Tumble dryers: Compare features & prices

Best Buys
The Which? Best Buy award is given to products with high total test scores that perform consistently well in our rigorous lab tests and excel in all key areas.

Energy Savers
We award the Energy Saver logo to products that our testing shows are very energy efficient, meaning they'll cost you less to run.

Don't Buys
The Which? Don't Buy logo alerts you to the products that performed extremely poorly in one or more key areas of our tests.

Cotton cupboard-dry full load drying time
How quickly the dryer finished this load. Cupboard-dry programs leave clothes completely dry.

Synthetic fabrics drying time
How quickly the dryer finished this load. Synthetics programs are for special fabrics that could be damaged if they get too hot or dry.

Condensation unit efficiency
Applies to condenser dryers only. We measured how much water from the clothes the tumble driers collected.

Ease of use
Includes the ease of using and programing the dryer, and cleaning the lint filter, condenser unit and water bottle

Energy use
Annual energy costs based on drying 3 full-capacity loads per week

Noise
The lowest scorers were fairly loud the motor was audible, as was the movement of air and the drum, and the noise of falling linen was quite forceful.

Brand reliability
We research the reliability of tumble dryers and give them excellent, good, satisfactory, poor or very poor ratings.

Tumble dryer type
Vented dryers expel damp air, while condenser dryers collect moisture from the clothes.

Capacity of dryer (kg)
The maximum dry weight of washing that can be dried by the machine.

EU energy label
Gas models don't have an energy label so are shown as n/a in this filter

Annual energy costs (£)
Annual energy costs based on drying 3 full-capacity loads per week at a unit rate of 14.5p per kWh

Sensor drying
Whether the dryer uses a sensor to tell when clothes are dry

Delayed start
Whether starting the dryer can be delayed useful if you want to take advantage of cheap-rate electricity. If the machine will be turned on while unattended, make sure a smoke alarm is fitted nearby.

Price
Typical prices are the most common online price we found & are updated monthly. Retailers you see on the 'Compare Prices' links are from a 3rd party. We cannot guarantee stock availability at these retailers and don't endorse them in any way. We are not responsible for any loss or damage for 3rd party websites and have no control over their content.

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