HOOVER VHC381

+ A lot of items I would have had to iron previously came out ready to wear. I hate ironing.
It has a large drum, quite adequate for a normal wash load.
It is easy to manage a drying sequence to exactly fit my requirements by turning it off and on again.
This makes it very economical, and that's a high priority with curent prices.

- It doesn't register time remaining except at the half hour and fifteen minute periods.
Door is quite stiff to open, but this may get looser in time.

+ looks good
Good capacity
Range of options

- empty filter frequently

+ Sensor to detect drying time, and options for how dry you want your washing.

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+ Easy to use and stops drying when clothes are dry. Does not 'cook' clothes.

- The location of the water bottle - really hard to get to and front panel not at all easy to pull off. Really lets down what is otherwise a great dryer!

+ sensor drying, quiet and efficient. I especially like the cupboard dry setting.

- drying sometimes inconsistant with heavy items (towels, jeans, etc) unless you use bone dry setting.

+ Very quiet and has a very big load size

- The different dry settings e.g bone dry cupboard dry extra dry are all a bit confusing

+ Large drum,loads of programmes,easy to clean

- sometimes doesn't totally dry the clothes when put on sensor dry

+ Not having to work out the length of cycyle time needed and the size of the drum

- None

+ Good range of programmes but limited timed ones, huge drum so takes a family load of washing.

- The door/cover for the water container is fiddly to put on and we feel it may break fairly soon so leave it on.

+ It does everything it promises

- still looking for them

+ does the job

- none

+ settings easy to use, cycle times excellent, i use cuboard dry which drys laundry well but not bone dry helping on ironing.

- remebering to empty condenser, getting used to empting it after every use.

+ Good quality dryer, surprisingly quiet in operation, very large drum and good range of programs.

- Waste water bottle is at the base of the machine, no problem for me but might be awkward for some.

+ Does a great job of drying the clothes 'just right'

- There isn't a clock so you cannot be certain how much longer there is left on the cycle.
You have to put your foot against the machine to open the door, otherwise the whole machine comes forward.

+ energy efficency

- can be a bit noisy and the outer case gets hot

+ Energy efficence

- Water emptier and control buttons, door lock

+ Easy to use - up and running in 5 minutes. Huge capacity and large door.

- Slightly fiddly to empty the water condenser which is much bigger then my previous drier.

+ Does exactly what it is spouse to.

- The access to the water deposit is not optimal

+ time delay feature to allow use of ecconomy seven electricity

- condensed water reservoir at floor level, would be easier at top of drier

+ Ease of use, large door for access,massive drum size

- none as yet

+ Efficient

- Delay timer only has two settings, 6 hours and 9 hours - useless unless we set the dryer at 6pm or 9 pm at night. Needs to be more flexible. Emptying water bottle is awkward - needs to be at top of the machine

+ Just love to bits

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+ It is very user friendly and quiet during the cycles.

- the minimum you can put a cycle on for if its not on sensor is 30 minutes which I think is a bit long if you have something small to dry so it would have been better if it had a 15 minute timer start point.

+ Does what it says on the box,

- although the "bone dry" setting doesn't completely dry which is annoying.

+ It dries the clothes to the dryness that you want and does not require an outlet through a wall, open window or door.

- None that I have found.

+ Does exactly what it says on the box

- None

+ hoover is a good named brand as it has been very well known for it's been around along time.

- it is a little bit on the noisey side for my liking.

+ The best point is that you can just turn the dial for Iron dry or Cupboard dry, so therefore your not over drying excellent

- None so far

+ Drum size, ease of use, British built, value for money

- None that I can think of for the price

+ just plug in and go. Has nice reverse actioin so Les Ironing . I even put shirts in now to iron easier.

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+ energy efficiency, size, price

- a little noisy, heats up alot all over. drying performance could be a little better (nit picking though)

+ Ease of use, spin efficiency, cycle times

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+ simple to use and does the job

- a bit noisy and a fussy front plate that has to be removed before you can get to the moisture tank. I also don't believe opening and closing the fluff collector is a good design as it will wear out faster.

+ Good drum size, fast drying time, quiet operation, economic.

- Only downside is that it cannot be plumbed in and that to empty the water container you have to remove a flimsy plastic cover at the bottom of the machine, which is awkward to remove and refit - I don't think it is going to be long before it breaks!

+ This is a great condenser dryer and is a B rating. The clothes come out of it in great condition and most of them dont need ironed. I would deffinately recommend this to anyone who is considering a condenser dryer on a low budget that doesnt cost a fortune to run.

