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Whirlpool - 7.4 Cu. Ft. 8-Cycle Electric Dryer - White
Average customer rating
4.1
(138 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 138 reviews
5 Stars
83
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
4
1 Star
16
79%of customers recommend this product.
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105 out of
133)
Customer Reviews for Whirlpool - 7.4 Cu. Ft. 8-Cycle Electric Dryer - White
Customer Rating
5
Great performance
on October 29, 2018
Posted by: Gerald H
from Atlanta, GA
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I needed a ventless dryer and the Whirlpool surpassed my expectations. I like the moisture sensing feature. I can set it don't have to keep coming back to check on it. It's quiet as well. Very satisfied thus far.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting whirlpool.com
Customer Rating
5
Ventless is Fantastic
on April 15, 2018
Posted by: thishusbanddoeslaundry
from Hartford, CT area
Gender:Male
Hi, I have the previous version of this dryer (WED99HED) and I wanted to let everyone know that after using it for 3 years, I WILL NEVER USE ANYTHING BUT A FULL-SIZE HEAT PUMP, VENTLESS DRYER. Thank-you Whirlpool so much!!!! Our dryer has been great.
It dries clothes very well and at a much lower temperature than a regular electric (or gas) dryer - so drying my wife's stretchy sports clothes is allowed. :-) Even most of her sweaters I can dry in this dryer. All of our clothes come out warm and dry but not hot.
Also, our house is one of the most energy-efficient in the USA, and this dryer is a big part of that. Using a regular electric or gas dryer is like leaving a window open half-way for the whole time you are using the dryer. While there isn't one window where the air is coming in, it is coming in around every small crack around every window and door because a regular dryer is constantly sending hot, wet air outside which needs to be replaced (otherwise your house would soon not have any air in it). Think of how much $ you spent for your furnace to heat your house in the winter or your air conditioner to cool your house in the summer, and now you are having your regular dryer throw it all outside. In addition, you've probably noticed how the inside of a regular dryer which hasn't been used recently is cold in the winter and warm in the summer. That's because of air coming in through the dryer vent. More air you have to pay for your furnace or air conditioner to heat or cool.
Whirlpool's ventless, heat-pump dryers don't do any of that since there is no silver duct leading outside. In simple terms, the heat-pump dryers dehumidify the air inside the dryer and the heat from running the dehumidifier warms the clothes. All of the heat and air stays inside the dryer. The water from the clothes is sent down the same drain your washing machine empties into. It is ingenious!
A great extra with a ventless, heat-pump dryer is that you can put it anywhere and not just in a room with an outside wall. A second floor linen closet can become a second floor laundry.
Just once a week, vacuum-out the filter behind the small door at the bottom left of the front of the dryer to get rid of the accumulated lint. It takes me about 3 minutes. (note: Whirlpool, the closing/latching mechanism on the door is a little finicky. I'm sure you can come up with a better design. Put a little effort here.)
Anyway, our Whirlpool ventless, heat-pump dryer has been GREAT for 3 years and still runs like it did when we first got it. I don't ever want to use anything but one like this - and I've been doing our family laundry for 18 years.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting whirlpool.com
Customer Rating
1
WARNING! Avoid at all costs! Does not dry clothes!
