Roper Heavy Duty Extra Large Dryer by Whirlpool Review

When I moved into my new apartment, they had these Roper washer and dryers installed. After using them for a few months, I took the washer and dryer I owned out of the garage, put the Ropers in the garage and now I am happy! For the record, the washer and dryer I own are Whirlpools - real Whirlpools, not the Roper, which is the lowest quality washer and dryer made by the Whirlpool company.

This is the Roper Heavy Duty Extra-large capacity model. It has 5 cycles: timed dry on low and high heat, and auto sense dry. Auto sense is for more dry, less dry, and a setting with a star which supposedly lets the dryer judge when your clothes are dry. The timed dry only goes up to 30 minutes, both for high and low heat. It buzzes when the cycle is over.

It's not extra large capacity. It's no bigger than any other dryer at that price point, and nothing to write home about. And if you do load it up, it takes more than one drying cycle (sometimes up to four) to dry the clothes completely. Even with loads with no jeans or bath towels it has taken more than one drying cycle to dry the clothes. I have used the timed heat, and the more dry and star settings. Those auto settings are supposed to save energy because of the dryness sensor. My energy bills did not rise sharply when I replaced the Ropers with my Whirlpools. Of course, there are many reasons for fluctuations in an energy bill, but with the claims of energy saving, you'd think getting rid of them would make a big difference. It did not.

It's a clothes dryer, which implies that it will make moisture go away from clothes. It does that, but it takes forever, because you need to put the clothes in for more than one cycle or split up the wet clothes into smaller loads.

It gets a star above poor because yes, it does dry clothes faster than a clothesline, but what a pain. You get what you pay for.