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Thread Number: 28880
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| Post# 440293 6/8/2010 at 07:10 (5,063 days old) by DanManTN (Tennessee) | ||
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| Post# 440305 , Reply# 1 6/8/2010 at 08:24 (5,063 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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| Post# 440307 , Reply# 2 6/8/2010 at 08:32 (5,063 days old) by washboy2005 (UK) | ||
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Low heat, standard european dryer, 45-50 minutes :) Dan | ||
Post# 440320 , Reply# 3 6/8/2010 at 09:57 (5,063 days old) by kenmoreguy64  (Charlotte, NC) |
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I have two Kenmores that offer air, low, and high heat. I almost never use the low heat. The dryer in the house, a 6.8 cu. ft. model, on a full load takes 45 to 50 minutes. The dryer in the garage is a 6.9 cu ft. machine and takes about 5 minutes longer in the winter and 5 minutes less in the summer. This has to do with the temps in the garage vs. in the house and the weight of the laundry. I use it all summer long to keep the heat out of the house, which competes with the air conditioning, and vice versa in the fall/winter.
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| Post# 440328 , Reply# 4 6/8/2010 at 10:51 (5,063 days old) by gmmcnair (Portland, OR) | ||
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Post# 440334 , Reply# 5 6/8/2010 at 11:00 (5,063 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Post# 440350 , Reply# 6 6/8/2010 at 12:03 (5,063 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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| Post# 440354 , Reply# 7 6/8/2010 at 12:10 (5,063 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent) | ||
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Bauknecht vented dryer! When drying a full load (11 lbs) spun at 1100 rpm, it takes 90 min. Same load spun at 1400 rpm takes about 60 min. | ||
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Post# 440386 , Reply# 9 6/8/2010 at 14:26 (5,063 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia) |
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90minutes here in a Vented Miele, 120 mins if I've got the condensor in and enable the 30 minute cool down. I'm assuming that all the euro machines are at least 3000watts? We're limited to 2400watts in AU for a standard dryer. | ||
| Post# 440392 , Reply# 10 6/8/2010 at 14:53 (5,063 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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| Post# 440396 , Reply# 11 6/8/2010 at 15:14 (5,063 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent) | ||
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Brisnat81 My bauknecht is 2500 watt motor + heating. I've seen Miele with higher voltage, apparantly they lowered the voltage in modern machines. How fast do you spin your towels? | ||
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Post# 440399 , Reply# 12 6/8/2010 at 15:27 (5,063 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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I'm assuming that all the euro machines are at least 300 | ||
| Post# 440406 , Reply# 14 6/8/2010 at 16:05 (5,063 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
Are you guys talking about bone dry? | ||
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Post# 440488 , Reply# 17 6/8/2010 at 21:42 (5,063 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 440492 , Reply# 18 6/8/2010 at 21:48 (5,063 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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With my Fridgemore washer spinning at about 900 rpms and my 1994 Maytag Dependable Care electric dryer. Underware takes about 45 minutes on medium heat (and is usually the first load so it takes a bit longer to heat up the dryer). Towels about 30-35 minuites. Everything else is dried on low heat. Perm Press shirts about 10 minuters. Golf-type shirts about 20 minutes. Kakhi pants about 20 minutes on low. The clothing times may include a portion of the 13 minute cool down cycle on Perm Press cycle. Regular cycle only has a 6 minute cool down.
