No.
They aren't tumble driers, they are condenser driers. The clothes sit in the drum which gets hot and the water condenses out of the clothes (think cold windows in a hot room) occasionly the drum will turn to expose a new section of the wet laundry. As has been said it takes a long time, is horrendously expensive and it doesn't work.
I too am a fan of the 'dry soon' range of heated airers from Lakeland, especially with the optional cover which cuts the drying time, but if I have bedding to dry I just drape that over the top and kill two birds with one stone.
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