"Sensor" tumble dryers

[bazzabear]

We had a sensor tumble dryer, but pretty old - maybe 10 years. It always required two goes before the stuff in it was actually dry.

It gave up the ghost a few weeks back, so was replaced with a fancy new condenser tumble dryer. This one also is supposed to sense whether the contents are dry (I'm sure they all do these days).

But it has exactly the same problem. Set to 'cupboard+' which is the dryest setting available - still the stuff in it is damp when you go to empty it, and you have to run another cycle.

Is this just the way of things for all tumble dryers? Or should I be questioning whether this is faulty?

 

[bazzabear]

Sorry, I did mean heat pump, not condenser. Not up with the tumble dryer lingo.

And - because it was piddling down most of the day and we wanted to wash our duvets.

It's a Hotpoint and seemed to be well reviewed.

It seems odd to have 4 different levels of dryness you can choose to aim for - and then the dryest one still leaves the clothes slightly damp.

 

[bazzabear]

That's an interesting idea. I'll give that a go see if it makes any difference.