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| Post# 440507 , Reply# 19 6/8/2010 at 22:38 (5,063 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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| Post# 440508 , Reply# 20 6/8/2010 at 22:48 (5,063 days old) by mayguy (Minnesota) | ||
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My Maytag Gas Neptune takes about 30 to 35 minutes on med heat for most clothes, large towel and jeans takes about 45 to 50 minutes. I don't use high heat, unless I need my jeans right away. | ||
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Post# 440518 , Reply# 21 6/9/2010 at 05:47 (5,062 days old) by rapunzel (Sydney) |
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My Speed Queen electric dryer takes approx. 50 minutes to dry a full load on medium heat. 30 to 40 minutes for a half load on same setting. Towels, full load, 80 to 90 minutes on high heat. | ||
| Post# 440540 , Reply# 23 6/9/2010 at 09:55 (5,062 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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| Post# 440557 , Reply# 25 6/9/2010 at 11:22 (5,062 days old) by glenfieldmathk1 (Glenfield-Leicester-UK) | ||
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Vented Dryer 6KG of Laundry spun at 1200rpm in my Hotpoint WM31(bear in mind most of the spin is at 1000rpm)-Takes 55 minutes! (On sensor dry) 5KG of Towels spun at 1200rpm take around 80minutes (on sensor dry) synthetics take less, and acrylics even shorter! I use the timed dry for these! | ||
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Post# 440559 , Reply# 26 6/9/2010 at 11:31 (5,062 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Both the Speed Queen and Maytag double-stack dryers took about 50 minutes to dry a mixed load after the washer's 1000 rpm spin (Speed Queen and Maytag front loaders). These machines were on-premise laundry equipment at my uni abroad, by the way.
One thing I did not like about these vented dryers, however, was the fact that some items were beyond hot, while others weren't dry after one timed cycle. This is something I haven't noticed in a condenser dryer: everything dries at the same speed. | ||
| Post# 440593 , Reply# 27 6/9/2010 at 14:17 (5,062 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
When I use my Miele set and the washer spins at 1300 rpms the clothes take no time in the dryer. A full load clothes takes about 25 mins to dry. A load of towels about 40 mins.
With the SQ washer and its 710 spin my Maytag/Samsung Neptune dryer will take about 75 mins to dry a load on regular, if I use low then its about 20 mins longer. One thing is that the Maytag dryer is not accurate and it will sense the load at certain times. I have seen where a load is bone dry and it was at 6 min mark and I thought it would go into cool down. Nope it added 22 more minutes. Kinda maddening and a waste of money too. I have not used the dryer in 2 months now since the weather has been so nice. I love to hang the laundry outdoors. Thats the most energy efficient way to dry clothes...and its free. | ||
| Post# 440746 , Reply# 29 6/10/2010 at 06:56 (5,061 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
Kenmore Portable Dryer
I have to say, that with a small front-loader, the KM portables do very well. I have the matching 81 Lady Kenmore portable set, that said I also have a fairly new Ariston AWD120 Washer-Dryer. The dryer mode of the combo unit is very slow, I don't particularly like it, although I would use if I had nothing else as it is very convenient in certain situations. I have been using the Ariston and the Kenmore dryer as a pair and they work well together. I look at about 60 minutes for a normal load and 75 for heavier, no auto-sense on this dryer. The washer and dryer, even though the dryer is a portable are size matched well.
My 2 cents -Tim | ||
| Post# 440833 , Reply# 31 6/10/2010 at 17:26 (5,061 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Whirlcool
Exact same setup here. I have an electric leaf blower that I use to blow mine out. It seems to work well. I try not to wait too long between the cleanings because I don't want it to build up to the point that my method doesn't work, thus I do it about every four months. I got the idea from seeing a video of someone doing it on youtube. I would get on the roof I tried that once, never again. The pitch is way to steep. | ||
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Post# 440976 , Reply# 33 6/11/2010 at 11:14 (5,060 days old) by Toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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1.5 to 4 hours. Depending on the size of th eload and the thickness of the items in the load. You see my dryer (i.e. the heating element) has to work on 110v instead of the customary 220v. At half the voltage, the wattage is reduced to a quarter of the original. Threrfore 5,000 watts for the heater becomes 1,250 watts. So I basically have a dryer with the heat of a portable but a big blower and drum!
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Post# 441123 , Reply# 34 6/12/2010 at 04:02 (5,060 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Moderate-size load of 10 shirts & 2 shorts, spun at 400 RPM (Delicate/Casuals cycle). Dried at medium heat (140°F, Perm Press cycle), auto-sense Normal dryness. Approx 38 mins including cool down. May be slightly less, not sure if I noticed the initial end-of-cycle signal or if it was a bit into the wrinkle guard phase. Note that my dryer runs at reduced heat input (3,600 watts) on Perm Press (1,400 watts during reverse tumble). | ||
| Post# 441128 , Reply# 35 6/12/2010 at 04:41 (5,060 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
1.5 to 4 hours.
