Bought to go with a Hisense 7 series tumble dryer, replacing a series of Bekos which have done sterling service over the decades. Expensive but really nice, good looking with an LCD touch screen as big as my phone, quite deep though so check dimensions. Has the usual 20+ programs, but all you really need is the AI wash which does all the clothes, the 15 minute quick wash to quickly clean trousers after a dog walk in the fields, and the seperate bedding which I can set to wash at 60c. No towel programme which is an odd omission, so they go on quick cottons or AI too. Auto-dose is awesome, no more faffing about filling the drawer with powder or liquid. One bonus, the door doesn't take 2 minutes to unlock like other machines, it's instant. Links to the tumble dryer, doesn't add much to be honest, as you still have to power on the tumble dryer on 20 mins before and set the remote control to on every time. On the other hand, thought the app would be a gimmick but it's really useful seeing how long there is left and to get notifications to turn the aforementioned tumble dryer on. Also has steam, a UV light, quick wash or intensive for most programs. The AI wash does everything itself though, nothing to change. The best thing is setting AI wash to the default so all I have to do is put the clothes in and press start, no half loads, no fiddling with powder, no spin speed or temperature to set, it's all done for you. Hisense were doing a free five year warranty when I bought it, not sure I'd want something so expensive and complicated without that.
