The only thing better than this dryer is the matching Electrolux washer! My old dryer had 2 features, time and temperature. This dryer thinks for you but permits settings for so many things. There is a special setting just for towels, one for delicates, so many settings...52 pages in the manual to guide you. But don't worry this dryer will just shut off when your garments are dry. It won't go on forever. You can set it to dry later at another time if that's convenient just like the washer. They are both very quiet though.