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Thread Number: 94939
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
Full Size LG Heat Pump Dryer DLHC5502* |
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Post# 1195795 12/21/2023 at 17:27 by appnut  (TX) |
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Found mentioned on Energy Star web site and found on Appliance Connection some specs. Dual Inverter HP dryer. 120v/50 amps. AI Sensor dryer like Samsung. 7.8 cu ft. Energy Star certified at 266 kwh/year. Samsumg dryer above 281 kwh/year. LG dryer awarded Energy Star 2024 Most Efficient. I found the user guide too.
This dryer is the match to an existing washer, WM5500H CLICK HERE TO GO TO appnut's LINK This post was last edited 12/21/2023 at 19:01 | ||
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Post# 1195808 , Reply# 1 12/21/2023 at 22:10 by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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120v/50a? That is a weird combination. | ||
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Post# 1195813 , Reply# 2 12/21/2023 at 22:32 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Am not finding anything saying either as 240v or 120v dryer rated for 50 amps. Thirty amp yes, that's under installation instructions provided in linked manual above.
IIRC 120v/50amp service does exist for RV wiring, but that's a whole different kettle of fish. rvnerds.com/2023/04/20/electrica... | ||
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Post# 1195824 , Reply# 3 12/22/2023 at 07:02 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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normal sounds and cycle video I wish we could hear what this dryer sounds like in terms of normal cycle sounds. I also wish we could see a full cycle video. | ||
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Post# 1195840 , Reply# 4 12/22/2023 at 12:02 by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio) |
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tempting I think I would have to find a new place to live at this point, as someone wouldn't be happy about the purchase. The Duet dryer is a little slow now, so I am not sure I could deal with the extended cycle times. | ||
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Post# 1195856 , Reply# 5 12/22/2023 at 17:53 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Interesting bit of information from 2019 comparing vented, condenser and heat pump dryers then on market.
ci.healdsburg.ca.us/DocumentCent... | ||
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Post# 1195879 , Reply# 7 12/23/2023 at 04:49 by Logixx (Germany) |
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Post# 1195886 , Reply# 8 12/23/2023 at 08:05 by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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Wouldn't be surprised that LGs connectivity solution will offer such a feature. Of course only works if you move the laundry in time. | ||
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Post# 1195951 , Reply# 11 12/24/2023 at 06:59 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Clothes dryer efficiency in the US
In the US we have natural gas heated dryers which are not only effective but very cheap to operate.
Cost per load was usually calculated in pennies, now days it’s just a few nickels and dimes. With faster spinning washers now conventional vented gas and electric dryers will still be the norm where easy venting is possible for the foreseeable future especially where natural gas is available however heat pump dryers will get very popular quickly where venting is difficult and electricity costs are high. John | ||
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Post# 1195953 , Reply# 12 12/24/2023 at 07:51 by marky_mark (From Liverpool. Now living in Palm Springs and Dublin) |
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In Palm Springs, California we pay around $0.07/kWh for natural gas and around $0.42/kWh for electricity. We are on a tiered rate and the prices I quoted are for the higher tier, which we always end up in. So, considering our electricity is around 6x the price of gas, it doesn’t make sense to switch from a simple, fast and very effective gas dryer to a more complex and costly heat pump dryer that would cost two or three times as much to run. And electricity generation in the US is still producing lots of CO2. Of course this will presumably change and then electricity will be all from renewables and everything will be powered by electricity. But we’re certainly not there yet.
Using a heat pump instead of gas for drying laundry, heating water and heating your home makes much more sense in other US states and some other countries. If I lived somewhere with no gas and an electric water heater, I would definitely change it to a heat pump water heater. | ||
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Post# 1195974 , Reply# 14 12/24/2023 at 13:42 by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Miele sold a gas dryer for a while, the T478G. It was quite a bit more expensive than the electric vented models. And then you needed a gas line indeed. It wasn’t very popular and they didn’t bring out another model on the market. You can still find them second hand, not many takers though.
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Post# 1195994 , Reply# 15 12/24/2023 at 22:44 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Miele sold a gas dryer here in USA a first IIRC. It was other half of much anticipated and hyped uber sized Miele washers (4xxx) series.