Holy crap! They'd probably air dry that fast, especially outside, from spring 'till fall, lol.
Dryers, ugh, got too many of them! The '81 gas Kenmore is the slowest out of the bunch and dries items well, but can by pretty uneven at times. Shirts seem to come out a little less wrinkled than the other machines. Probably due to the longer dry times. Dry times vary from 25 minutes for sheets to 2+ hours for bulky items like comforters. This dryer has been permanently banned for use with bulky items. Takes faaaarrrr to long, dries waaay too uneven, and requires repetitive flipping, turning, ect of bulky items to dry. The DE808 drys items fairly quick and even. Almost dead nuts accurate in moisture sensing. Due to its large drum, bulky items, like comforters roll in a ball and take a little longer to dry, but not nearly as long as the Kenmore. Dry times vary, but with common loads, it beats the washer. Yes, impressive. Bulky items may need to be flipped once or twice, but is rather rare. 701/750/806's (all are Electronic Controlled): Dead nuts accurate moisture sensing. Dries items very even, quick and thoroughly. Factory 130F cool-down thermo is too hot, but a 110F replacement is perfect. All bulky items go in these machines since they get dried very even and quick.... no flipping is required. By far, my favorite designed dryer (except gas versions. Run away!!). | ||
| Post# 441238 , Reply# 37 6/12/2010 at 23:54 (5,059 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
Euro sized dryer....
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- 6 heavy towels, 2 heavy bathmats - 90-100min when spun at 1200rpm - full load of underwear, socks and gym gear - 60-70min - cotton sheets - 45-55min All on normal heat/sensor normal dry.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO ronhic's LINK | ||
| Post# 441262 , Reply# 39 6/13/2010 at 08:18 (5,058 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Olav...
....thats amazing...
I too had a Hoover 5kg dryer...a Supreme reverse tumble model from 1996... I found that drying times were identical to the above when taken out of the same washing machine....and towels about the same but for a smaller load (4 + mats) out of the Hoover Electra 550 which spun at 800rpm as I wouldn't have gotten that much in the machine to start with... sheets + 10min... and full load of mixed items about 70-80min out of the electra... | ||
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Post# 441404 , Reply# 40 6/13/2010 at 21:28 (5,058 days old) by Toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Quote: Holy crap! They'd probably air dry that fast, especially outside, from spring 'till fall, lol. Can't line-dry in this apartment complex. Not even supposed to have a washer. Olav: is your dryer gas or electric? Is there any such thing as a gas dryuer for home use there? For commeircial use? What is the wattage of your machine if indeed electric? Does it have a 5,000w heater, being 30a @ 240v (including the motor) or something less to make it plug-and play (13a to 15a)??? | ||
| Post# 441428 , Reply# 41 6/13/2010 at 23:34 (5,058 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Toggs.... | ||
| Post# 441429 , Reply# 42 6/13/2010 at 23:37 (5,058 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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...and note...
....that it can be wall mounted in true Aussie style...
and it comes in 4kg and 6kg flavours CLICK HERE TO GO TO ronhic's LINK | ||
| Post# 441623 , Reply# 45 6/14/2010 at 17:16 (5,057 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Well....
....my dryer gets fairly constant use these days....and by that I mean 6 loads of clothes and dog rugs a week ...
