
The machines were placed in a room with controlled temperature and humidity. This is done to ensure that no external factors can influence the result. Energy consumption was measured on the most common programs used by people. Some drums have special programs for different types of clothing, but the special programs have not been tested. The degree of use of time is calculated per kilogram of laundry.
Source: Consumer Council
Price not decisive
There is often a strong correlation between price and product performance in tests. This time it’s not like that. Many of the products at the bottom of the test are among the most expensive.
Four cars share the jumbo space. All of these get a combined test score of six and a half. In comparison, the two test winners received a score of eight.
Grundig GTP5824CN (9,998 Danish crowns)
- Evaluation: Both time consumption and noise decrease.
Samsung DV90T8240SH (12,506,-)
- Rating: The Samsung machine is quiet, but takes a long time and is a little difficult to manage. Among the three most expensive in the test.
Asko T408HD. W (14.495,-)
- Rating: One of the most expensive drums in the test and scores poorly in terms of sound and time consumption.
Miele TSF763 (14,790,-)
- Rating: The most expensive machine in the test and gets a draw for noise, as well as the worst drying function of all.
You can read more about the test here
– Check the price!
The Consumer Council encourages customers to check the market and in particular to keep an eye out for any offers.
– Working with the test, we saw that the prices of dryers can vary a lot over time. The price of the same model varies by several thousand crowns depending on the store where you buy it, says test manager Elin Vestrum.
– So here there is money to be saved by comparing prices on the market and following campaigns, he says.
Here’s how the manufacturers respond:
All four test losers were given the opportunity to comment on the test. They could see the description of how the test was performed and also see how their machine performed on all points against which the products were measured.
Asko replies that this is too little information to comment on the test.
Samsung did not comment.
Grundig was fined, among other things, for noise and time consumption. Marketing director Ole-Anders Løge comments on the result as follows:
– This is one of our best-selling products on the market with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars on the Power website, says Løge.
He points out that the dryer has an energy class of A+++.
– The lower energy class of the dryer means it takes longer. In return, it works well with low power consumption, which many consumers are very concerned about, says Løge.
When it comes to noise, he says the machine has its own program to limit it.
– Our machine has a separate silent program that you can activate that reduces the noise level by 63 to 61 decibels, measured according to the EU standard, it says.
Miele has two machines in the test. One for just over nine thousand crowns and one for just under 15 thousand. It’s the expensive one that comes in last and also got the worst rating for drying. Product manager Tommy Lindquist Christoffersen comments on the result as follows:
– You can see that it has been tested with mixed washes. In both cases, in addition to towels and bed linen, there are more types of clothing than we use as a basis for best results, says Christoffersen.
Point out that there are different programs for different types of clothes. Recommend sorting laundry.
– This way you will get the most consistent result, longer life and always the lowest energy consumption compared to the total amount of laundry, he says.
Regarding noise, Christoffersen comments as follows:
– It seems that in this test a subjective evaluation of the sound was carried out. We respect sound levels and energy label standards, he says.
2024-01-14 09:00:28
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