Washer, drier combo

[Floridatilly]

Does anyone have one?
Any you would recommend ?
Any you would avoid?

Our washer has decided to pack in ☹️ I really want a drier so by having a combo it would save space 👍🏻

[GoldenAvalanche]

They get a bad reputation, but we were supplied one in our new build, it’s an AEG so it’s a good one and I absolutely love it. It’s great to just pop on in the morning and come to it in the evening finished (though it can crinkle more than transferring to a separate dryer). We have a dryer in the garage but only really use it if we have a lot to get through in one day, the washer dryer works better with smaller loads more frequently.

Downsides are obviously if it packs in it’s a bigger expense, but it does dry well despite what I’ve heard elsewhere, I’d prefer two separate appliances side by side but for now this is working well for us.

[Guest]

I have had one for the last 4 years,It’s a Hoover one and I hate it .
It never dries clothes on first go unless you put it on for the 3 hour cycle and even then it’s debatable which is ridiculous, all the fluff stays in the drum/seal which is hard to clean as no lint trap and it now takes me twice as long to do washing as I obviously can’t start another wash until the first lot has dried.

[dreamadream]

We had one years ago. It took forever to dry the clothes. It could take 4-5 hours to do one load start to finish. Which wouldn’t be bad if you live solo or a couple but certainly would be a nightmare for a family.

[Smilesonfaces]

My washer dryer has packed in this week too. It will be a visit to the launderette tomorrow ! Personally I would never buy a washer dryer again. It took too long to dry , you can't do another load in the washer until its done and it seemed to crease badly. I carried on using my white Knight dryer which I have had for about 20 years and hardly used the dryer on the combo one.

[Smilesonfaces]

Originally Posted by FizzyWhip

I have had one for the last 4 years,It’s a Hoover one and I hate it .
It never dries clothes on first go unless you put it on for the 3 hour cycle and even then it’s debatable which is ridiculous, all the fluff stays in the drum/seal which is hard to clean as no lint trap and it now takes me twice as long to do washing as I obviously can’t start another wash until the first lot has dried.

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Mine was a hoover too and I always hated mine as well.

[Floridatilly]

Not too good then.
We are a family of 5. So five towels every day, pj’s, clothes and underwear. Then 5 sets of bedding each week.
So the washer gets an hammering. Usually 2 loads a day.
So a separate drier is the way to go?

[emmabanana]

We’ve got a Siemens one, it’s very good most things dry in 1 hr, we don’t have space to have both so it’s a good option for us.

[cartoonp]

Yes we had different ones for years and could not go with out one know. We live in first floor flat so no garden.

[Hermione]

Had one in a rented house once it was a AEG was lovely as a washer so quiet but the dryer was naff and the obvious issue is you can't wash a second load while the first is drying really slowed my laundry turnover times