A feature-rich gas dryer with genuinely useful AI sensing and steam dewrinkling that works well day-to-day, until the control board relay sticks in the on position and the drum spins indefinitely through the night. The relay failure is documented across multiple units: the dryer ignores the cycle end, ignores the door opening, and keeps tumbling until you unplug it. The fix is a $70 board and a YouTube video, so it's survivable if you're handy, but it's the kind of flaw that makes you second-guess the whole appliance. If you want the capacity and smart features and don't mind occasional DIY repairs, it's capable. If you want a dryer that just stops when it's supposed to, buy something simpler.
This is the dryer equivalent of a cast-iron skillet: proven 1970s engineering that Whirlpool still builds because it works and people can fix it themselves when it doesn't. The control board can fail and leave the drum spinning until you physically open the door, and gas valve coils sometimes quit mid-cycle, letting raw gas smell seep out until you swap the part, both fixes are cheap and YouTube-able, but neither should happen on a machine this simple. Buy it if you value a 15-year lifespan and $20 repair bills over moisture sensors and app notifications; skip it if a dryer that occasionally needs a screwdriver sounds like more involvement than you signed up for.