If your tumble dryer actually DRIES clothes please let me know what kind it is!

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We bought a fairly expensive Samsung tumble dryer two years ago and I've cursed it every day since as it is utterly rubbish. It does not dry clothes except on one setting (took a long time to find that setting) and even then it only works if you put it on twice in a row, so it takes about 6-7 hours to dry a very normal load. It got good reviews at the time but has since been discontinued and has a smattering of reviews from those with the same experience as me. The 'sensor dry' aspect is clearly hopeless.

We need a new dryer before baby number 2 arrives (v soon!). I'm happy to go cheap and cheerful and ideally don't want any sensor crap, I'd be happy with 'hot, warm, cold' and a time setting. Not sure if that kind even still exists?

Anyway if you have a dryer that actually dries clothes can you let me know what kind it is? Thanks!

PS not Samsung

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Recently bought a Miele TKG840. At £1349 it wasn't cheap BUT as others have said looking at it's whole life I think it's good value. It is cheaper to buy a Hotpoint/Beko etc but the savings reduce every time you use the Miele through it being substantially more energy efficient.
Looking at figures on John lewis.com a £350 Beko will on average use nearly 50% more energy than my Miele it also has a small max load, is louder and has a shorter warranty.

So when it's all factored in I think the Miele is the better deal but I do understand that £1349* is a lot of money to spend up front.

I got a price match plus £100 Miele cashback meaning I paid less than £1000 :p result!

You know you can adjust the sensors so they dry more right? I always put my driers up one from the default. Anyway, I have a Siemens Heat Pump Condenser drier and it works very well for me. Not the quickest, but I am hapoy with that. Also self cleaning and you never have to empty the drawer.

Go on youtube, search your machine and model for vids to help you. Unplug the machine first.
We had similar with our machine. Turns out it had overheated at some stage and the safety cut out activated. To rectify this, we had to unbolt the top lid and flick the switch back on. Then we tested it with the lid off which was fine. Lid back on, heats up and dries like a dream.