- The water container isnt easy to empty and the water leaks out of it when emptying

+ First tumble drier I have bought and pleasantly surprised how easy it is to use.

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+ Ease of use

- Emptying the water out frequently.Smells more than we thought it would when in use.

+ It does everyhing it says it will do. Clothes come out perfect for ironing. It's fourth different dryer we've had in 10 years and is by far the best

- None as yet

+ Efficiency of drying times

- The door edging (plastic part where you put your hand to open the door) is very flimsy and comes off easy. I keep thinking I have broken it every time I open the door but it clips back on with no trouble, but it is annoying and a bad design!

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- This dryer doesn't have a timer, so you choose a sensor programme. But for example, when you set the dryer to 'Extra Dry' the clothes are still really damp when it finishes and you have to put it back through for another full cycle which kind of cancels the whole energy efficiency rating as i'm having to dry the clothes twice to be able to wear them.

+ Sensor drying, noise, energy efficiency

- Time to dry

+ Only good points I can think of are size of drum and having glass door, otherwise wish I had never purchased the item, not a patch on my last dryer which was a Zanussi.

- Lightweight items seem to get stuck in lint trap. Position of trap means have to remove and clean edge of drum before removing washing or it gets covered in fluff. Emptying water not very convenient as have to remove front of low casing which is fiddly also container awkward size and shape. Doesn't count down time left to go on cycle.

+ Large drum, selection of programmes, energy efficient. We have been very pleased with our purchase.

- The only bad point from my point of view, although it is a good point, is that after the cycle finishes every 10 minutes the drum rotates to help avoid creases. For me this can be annoying as I used to put the machine on and leave it whilst I was out but I do not feel able to do this with this machine as it continues to go. Some may think this is good but to me I would prefer it to just turn off.

+ Sensor drying
Delay function so can run at night on cheaper electricity
Easy to use
Takes large load

- Expensive to run like all condensers!
Can keep turning itself on again when on sensor

+ Very Good product and easy to use

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+ easy to use

- water leaks out from container even when has been emptied

+ Large drum and 'B' energy rating.

- Door handle plastic feels flimsy. Bit tricky to remove panel at bottom of machine to empty water.

+ very efficient appliance, quiet and easy to use

- none

+ Big capacity. Condenser type. Reverse tumble - but this could be better. Machine was chosen for dryness sensor - but see the bad point about this.

- Water container is really inaccessible - at the floor of the machine, behind the plinth! The dryness feature is cancelled out by the fact that the machine continues to tumble once in a while until opened. Not good for leaving the machine when out, or asleep. This also cancels out the energy-saving feature of dryness sensor.

+ Very good in places where you can't vent outside. Noise level reasonable, large drum for clothes seperation. As with all aplliances Just follow the simple care and maintinance instructions and you will be well pleased.

- Takes rather a long time to really dry things!!

+ DRIES PERFECTLY. GOOD TO HAVE DIFFERENT CYCLES SO YOU CAN JUST PUT IT ON AND LEAVE IT AND NOT HAVE TO CHECK IT. CLOTHES COME OUT UNCREASED. GOOD SIZE DRUM. NOT TOO NOISY.

- WATER BOTTLE LEAKS SLIGHTLY ONTO FLOOR AND IT IS A NUISANCE TO KEEP HAVING TO TAKE BOTTOM COVER OFF AT FRONT EVERY TIME YOU EMPTY WATER BOTTLE - IT WOULD BE BETTER IF IT JUST DROPPED DOWN OR SOMETHING RATHER THAN HAVING TO TAKE IT OFF COMPLETELY AND IT IS NOT REALLY SIMPLE TO PUT IT BACK ON AGAIN. NOT AS STEAMY AS OTHER DRYERS I'VE HAD BUT STILL NEED TO HAVE DOOR OPEN.

+ Fast drying and large capacity

- No buzzer at end of cycle

+ -I love the options for iron dry, extra dry or you can just set it for the minutes as you wish.
-It also has a great refresh setting so if things have been on the line outside you can just fluff them up in the dryer quickly.
-Sensor dry works out how wet the washing is and drys it as much as is needed, great!
-Window in door is great to see what clothes are in there and how dry it looks!
-Fluff filter very easy to clean.

- To empty the water could be easier, you have to take a panel of the bottom section to get at it, a bit irritating. Could also do with an exact digital display for minutes left, it only tells you 30m and 15 minutes left.

