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Heat Pump Dryers compared, with a verified Canadian price.
6 products verified · checked Oct 6, 2026
For a condo or apartment with no dryer vent at all, a rural home swapping out an old propane or straight-electric dryer, or anyone who already has a heat pump heating their house and wants the laundry room to match (see our heat pump comparison for the home-heating side). A heat-pump dryer never pushes hot, moist air outside the way a vented dryer does — it recycles that air through a small refrigerant loop instead, which is why every model below installs without any ducting at all, and why it loses less heat out of your house in an Ontario winter than a vented dryer does on every single load. The tradeoff, honestly stated: every independent test and every manufacturer's own cycle-time claim agrees a heat-pump dryer runs longer than a vented electric dryer at the same settings, because it dries at a lower temperature to protect both the refrigerant circuit and your clothes. The six dryers below are compared on capacity, voltage, dimensions and warranty, each with a verified Canadian price read directly off the brand's own page.
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| Product | Capacity | Type | Voltage | Dimensions | Warranty | Price | Our take |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miele TXB360WP T1 Heat-Pump Dryer (8 kg) Miele | 8 kg (17.6 lb) | Heat pump, ventless | 120V, 15A, 60Hz | 23 1/2" W x 33 1/2" H x 25 7/8" D (42 1/2" deep with the door open) | Promotional 10-year warranty with a qualifying Miele major-appliance purchase; the standard base warranty term isn't stated on this page | $2,429.10as of Oct 6, 2026 Miele Canada → | Miele's entry T1 heat-pump dryer — the only 120V unit in this table, so it plugs into an ordinary household outlet instead of needing a dedicated 240V circuit. More+ The only 120V model here — no electrician or new circuit needed for a typical condo or apartment outlet – Smallest drum of the six at 8 kg, and Miele doesn't publish a cu ft figure or a numeric cycle time on this page |
Bosch 800 Series WQB245AXUC Heat Pump Dryer Bosch | 4.0 cu ft | Heat pump, ventless | 240V | 23.5" W x 33.25" H x 26" D | 1 year, entire appliance, parts and labour | $2,349.00as of Oct 6, 2026 Bosch Home Appliances Canada → | Bosch's compact 800 Series heat-pump dryer with a Self-Cleaning Condenser — one of the few here that cleans its own heat exchanger instead of asking you to vacuum a filter every few weeks. More+ Self-Cleaning Condenser™ — no separate heat-exchanger filter to pull out and vacuum by hand – Needs a stacking kit, sold separately, to pair with a matching washer, plus a dedicated 240V outlet |
LG DLHC1455W Compact Dual Inverter HeatPump Dryer (4.2 cu ft) LG | 4.2 cu ft | Heat pump, ventless | 240V | 24" W x 33 1/2" H x 26 3/8" D | Québec consumers: 5-year Warranty of Good Working Order; the standard North American base term isn't stated on this page | $1,199.99as of Oct 6, 2026 LG Canada → | LG's compact Dual Inverter HeatPump dryer, sized to fit a standard closet and sold with a stacking kit in the box for LG's matching compact washer. More+ Stacking kit for LG's matching compact washer ships in the box — not an extra purchase – Needs a 240V outlet despite the compact size — not the plug-in-anywhere option Miele's 120V unit is |
Samsung DV25FG50B0BEAC Compact Electric Heat Pump Dryer (4.0 cu ft) Samsung | 4.0 cu ft | Heat pump, ventless | — | 23.6" W x 33.5" H x 25.8" D | Not published on this page — confirm the term with Samsung support before buying | $1,149.99as of Oct 6, 2026 Samsung Canada → | Samsung's compact heat-pump dryer is the lowest price in this table, with a 2-in-1 filter Samsung says removes the separate heat-exchanger filter most heat-pump dryers make you maintain. More+ Lowest price of the six, and the 2-in-1 filter means no separate heat-exchanger filter to clean – Samsung doesn't publish this model's voltage on its own Canadian page — ask before buying if your outlet matters |
Whirlpool YWHD560CHW Heat Pump Dryer (7.4 cu ft) Whirlpool | 7.4 cu ft | Heat pump, ventless | — | — | 1 year limited standard warranty included (Québec: 5-year Guarantee of Proper Functioning) | $1,899.99as of Oct 6, 2026 Whirlpool Canada → | The only full-size drum in this table at 7.4 cu ft — a heat-pump dryer sized like a conventional vented dryer instead of a compact closet unit, for a household that doesn't want to shrink its load size to go ventless. More+ Full-size 7.4 cu ft drum — no need to downsize loads the way the five compact units in this table do – Whirlpool doesn't publish this model's voltage or dimensions on its own Canadian page — confirm both with an installer before buying |
Electrolux ELFE433CAW 24" Compact Heat Pump Dryer (4.4 cu ft) Electrolux | 4.4 cu ft | Heat pump, ventless | 240V | 23 2/5" W x 33 3/10" H x 25 1/5" D | 1 year, parts and labour | $1,599.00as of Oct 6, 2026 Electrolux Canada → | Electrolux's compact heat-pump dryer has the largest compact drum in this table at 4.4 cu ft, a 30-minute Quick Dry cycle, and a published 275 kWh-a-year energy rating most of the other brands don't state. More+ Explicit 30-minute Quick Dry cycle and a published 275 kWh/year energy figure — neither stated this plainly by any other brand here – Highest list price of the six on Electrolux's own page — worth comparison shopping before buying direct |
Prices and specs read directly from each merchant's Canadian product page on the date shown — never a guess. A product never appears here until we've verified it first-hand.
