Washer dryer? Thinking about 'investing' in one

Another that wouldn’t buy a washer dryer again. Takes too long, the dryer isn’t as efficient as a separate dryer and if one part breaks down then they are both out of action!

My mother had a washer dryer and it washed OK but she had to tumble dry a half load at a time and it took a long time to dry.

She wished she had never bought it.

Shortage of space might be dealt with by having a washing machine and a separate dryer with the dryer stacked above the washer? I would avoid a Washer/Dryer, especially for a young family with lots of laundry. Normally it's difficult to dry a full wash load, washing tends to need sorting and items removed to enable even drying; and of course, whilst clothes are being dried, further laundry cannot be done. My experience is that the whole process is slowed by using the one machine for both.
I was relieved to go back to separate machines again!