Having only had this washing machine for just over a week we are still learning to use all the different features. You definitely need to spend some time looking at the manual to get the best out of it. Having said this everything we have wanted washed and/or dried has emerged from the machine as expected, with the exception of some sheets which were possibly to heavy to dry? Our old machine didn't have the sophistication of this one, so we just entered a drying time and hoped for the best. I think this machine will turn out to be a massive improvement on the old one, and I would have given it 5 stars if it weren't for the slightly steep learning curve! Only downside so far is that although the spin is relatively quiet I would say the dryer function is actually noisier than most, but not enough to constitute a real problem.