Are condenser dryers any good?

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I'm thinking of getting one of these ( as you lot put me off washer dryers). comments please

I've got a Bosch and it's great (tho' very lightly used - only when can be shagged to walk the towels to the garage)

No they are utter rubbish. They take forever and the clothes come out horribly stiff and wrinkled. They aren't a patch on the vented dryers. Really annoyed they're so efficient as the economic argument for them is strong.... but I hate them with a passion

I love love love my Bosch condenser!

Get one with a sensor. No more crispy clothes

Absolutely bloody brilliant.
Mine is fantastic. The clothes come out really soft. It's halved my ironing and its really efficient.
I love it. I would never want a different one again.

I have a zanussi one and its fine. My stuff is soft. Don't wrinkle if you get them out fast enough.

I like mine - at least it doesn't need to have a pipe outside.

they do need to be defluffed after every load and water reservoir emptied.

I have one made by White Knight. Very reasonably priced, but no sensor thingy. My original White Knight was used every day for 9 years- hence I got another one!

Mine is fine. It has auto sensors so it stops when the clothes are dry (but gives them a whirl every so often so they don't crease). We had ours plumbed in with the kit that came with it so we don't have to empty the water, it drains away into the sink waste.

The only thing is you have to clean the condenser unit every so often to stop the build up of fibres which is easy enough, just rinse it with the shower head.

However, in energy terms and lint disposal, if I had space for a vented machine I would get one, but our utility has no external walls.

I have an AEG. Bloody brilliant. Soft clothes.

gosh lots of fans of condensors, mine must have been an old one (plus I've had useless washer/dryers which are condensors).

For those who are fans - don't you find they take hours? You can't just throw a damp towel in for 5 mins to warm and dry it.

Only had mine a month but it's made so much difference already to doing the washing. Hanging out wet washing properly takes ages. Had to mess about with the settings for a while to get it just right. Do get annoyed at having to empty the reservoir; that is a shag. But, otherwise, it's great.

I hated the one that was left in our house by previous owners. And it obviously had something wrong with it. Was v happy when I could go back to my venerable vented dryer.

Mine is really good. Doesn't take long and clothes dont wrinkle. Only thing is I find they smell a bit...condensed? They smell clean but not like clothes that have been hung to dry

I had a cheapy Beko one and it was brilliant. I was gutted I had to sell it

Have a Bosch with a sensor, it is fantastic, quiet and quick, never iron.

John Lewis (so aeg) and it is brill. Takes longer than my old hot point vented but clothes come out really soft and it doesn't shrink them. The sensor is great and machine v v v energy efficient.

I've got a sensor one by Hoover and it's brilliant. Clothes come out barely wrinkled.

We have a John Lewis condensir, and its great. Really quick, clothes come oyt soft and dry but not over-dry. Wouldn't swap mine for anything.

Mine is awesome, I really love it! 70 minutes, not too bad on elec and lovely dry and super soft clothes. It's in the wee shed as I didn't have space in the house.

I've got a hotpoint one. It's alright! Huge drum, fairly quick, doesn't make things crispy.

The only downsize it's it is incredibly noisy which isn't much fun in an open plan house in winter. I don't know if they are all loud.

I have a cheaply Indesit one. Was about £200. It is fabulous and dries a load in about 45 mins.

I lie, it is Beko. I nearly bought the Indesit one.

Mine arrived yesterday and I bloody love it!

It's a candy sensor from argos reduced to £199, towels are fluffy and don't smell.

My washing basket is empty for the 1st time in months

I love mine. It's a Zanussi and used daily. Coming up 6 years now.