Indesit NISDP429 4kg Spin Dryer in White with Pump Drain C Rated
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Price: £239.00
Brand: Indesit
Description: 4kg Load Capacity Pump Drain Colour: White Energy Rating: C. Indesit NISDP429 4kg Spin Dryer in White with Pump Drain C Rated - shop the best deal online on appliances4.me
Category: Tumble Dryers
Merchant: Sonic Direct
Product ID: 74120
Delivery cost: 0
RRP: 269
UPC: 5995935216617
MPN: NISDP429
Author: JULIANTHEBARBARIAN
Rating: 3
Review: In summary, if you have a washing machine with a fast spin cycle like 1600 RPM then learn from my mistake - this is not really a good purchase, unless perhaps you do a lot of ironing. In detail, I wanted something to speed up the drying time of my washing without the expense and environmental cost of a tumble dryer, so I tried this. It works fine (which is unfortunate, or I could return it) but it only extracts an additional 100 mls (= 100gms, or one tenth of a litre/kilo; about one fifth of a pint*) of water from the two goes in the spinner resulting from one wash. To put that another way, the water extracted literally does not touch the sides of a square washing bowl 30cms across. I’d expected the water to flow out, or at least dribble, but in fact all I get is occasional pathetic drips (insert your own prostrate joke here). With hindsight, this should not be so surprising - the spin phase in the washer does 1600 RPM, and the spinner does 2800 RPM, but the drum in the washer is much bigger than that in the spinner, so they probably achieve roughly the same centrifugal (pushy-outy) force, which is what extracts the water. I tried leaving the washing in the spinner for longer than the recommended 5 minutes but it did no good. The spinner is fairly noisy, but in fairness it is quieter than the spin phase of the washer. I chose the type with the spout part way up the wall, rather than the model with a hose that you put in the sink, and I think this was the better of the two options as I doubt that the machine would push the water up the hose to the sink. Operating the spinner is simple - when it is plugged in and you put the lid down it starts to work. I have to hold it down for the beginning and end of the spin but inbetween I can chill by staring at the water dripping off the spout. There is no timer, which is not really necessary. I’ve seen reviews of spinners on here saying that the washing starts to dry as soon as it goes on the drying rack, and I can see that this will be true of some fabrics, mostly thin cottons, particularly if you have the rack near a hot radiator. I've found that natural fibres dry a couple of hours quicker after spinning than without, in early March with no central heating on, so the spinner is making a bit of a difference, which might be more noticeable in mid-winter with the heating on. But the limiting factor on how quick you can dry a load of washing probably depends on how fast the slower item in the wash dry out, and here the difference, while real, seems insignificant to me, as towels and jeans still take ages. Also, if the washing dries quicker while you are out, or a bit earlier overnight, does this really move things forward? I suppose there will be some days when the spinner will let me get the washing dry on the line when this would not have worked without the spinner. The only real case for this spinner is A) if your washer has a low spin speed, when this spinner could really help; or B) if you do a lot of ironing. Here it could help - rather than tumble-dry clothes so that they are bone-dry, then use a steam iron to restore some moisture so you can iron it, you could probably just iron cottons straight out of the spinner, perhaps using a non-steam iron which is cheaper to run than a steam iron. If you then put the ironed clothes on the drying rack they would probably dry out fast enough. I’m retired and do no ironing so I can’t report on this for sure though. The spun clothes are not at all creased, which was a nice surprise. Before buying this spinner I'd try that straight from the machine, though. Another approach would be to seek out a spinner with a much higher RPM. Remember though, that the size of the drum comes into how much centrifugal force the spinner creates, so a very small spinner with a high RPM might still be not much good. PS Try to avoid my mistake of losing a sock down the side of the spinner, i.e. inbetween the outer wall of the device and the inner drum where the clothes go. You can tell when this has happened because the spinner starts to make unusual noises and spray little bits of fabric out the spout. This cost me £25 to get fixed, more than I'll save by having the spinner. I was careful putting the stuff in, so I guess I dropped a sock on the way out. * 100 mls = 100 grammes = 4 ounces, with 20 ounces to the pint.
Author: JULIANTHEBARBARIAN
Rating: 3
Review: In summary, if you have a washing machine with a fast spin cycle like 1600 RPM then learn from my mistake - this is not really a good purchase, unless perhaps you do a lot of ironing. In detail, I wanted something to speed up the drying time of my washing without the expense and environmental cost of a tumble dryer, so I tried this. It works fine (which is unfortunate, or I could return it) but it only extracts an additional 100 mls (= 100gms, or one tenth of a litre/kilo; about one fifth of a pint*) of water from the two goes in the spinner resulting from one wash. To put that another way, the water extracted literally does not touch the sides of a square washing bowl 30cms across. I’d expected the water to flow out, or at least dribble, but in fact all I get is occasional pathetic drips (insert your own prostrate joke here). With hindsight, this should not be so surprising - the spin phase in the washer does 1600 RPM, and the spinner does 2800 RPM, but the drum in the washer is much bigger than that in the spinner, so they probably achieve roughly the same centrifugal (pushy-outy) force, which is what extracts the water. I tried leaving the washing in the spinner for longer than the recommended 5 minutes but it did no good. The spinner is fairly noisy, but in fairness it is quieter than the spin phase of the washer. I chose the type with the spout part way up the wall, rather than the model with a hose that you put in the sink, and I think this was the better of the two options as I doubt that the machine would push the water up the hose to the sink. Operating the spinner is simple - when it is plugged in and you put the lid down it starts to work. I have to hold it down for the beginning and end of the spin but inbetween I can chill by staring at the water dripping off the spout. There is no timer, which is not really necessary. I’ve seen reviews of spinners on here saying that the washing starts to dry as soon as it goes on the drying rack, and I can see that this will be true of some fabrics, mostly thin cottons, particularly if you have the rack near a hot radiator. I've found that natural fibres dry a couple of hours quicker after spinning than without, in early March with no central heating on, so the spinner is making a bit of a difference, which might be more noticeable in mid-winter with the heating on. But the limiting factor on how quick you can dry a load of washing probably depends on how fast the slower item in the wash dry out, and here the difference, while real, seems insignificant to me, as towels and jeans still take ages. Also, if the washing dries quicker while you are out, or a bit earlier overnight, does this really move things forward? I suppose there will be some days when the spinner will let me get the washing dry on the line when this would not have worked without the spinner. The only real case for this spinner is A) if your washer has a low spin speed, when this spinner could really help; or B) if you do a lot of ironing. Here it could help - rather than tumble-dry clothes so that they are bone-dry, then use a steam iron to restore some moisture so you can iron it, you could probably just iron cottons straight out of the spinner, perhaps using a non-steam iron which is cheaper to run than a steam iron. If you then put the ironed clothes on the drying rack they would probably dry out fast enough. I’m retired and do no ironing so I can’t report on this for sure though. The spun clothes are not at all creased, which was a nice surprise. Before buying this spinner I'd try that straight from the machine, though. Another approach would be to seek out a spinner with a much higher RPM. Remember though, that the size of the drum comes into how much centrifugal force the spinner creates, so a very small spinner with a high RPM might still be not much good. PS Try to avoid my mistake of losing a sock down the side of the spinner, i.e. inbetween the outer wall of the device and the inner drum where the clothes go. You can tell when this has happened because the spinner starts to make unusual noises and spray little bits of fabric out the spout. This cost me £25 to get fixed, more than I'll save by having the spinner. I was careful putting the stuff in, so I guess I dropped a sock on the way out. * 100 mls = 100 grammes = 4 ounces, with 20 ounces to the pint.