Reviewed by John Moelker
Founder, CompareLocal.ca · Oxford County, Ontario · Updated Oct 6, 2026 · How we choose
Near you: Woodstock, Stratford, St. Thomas — local water, utility and installer notes for kitchen and laundry.
How we chose
We checked Amazon.ca first, as our house rule is Amazon-first wherever Amazon actually sells the model — it doesn't, for any of the six brands below. Searching "heat pump dryer" and each specific model number on Amazon.ca on 2026-10-06 returned only replacement filters, condenser-cleaning kits and unbranded portable units, never a real listing from Miele, Bosch, LG, Samsung, Whirlpool or Electrolux. Big appliances mostly sell through brand sites and national retailers, not Amazon — so every row below links straight to the manufacturer's own Canadian product page, with the exact CAD price shown there on the date checked, and relationship "none" since no confirmed consumer affiliate program exists for any of these six brands (see How We Make Money). Where a brand's own page didn't state a number — Bosch and LG's voltage, for instance — we cross-checked it on Home Depot Canada's listing for that identical model number, never guessed, and said so in the row's verification source. Capacity is shown in whatever unit the brand itself publishes rather than a converted estimate: Miele rates its dryer in kilograms (8 kg), the other five in cubic feet, and we haven't converted one to the other because that would be exactly the kind of invented number this comparison exists to avoid. Voltage matters more here than in a typical appliance comparison: five of the six need a dedicated 240V dryer outlet just like a conventional electric dryer, and only the Miele runs on an ordinary 120V household plug — worth confirming with an electrician before you buy if you're not sure what your laundry room already has. One brand we deliberately left out: GE sells plenty of standalone electric and "Ventless Condenser" dryers in Canada, but its own geappliances.ca product pages never call any standalone dryer a heat pump model — GE's heat-pump technology here ships only inside its Profile UltraFast all-in-one washer/dryer combo, a different appliance category, so including a plain condenser dryer in this table under GE's name would have been an invented claim we weren't willing to make.
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Frequently asked questions
Does a heat-pump dryer need the same 240V outlet as a regular electric dryer?
Usually, yes. Bosch, LG and Electrolux all state 240V on their own Canadian pages, and if you're replacing a vented electric dryer with one of these, your existing 240V outlet will likely work as-is. Samsung and Whirlpool don't publish a voltage figure for their models at all — confirm with the retailer or an electrician before you buy if you're not sure. The one dryer we could verify runs on an ordinary 120V outlet is the Miele TXB360WP, at 15A — the only one here you could plausibly plug into a standard apartment wall socket without an electrician. If you're not certain what your laundry room has, check the outlet or ask an electrician before you buy.
Are there Ontario or federal rebates for buying a heat-pump clothes dryer?
None that we could verify. Ontario's Home Renovation Savings Program and the federal Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program both pay toward a whole-home heat pump that replaces your furnace or air conditioner — not a laundry appliance — and we checked both programs' own pages before writing this: neither mentions clothes dryers. If you're thinking of a home-heating heat pump as well, see our heat pump comparison, which covers those two rebate programs with their official source links. Don't let a sales pitch for a "rebate-eligible" heat-pump dryer talk you into paying more — as of today, no Canadian government or utility rebate program we could find actually covers one.
Why do heat-pump dryers take longer to dry a load than a regular dryer?
By design. A vented or condenser electric dryer heats air to a high temperature and pushes it through your clothes quickly; a heat-pump dryer recycles air through a much cooler refrigerant loop instead, which is gentler on fabric and uses less energy, but physically can't move heat as fast. Electrolux is the one brand in our table that states a specific fast option — a 30-minute Quick Dry cycle — but its normal full-load cycle, like every other heat-pump dryer, still runs longer than a comparable vented cycle. If cycle speed matters more to you than venting or energy use, a heat-pump dryer is the wrong tradeoff; if a quieter laundry room, no ducting, and a lower power bill matter more, the extra time is the cost of that trade.
Can I stack a heat-pump dryer on top of a washer?
All six are stackable, but whether the stacking kit is included or sold separately differs by brand. LG and Electrolux both include a stacking kit in the box with their compact dryer, meant to pair with each brand's own matching compact washer. Bosch and Whirlpool both sell their stacking kit as a separate accessory. Miele and Samsung's own Canadian pages don't state whether a kit ships in the box, so ask before you buy if you're planning to stack. In every case, only stack a dryer on the washer the same brand actually designed it to sit on — a universal or mismatched stacking kit can void the warranty on either appliance.
Do heat-pump dryers need more maintenance than a vented dryer?
A little, and it differs by model. Every heat-pump dryer has a heat exchanger (sometimes called a condenser) in addition to the usual lint filter, and that exchanger needs periodic cleaning to keep the dryer running efficiently — skip it for too long and cycle times get noticeably longer. Two of our six picks reduce that extra step: Bosch's Self-Cleaning Condenser™ cleans itself during normal operation, and Samsung's 2-in-1 Filter combines the lint and heat-exchanger filters into one part so there's nothing separate to remember. The other four — Miele, LG, Whirlpool and Electrolux — ask you to pull out and rinse or vacuum a separate heat-exchanger filter on a schedule stated in each one's owner's manual.
What does a heat-pump dryer actually cost to run in Ontario?
Using the one number a manufacturer in our table actually publishes — Electrolux states its ELFE433CAW uses 275 kWh a year — and Ontario's own Tier 1 electricity rate of 12.0 cents per kWh (Ontario Energy Board, effective November 1, 2025), that works out to roughly $33 a year to run. None of the other five brands in our table publish a kWh-per-year figure on their own Canadian page, so we're not estimating one for them rather than guess; if annual running cost matters to you, Electrolux is the one pick here you can actually do this math on without guessing.
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