Caitríona Redmond: On the hunt for a tumble dryer to save me money

I never realised how much money I’d save with a heat pump tumble dryer until I did the sums, Caitríona Redmond

Appliances break in threes, mark my words. I’m watching the oven and the washing machine like a hawk now that I've had to replace the tumble dryer. File photo

After a year of keeping my tumble dryer limping along with running repairs and deep cleaning, it finally gave up the ghost last week.

I’ve written about cleaning out a condenser unit and lint filter before but there was only so many times I could resurrect one of the hardest working appliances in my house. It was time for me to crack open the home contingency fund and replace it... only to find that replacing a tumbler dryer is not as easy as it used to be.