+ Low noise, easy to use controls and easy to understand. Easy to empty tank, and filter access.

- None yet.

+ Extremely east to use

- None

+ Quiet compared to my previous dryer, Cycle times great for a condensor, ease of use, and an all round good machine

- None up to now

+ Low level noise

- No safety lock for child protection.
Difficult to get water tank cover off and back on.

+ Really easy to use, low cost to run and cuts down the ironing.

- None really appart from the emptying the water compartment. Its not that easy to get the cover on and off.

+ REALLY GOOD MACHINE, NO BAD POINTS REALLY, WELL WORTH THE MONEY

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+ drys clothes quickly
energy efficient

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- poor design for water tray, Should be Higher

+ Quiiet. I particularly like the delay timer. This allows me to get damp washing in at end of day and put in tumble dryer and delay the start of drying to take advantage of cheap off-peak electricity.

- None so far

+ easy to use and like to use the cupboard dry sensor programme which just stops when its dry

- not really come accross any yet

+ Matches washing machine

- None so far!

+ sensor to tell when clothing is dry

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+ Large drum size, fits anywhere in your home, variety of program features.

- Not all clothes dry when they are taken out of the dryer, careful selection required when loading it.

+ Good deal, quiet, does exactly what it says it should. Good efficiency rating.

- Can't think of any..... would have made a difference on the model I bought if efficiency was even better! (Although given the product I am not sure they make an A rated dryer!!)

+ Good dryer, sensor works well

- it would be good if you could condense the water through a pipe or into the container,

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- Problem with removal of water collection container for user with arthritis

+ great quality and value for money,does the job,im converted!

- i wish the water tank would empty itself - you cant have it all i suppose!

+ Experince of manufacturer

- Draw which collects water - not easily assessible to remove.

+ Finally decided to get a tumbledryer and so far haven't been at all disappointed with this model. It's not too noisy (we do have it in the garage though), it's takes a decent load and it doesn't take too long on each cycle. The clothes come out feeling lovely, not overly dried out and wrinkled at all.

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+ easy to use, large water holder, large drum, price.

- i only use on bone dry as if i use the timer the clothes are still damp when finished.

+ Huge drum - lots of settings which work well. The clothes come out much more uncreased than my previous dryer. Quieter and much more efficient than I thought it would be. So far I like it a lot.

- The room still steams up a little - and if I didn't have the dryer up on a shelf I would find taking the panel off and emptying the water out annoying. But still it is easier than I expected it to be.

+ As long as I don't overfill it, the clothes come out dry and without needing an iron (bar the obvious bits). It's tidy, unlike the vented one we had before, which made a mess with the lint.

- A minor point but I wish it was quicker on the bone dry cycle.

+ Good energy efficiency rating for the price we paid, good features (although the 'extra dry' option never comes out completely dry), good drum size and so far can't see any issues with the build quality.

- Every time you want to empty the water you have to remove a kick plate, which is then not easy to replace. We have ended up leaving it off, which really spoils the look of the product. Also, the 'extra dry' option always stops with the clothes still slightly damp and 'cupboard dry' (the next option down) leaves them still too damp for me to be happy putting them away.

+ Easy to use and understand. 8kg drum is great and knowing that the energy rating is B is a plus

- The water collection box is too low and too fidley to use because you have to remove the lower front plate to access water container and then replace it is not that straight forward. If you miss the socket it won't go back into place.

+ Drys very well and fairly quiet large capacity

- The mechanism to empty the water was designed by a five year old, you have to remove a panel at frount it's a pain.. And won't last long..

+ Cheap, several program options, good drum size, excellent energy efficiency, less noise

- Do not look very attractive, Could be more sturdy built.

+ good energy efficiency, very god price and excellent drum size. all the features we need without being too complicated.

- it is a bit noisy, but perhaps not compared to others with similar spec.

+ This is the first condensor dryer Ive bought, and I love it, its so easy to use, and the drum size is excellent for my family who like to overfill the washing machine. :)

- None

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- been leaking from day one

+ Controls seem sturdy. Efficient design. Results seem good.

- Lower panel to remove to access waste water tank seems a bit flimsy so care should be taken not to break this.

+ Easy to program, love the drying sensor settings.

- Emptying the water bottle is a fiddley job.

+ Clothes dry much quicker than my old model. The built in sensor has taken all the guess work out of it.

- No bad points. I love it!