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There you go, Clarke says his works good. And it would give you an extra closet space, that can be priceless.
Clarke, I assume your Splendide is the vented model?
We're using the european models here in Rome and other than the language barrier they wash well, but these don't have dryers.

Yes, mine is the vented model, and that does make a difference. If someone has the un-vented model it may not be it isn't getting hot enough, but due to no vent just takes longer. The vent releases the evaporated moisture from the dryer more quickly than the un-vented.