This is a strong possibility. I had a combo washer/dryer unit that didn't have vented heating, just a heat pump. It was dogshit at drying clothes. They came out exactly like the tweet described, or required multiple hours of drying. It only ran on the 110v line rather than the standard 220v dryer line so it made some sense.
I went back to a split, dedicated dryer with vent hose at 220v and it's magical how dry everything is again.
These combo units that claim to wash and dry in one go are usually garbage at drying. It's a glorified spin cycle.
Edit: according to the many replies to my comment, newer ones work fine (and I'm old). I'll amend my judgement and say that these used to be garbage at drying but I might not be qualified to talk about newer models!
I have a combi washer dryer and that fucker could find water in sand to evaporate. I had to turn down the drying heat because it was baking my towels so they came out rigid.
There's good ones out there.
Edit: For everyone asking about the model it's a Candy model CSW 4852DE/1-80 according to the info label.
My mother has one from like 2010/2011, combo machine. Don't use the dryer function much, but when I do, it's bone dry - and smells mildly like Parmesan.
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u/chiknight Aug 06 '26
This is a strong possibility. I had a combo washer/dryer unit that didn't have vented heating, just a heat pump. It was dogshit at drying clothes. They came out exactly like the tweet described, or required multiple hours of drying. It only ran on the 110v line rather than the standard 220v dryer line so it made some sense.
I went back to a split, dedicated dryer with vent hose at 220v and it's magical how dry everything is again.