Huge improvement on my last washer dryer. Much much quieter, no bouncing around. The drying option does cause an occasional juddering sound (as mentioned in other reviews) but we only hear it when we’re in the same room. To be honest it’s easily ignored once you realise it’s just what it does. I was shocked at how long the programmes take but once you look at new machines you realise all brands are the same. However, once the instructions are understood, you can have a quick 1 hour wash on the intense cycle, or one and a half on the synthetic cycle. The 30 min wash is ideal for a small ‘worn once’ wash. It works really well for freshening up soft toys. Be aware that the ‘quick’ cycles only offer 1000 spin but as it’s so much more efficient than my last machine it’s fine. You can always select a quick 10 mins spin at a 1400 afterwards if needed. The drying options are excellent but I just don’t get why there isn’t a straightforward dryer button. However, it just takes a bit of time to grasp the process then you’re away. The quick wash and dry is perfect for underwear. As with all machines you will stick with 3 or 4 programmes for everything but there is plenty of choice. The black/grey works really well in my kitchen, wasn’t sure at first but very pleased with it once installed. I do love this machine but dropped a star for complicated instructions and extremely long wash cycles but by no means a deal breaker once you work your way round the instructions. I’m very pleased with my choice.

The machine itself and wash is good. I have not used the dryer. The wash program options takes a bit of getting used to but once you have worked out what buttons to push to see what options of temperature and spin and turning the dry option off that is fine. My main issue is the length of time the wash programs take. The rapid option does not permit setting the temp above 30 degrees. The next fastest option is 2hr 35 mins. Whoever is designing washing machines with such long programs doesn’t understand the day of a busy working person that will only have weekends to do most of their chores. By the time you have done two loads you have missed any chance of drying outside as it’ is 3pm at which point you will need to use the dryer. Your other option is washing the night before but who wants the washing machine running on a Friday night when you are trying to relax after a busy week at work. It’s not just Hotpoint. Wake up designers people don’t want such long programs when most of the time they need to freshen up clothes rather than wash heavy stained clothes. That should not take over 2.5 hours in my humble opinion especially when previous version of this model did it in 1hr.

Not really tested everything on this yet which is why only 3 stars and that's generous I think - due to these other comments. Spins clothes well, so not so soggy when you take them out. Don't want to use combined wash & dry options either - too expensive to do that - so at least I figured out how to do a wash only. But, there arent too many good options just for washing - there is no 60 minute wash, as far as I can see - only a very quick one (15 minutes I think?) which I cant see working very well to get things clean. Also cant raise the temp from 40 to 60 .The standard programmes seem to take a long time as well -about 1.5 hours on a wool wash and ages for just a rinse and spin. Can't really tell if clothes are any cleaner than my 14 year old indesit got 'em - but I haven't done any whites yet. Also - I used a lot of conditioner (to the maximum fill level) but clothes did not come out smelling particularly as if I'd used any, whereas on my old machine they did! The dryer only option I haven't dared try yet - I use it for towels only - as it is so complicated to fathom out -guess I'll have to call Hotpoint to talk me through it when I do decide to use it So far- I can't say I'm particularly happy this purchase really, I just hope it improves.

This is a great piece of kit. It really does do a great job of washing and drying clothes. It’s abit tricky to figure out the settings at first but I just watched a YouTube tutorial. The steam function is great. Be warned though, the cycles for washing and drying are very long. Fine is you’re happy to run them overnight like me, but not great if you want to do multiple washes in one day.

So far we've had 2 of these and both are leaking, this looks to have a design fault somewhere sadly.

Washing machine works okay but I've found the instructions confusing. To use the dry only function you have to set the machine to wash and then tell it not to wash. Pretty noisy too. Lots of programmes won't do a 9kg load.

We ordered this to replace our older Hotpoint washer dryer but unfortunately we didn’t like this machine so much that we sent it back after 2 weeks. The valve mechanism design has been changed since the older models which means that every 15 seconds on the dry cycle there would be a ‘chug’ from the machine followed by a ‘bang’ through the pipes upstairs which resulted in disturbing the children at night. It had a good fast wash time but the rest of the cycles, both wash and dry, were very long. We do not recommend this washer dryer.

First ever washer dryer for me. Love the extra small quick wash n dry. I get fresh, dry underwear in 45 mins. A lot of the programs are very long but, if you take the time to see what your options are, some can be shortened and adjusted. There’s a way to get 30 mins of drying only which would be better if it could be adjusted to 60 and 90. Perhaps there’s more options to figure out that I haven’t discovered.