Creda TVR2 Review

Overall Rating

I had this Creda TVR2 for 3 years, it got plenty of use (family of 5). We found it to be SERIOUSLY NOISY, at times you would have thought you were drying a load of scrap metal, other times it sounded like you were drying a bag of mice! It was so bad you could not have a conversation in the kitchen if it was on and it could be heard through the whole house.

As for drying, it did the job ok, you put the washing in, turn the knob to the time you want and press start. 2 heat settings but I felt that the cool setting was very hot, sometimes it seemed that the cool setting was hotter than the hot setting - maybe there was something wrong with the button? over the last few months I found that the dryer was not working as efficiently as it had been - half loads of washing were taking over an hour to dry.

Anyway, it went up in smoke at the weekend. I had put it on for 15 minutes to finish out a pair of trousers that were damp off the line. Prior to this the machine had not been on all day (so I know it did not overheat due to extreme use!). 2-3 minutes into the cycle smoke started pouring out of the machine. After diconecting and cooling down my husband took it apart. There was 2 inches of fluff inside the casing, all round the motor and the heater - several wires had melted and there were blacl scorch marks on the back of the machine. Due to hearing so many horror stories about fires caused by tumble dryers I was always very careful to clean the filter every time it was used and I would also pull it out from the wall, hoover the back of it and clean out the vent pipe so I know this was not caused by poor maintenence. Thank God I had not put it on and left the house. My main concerne was that it would set fire to my lovely new kitchen!

Overall I would say if you wanted something cheap it is ok, but it would need serviced regularly to prevent fluff build-up on the inside. I am looking for a new tumble dryer and I'm glad I found this site, because my next dryer will NOT be a Creda TVR02. I hope you find this review helpful!