Hoover 5050EDE

Works well! – My lint catcher works really well - you just have to remember to empty it. Because of the type of dryer it is, you need to make sure there's a window open or an exhaust fan turned on, but it's worked well for many years. Love that it has a drying rack for delicates.

Terrible lint catcher – Lint catcher on the door seems to have a design fault. Even though it caught some lint, so much lint was spread throughout my laundry. I also agree with the other review about the drying sensor not working properly. From day one it seemed inconsistent. At times clothes needed more time and other times it seemed to keep drying for too long. I ended up not using the option at all.

The only good thing I saw in the design of the drier was the external drying rack but that wasn't near enough to make up for the other faults I found.

Poor lint catching, spreading lint into the room. Poor heat/dry sensor function

OK – This is an ok dryer but I don't love it. I may be using it incorrectly but it seems that you mostly just turn it on and it will keep on drying until it senses that your clothes are dry. However, it doesn't always sense this correctly and I sometimes have to rerun cycles, especially with sheets. There are some manual options but these are a bit cumbersome. I try not to use the dryer too often so this does the job on those cold and wet days. We have had no mechanical problems with it although there are probably alot better models out there. inexpsnive, has options for gentle settings, creaseguard, reputable brand Not particularly easy to tailor specific times, poor energy efficiency

Bad – Overall, I would say I would have probably researched the brand better. It is expensive to run, occasionaly turns off (as it is electronic) and needs to be re-set by turning the power switch off and the on again. I have also had several parts "fall" out of the machine - a wire piece at the back of the inside of dryer, as well as a piece inside the (lint) filter and then a screw on the inside of the door popped out. This dryer also creates a lot of heat which causes condensation all down my walls. Reasonably inexpensive to purchase Poor energy rating (expensive to run).

Wrinkles clothes when dryer is filled to capacity.

On large loads takes several goes to dry.