Bought this dryer a day before Thanksgiving. Had Whirlpool front loading machines for 15 years and wanted to replace with similar equipment. We bought Electrolux because the dealer said he had them in his home. He is a private dealer and we have bought all our major appliances from him. I am very pleased with this dryer. It is quiet. The extra features you can change in the drying cycles are a definite plus. We did not hook up the water hose for the steam feature as I would not use it. Love the dryer so far. It catches more lint in the basket than my previous dryer making less that gets into the outlet.