Sadly like the washers on average owners of those large gas dryers from Miele had their share of issues. As with washers Miele discontinued those gas dryers and hasn't bothered again since. us.mieleusa.com/MieleMedia/docs/... www.amazon.com/Miele-T982... In end US government launched a recall of some Miele gas dryers due to potential fire hazard. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2008... | ||
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Post# 1196016 , Reply# 17 12/25/2023 at 12:06 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Gas dryers and climate change
Gas clothes dryers will likely be the last gas, Appliance ever phased out, because it’s the only gas appliance that’s 100% efficient, the thing that will phase out gas dryers is the switch to all electric dwellings, which of course will cause gas dryer not to be an option anymore.
It’s very doubtful that the lever be a hydrogen powered closed dryer for home use it just simply doesn’t cost that much to dry clothing with either a heat pump, dryer, or a gas dryer that they would likely ever go to the father, even hydrogen for vehicles is ridiculous. It’s only being pushed by the Hydrogen lobby. Miele appliances in general in the US have been far less than great reliability some of their dishwashers and compact washers and dryers have not been too bad, but everything else they’ve gotten their hands into such as built-in refrigerators, full size, laundry, and cooking appliances have been pretty awful in reliability. It’s the type of appliance you buy if you have money to burn like an exotic European car. | ||
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Post# 1196854 , Reply# 18 1/10/2024 at 06:10 by Logixx (Germany) |
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The drum design is certainly unique.
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Post# 1196856 , Reply# 19 1/10/2024 at 06:30 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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LG heat pump dryer drum | ||
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Post# 1202745 , Reply# 20 4/4/2024 at 07:07 by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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So, apparently we'll be getting a tear down of that thing soon! (Link is to a short by Bens Appliances and Junk, you can just check his channel too.) CLICK HERE TO GO TO henene4's LINK | ||
| Post# 1202983 , Reply# 21 4/8/2024 at 06:21 by Mrlaundry1011 (South Wales, UK) | ||
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I thought the direct drive might have been a misprint for the dryers but seems not:
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Post# 1202989 , Reply# 22 4/8/2024 at 07:43 by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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I don't know if anybody watched Ben's entire life steam, but from what I saw skipping through, I didn't see it reverse. Which I mean very few full size dryers do, but if you already have seperate drum and blower motors AND are using a full size 3-phase inverter motor for the drum - why not reverse?!? | ||
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Post# 1203014 , Reply# 23 4/8/2024 at 15:38 by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1203020 , Reply# 24 4/8/2024 at 17:11 by Logixx (Germany) |
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I saw the stream but I can't recall it reversing - although I could have missed it. The Korean site says it has 6 Motion, deep-learning and all that marketing speech. Maybe it's like certain European dryers and only reverses on some cycles. The Samsung Bespoke does reverse and for quite a while actually.
I'm sure there are plenty of videos out there. The Samsung Combo has a lot of Korean videos out there - none of which seem to have subtitles available. :/ I've come across one US one which wasn't all that informative. | ||
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Post# 1203277 , Reply# 26 4/12/2024 at 03:33 by Logixx (Germany) |
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Ha, I had just copied the link to the video to post it here!
My thoughts exactly when I saw the size of the heat exchanger. All that empty space in there was surprising. Good on LG for making the coils accessible. Would like to see the cleaning in action. Didn't you say that Speed Mode on your 24" LG didn't make much of a difference? | ||
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Post# 1203284 , Reply# 28 4/12/2024 at 07:57 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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New full-size LG heat pump dryer
I watched the complete video and reply number 25. Interesting the guy did a little better this time but he still makes so many mistakes that it would drive you nuts if you didn’t know what you were seeing.
He constantly refers to regular dryers as a tumble dryer, but the heat pump dryer, of course is a tumble dryer and his wise crack at the end saying that Biden wants to ban tumble dryers certainly stupid. Not sure why the manufactures are building these low power consumption dryers and requiring a 30 amp 10 gauge circuit to connect to, as we go more electric with buildings, it’s a huge waste of copper to put these heavy circuits in for something that’s drawing less than 1000 W. And worldwide copper prices are already very high because of the heavy demand for more copper as we make more electric cars and all electric homes. I think the most impressive thing about this LG dryer is the direct drive system and they do seem to figured out the filtering system pretty well so that the evaporator and condenser won’t become so clogged up. It will be interesting to see how these hold up over many years. His comment expecting these things only last 12 years is ridiculous, a dryer like this with a refrigeration system should easily last 20 to 30 years of normal use. The operating cost is certainly reasonable. It’s almost down to the cost of running a gas dryer. John | ||
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Post# 1204124 , Reply# 29 4/26/2024 at 15:39 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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normal dryer sounds How will this dryer sound? Will it sound normal? | ||
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