Hi All,
I’ve recently got the Haier X11 dryer too.
It’s an interesting design. I believe the high running temperatures are intentional. A lot of the marketing talks about the machine’s true reverse drying reducing creases… which it does… but I think they’ve attempted to replicate almost an old vented dryer with high heat and high airflow to also smooth out fabrics. Since I last used a vented dryer, I’ve not had bed sheets come out of the dryer as completely smooth as they do now, compared with any other heatpump.
It's a great design and very fast. The only thing that lets it down for me is the lack of a very low drying temperature option. Those high heats are okay for bedding and towels, but I imagine clothing will suffer a bit along the seams with shrinking and misshaping. Given that other dryers have a ‘do not tumble dry’ safe cycle, there seems to be an obvious gap in this machine, given that it has a completely flexible speed heat pump. It’s ideally positioned to manage temperature more accurately than those with an on/off style system, yet the function isn’t there when others have made it work with a more challenging set-up.
That said, I have been using the ‘Flexy Air’ function to help with this. The option is much more sophisticated than it appears at first. The function does control the airflow, but it also controls the maximum output of the heat pump. I don’t know what the percentages are (hopefully one day a technical/service manual might reveal how it works), but if you lower the setting, the heat pump also operates within a lower range. It still cycles up and down to manage temperature, but it won’t exceed a certain percentage of operating output. All cycles are set to 5 initially, meaning airflow and heat pump output are set to maximum. This kind of works as a ‘Speed’ setting. But lower settings offer gentler drying and also act as multi-level quiet or eco settings. I thought this might be the case as I read somewhere the Flexy Air function allowed the user to control energy use, which I thought was weird. But yes, essentially, you’re turning down the heat pump output away from the speed setting.
Unfortunately, the machine’s target temperature still appears to be 50/60/70C, depending on the heat setting, but it is harder to reach if the Flexy air function is turned down. I dried a load of clothes the other day on option 3, and the temperature didn’t exceed 35C before the cycle finished.
Overall, I’m really pleased with it, but Haier announced at IFA 2024 that infrared moisture sensing (like AEGs 3D scan) is coming, so if they can add that, plus an ultra-low temp option, I think it would be up there with some of the best on the market.
I’ve linked a video of the machine. I’ll get some more done soon
www.haier-europe.com