on May 15, 2018
Posted by: njnick
from NJ
Gender:Male
We purchased this dryer in the fall of 2015 in order to shift the appliances around to be next to each other for ease of use, without having to re-run the vent line. I was also attracted by the fact it would be less energy consuming while being more gentle on the clothes whilst drying. Based on our ownership experience over these past years I would never purchase this dryer again. It has let us down time and time again, not performing the one job it was made to do...DRY CLOTHES!!! There was never a time this appliance performed the same from day to day. Most times, the drying time is twice that which should be required, running multiple cycles. Not very energy efficient if you ask me. Other times it fails to dry clothes completely, shutting off after one cycle or mid-cycle because of the sensor operation. Techs recommended using the "timed dry" setting only. WHY DOES IT HAVE A SENSOR OPTION THEN? Other times we'd be drying multiple loads (as a household does when you have kids and laundry piles up) and the drum wouldn't turn on starting the cycle. The dryer would turn on, but the drum failed to turn. We have had visits from appliance techs multiple times who have told us, "i have never worked on one of these", "there's no errors, seems to be working", "I'm going to replace the control board, its showing a fault", "just use the timed dry setting, the sensor mode doesn't work well as dry clothes could be hitting it instead of the wet ones", "you have to keep the lint traps clean" (trust me, we do), "whirlpool says it will keep running cycles until the clothes are dry, it will keep resetting itself" (meanwhile the clothes are dry and its running another full cycle). This dryer is complete GARBAGE, and NO tech knows how to work on it because of the alternate technology it uses. It is a huge costs investment and will not be worth it! I would not take a chance on it unless it comes with an extended service plan and full support. Be prepared to get entirely frustrated trying to do a simple thing like laundry.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from whirlpool.comBy Turnep3, Social Care , May 15, 2018
Thank you for your review,
We would love to further assist you with your review. Please respond back to this email address, Whirlpool_Reviews@Whirlpool.com with your name, Review ID number (206996609), phone number, street address and model/serial. We look forward to your reply.
Thank you,
Patrick
Whirlpool Social Care
We would love to further assist you with your review. Please respond back to this email address, Whirlpool_Reviews@Whirlpool.com with your name, Review ID number (206996609), phone number, street address and model/serial. We look forward to your reply.
Thank you,
Patrick
Whirlpool Social Care
Written by a customer while visiting whirlpool.com
Customer Rating
5
Nice Features
on September 7, 2016
Posted by: Iowa Farmwife
from Iowa
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Have been using our dryer for two months now and love it. It has a little more noise than most but we just close the door! Like the towel, casual and bulky features. Towels seem softer. Ours is a laundry/bath combo so bath is always warm when we run the dryer, another plus!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting whirlpool.com
Customer Rating
4
Well designed but for specific uses
on April 9, 2018
Posted by: Marty--
from Lake Worth - Florida
Gender:Male
We cannot vent our dryer so took a chance on exploring ventless machines that apparently have been extremely widespread in Europe for years. Chose the Whirlpool and am basically happy but it does seem to take extra time to get clothes super dry - depending on how stuffed you make the drum. I accept the humidity and heat as the machine is designed as a heat pump which concept should be understood by the buyer before purchasing. If so, comments of heat and humidity in the laundry room become baseless. Noise level seems to be equal to regular vented machines and yes, cleaning the three filter areas are mildly cumbersome but they support the efficiency of concept of being ventless so accept it as part of the equation or buy something else!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting whirlpool.com
Customer Rating
5
Lifestyle Changer
on January 29, 2018
Posted by: Disappointed Mike
from St Louis MO
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Removing the Bosch compact dryer was a joyful day. Clothes come out fresher, less wrinkled, very much less beaten up. Rather than three or four loads a day, everday - now its three days a week. ThankYou Whirlpool for bringing us a lifestyle change!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting whirlpool.com
Customer Rating
4
energy efficiency
on May 10, 2017
Posted by: d2h
from Issaquah, WA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] While the drying time is a little longer it is acceptable. Only downside is that it has an annoying high pitched whine sound.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting whirlpool.com
Customer Rating
4
Truely ventless, dries well
on May 15, 2017
Posted by: New House Owner
from Maine
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this dryer because it was the only one we could find that did not require some kind of an exhaust vent through one our well insulated exterior walls. Previous review mentioned noise and this dryer is noisy. In addition to the expected tumbling sounds of the clothes in drum, there is whine, not exactly high pitched but certainly additional. I assume it is the heat pump, but I feel it could have been reduced but probably not entirely eliminated. Be aware there is more screen cleaning with this dryer than others but it is not that much of a bother. One does have to take care as the screen seem delicate.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting whirlpool.com