I Purchased A Grundig GTN38250HGCW A++ as an upgrade from a 10 year old condensing C grand tumble dryer. I'm was very nervous about buying a new tumble dryer with a new type of technology, but after watching a few videos on how it works on you tube I decided to give it a go. Ok so the first thing to understand before purchasing a heat pump tumble dryer is that it will take longer to dry your cloths ! Once you accept that you will get on ok with it ! My old C Grade tumble dryer would take about 110 mins to fully dry a full load 6KGs , Great! - fast but expensive and it would always leave condensation on the kitchen windows . The Grundig Heat pump tumble dryer will do the same load in around 150 mins to fully dry a 6kg load - 190mins for 8kg load Grundig does claim that it will do them faster but this is restricted to 'cupboard dry- 60% dry' if like me you like your cloths to be dry when you bring them out they will take a little longer. As for energy consumption- I hooked up my electric consumption monitor to the power cable and was delighted to see that it does actually use half the power of my old C grade ! Ok so so if I set the program to the "Cupboard dry /60% dry" it would have probable used a lot less power and Grundig would be correct in their claims of energy consumption but I wanted dry cloths so yes it dose eat a little more power but still it is a lot cheaper. As for noise levels - well I've upgraded from a 10 year old machine that was very noisy so its bound to be better ! But I am presently surprised. I had read a lot of comments that said it was just to noisy. But to be honest for what it is and the job its doing I think its fine.

My old Tumble dryer gave up the ghost after 25 years and could not be repaired, So i started to look around and read reviews ect .And it seemed heat pump Tumble dryers are the way to go .. And this tumble dryer ticked all the boxes, and it had a 5 year warranty. Its very easy to use , It does take longer to dry the clothes . but its very cheap to run and way more economical than my old dryer. I also love the light inside the dryer , its a nice little touch

Look up who Grundigs parent company is, however at £20 more their "value range", it comes with a 5 yr guarantee. Heat pump is the way to go, It doesn't get hot so can dry delicates, and recycles the air so doesn't fill the room with moisture. Added to that it uses a 3rd of the energy of a condenser dryer - I think they are worth the price premium

Very good build quality, much better than the hotpoint it replaced.

Easy to operate, easy to clean, easy to install. Quite lightweight for a full-size dryer. Various drying options. Tank full indicator. Does not overheat the room.