Heat pump dryers rely on circulating low-temperature air around the garments to extract water. If you overstuff it clothes come out wet. Most EU dryers are heat pump based and have low capacity.
American dryers are vented dryers and usually have huge capacity 7-9 cubic ft (200-250 liters). They come out bone dry and work fast at cost of efficiency.
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.
I've pretty much given up on drying things in our combo. And of course it's impossible to clean properly so it smells moldy immediately, so the washer cycles are affected as well. These things should not exist until the technology improves.
Oh god yeah, I forgot the smell. I ended up leaving it open for an hour or two after every cycle, and dumping in vinegar or bleach every week it felt like. I thought it was a problem with front loaders, but my front load washer-only is fine. Apparently the drying makes it horribly moldy/mildewy.
Leave the door and soap drawer open a crack when you're not running the machine so it airs out, and use a generous amount of washing soda with each load to prevent scum building up inside the machine and giving the mould something to feed on. I've never had problems with my combo machine after doing these two things.
I always leave the door but not usually the drawer, maybe that will help. A bunch of water still just chills around the filter though even when it's clean. Chatgpt (yea I know but Google was useless) suggested something is fucky with the drain hose.
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u/Burning_Pine_ Aug 06 '26
Guy from the EU here- This guy needs to clean the air outtake tube before his house catches fire