Which is hardly light duty. I've never had a problem with times...and heat. BUT Both my dryers have been reverse tumbling....and when they do that, the heat cycles off and back on again making for a cooler cycle than the non-reverse tumbling Hoovers.... | ||
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Post# 442906 , Reply# 46 6/19/2010 at 15:48 (5,052 days old) by RE563 (Fort Worth, Texas) |
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Well, reading this thread this week got me inspired to take apart my Kenmore HE3 Dryer and vaccum it out and clean it. So today I just now washed a load of whites, which consisted of the following:
8 white casual wear t-shirts (some with print on them) 8 pair of athletic/ankle high soxs 1 king size 250 thread count flat sheet 1 kitchen towel 1 dish cloth Dryer was set on Auto dry Normal cycle (medium heat) Total time was 38 Minutes and everything was bone dry. | ||
| Post# 442952 , Reply# 47 6/19/2010 at 19:40 (5,052 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
Drying time on my whirlpool duet dryer | ||
| Post# 448881 , Reply# 48 7/13/2010 at 09:29 (5,028 days old) by treestar () | ||
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55 min. XL load. Dryer is a 70 series 110.96576400. Kenmore by Whirlpool. | ||
| Post# 449892 , Reply# 50 7/16/2010 at 21:41 (5,025 days old) by washernoob () | ||
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With our old dryer Our old Amana dryer. Hmm.... I would say about 8 hours or so. Thats when we realized that the heater was broke in it. XD | ||
| Post# 449934 , Reply# 51 7/17/2010 at 04:38 (5,025 days old) by sudsman () | ||
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18 mins. total 15 mins dry and 3 min cool down home style dryer take 35 mins 
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| Post# 450129 , Reply# 52 7/17/2010 at 22:23 (5,024 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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A few days ago I cleaned out my dryer vent, which goes vertically straight up, then a 45 degree turn out the roof. About 18 feet. I used this dryer cleaning thing I bought which works GREAT.....It's called the Gardus lint eater and it uses a cordless drill. I had always used a leaf blower but that wasn't working as well as I thought. I just did laundry today.....Three loads.......One was Jeans.....7 pair (dried in 40 min's).....A load of whites (with bath towels) dried in 30 min's and a mixed load dried in 35 min's......Cleaning those vents cut my drying time WAY down...Prior to this loads were taking about 50 to 55 mins and were not bone dry, these I just did were bone dry.
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| Post# 450184 , Reply# 53 7/18/2010 at 07:55 (5,023 days old) by jerrod6 (Southeastern Pennsylvania) | ||
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Room temperature? Don't dryers pull air from the area they are in, heat it, and then blow it over the clothes? If so I guess drying time will increase when the surounding air temperatures are lower. My laundry is in an unheated area of the house so I guss my drying times might be longer in cold weather. | ||
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Post# 450191 , Reply# 54 7/18/2010 at 09:09 (5,023 days old) by syndets2000 (Nanjemoy, MD) |
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...I don't know... ...I have a whirlpool with the moisture sensor, so I set the dial to the lil star, & forget it.... | ||
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Post# 450194 , Reply# 55 7/18/2010 at 09:30 (5,023 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 453616 , Reply# 57 8/1/2010 at 20:12 (5,009 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Moisture sensor
I've never had any luck with the moisture sensor on my Duet dryer. There is a dryness level button for less/med/more dry. If I set it to medium dryness level and med heat, the clothes are bone dry by the time it cuts off. If I set it to low dryness level they aren't dry enough. So I just used timed dry since I have a pretty good idea how long it takes based on the load.
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Post# 1122122 , Reply# 59 7/2/2021 at 10:54 (1,021 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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my average drying time is 41 minutes. I use the normal cycle with medium heat on my lg and kenmore elite dryers when their matching washers are completely done. | ||
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Post# 1122185 , Reply# 60 7/2/2021 at 20:19 (1,021 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 1122222 , Reply# 62 7/3/2021 at 09:06 (1,020 days old) by Syndets2000 (Nanjemoy, MD) |
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Most of the late morning, to late afternoon...I hang about everything on the line... | ||
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Post# 1122289 , Reply# 63 7/4/2021 at 03:42 (1,020 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Full load of towels, Maytag neptune drying center, 22-25 minutes. Spun at 3200 rpm | ||
| Post# 1122401 , Reply# 64 7/5/2021 at 08:30 (1,018 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Eco normal cycle time on our Wirltag Bravos 7.3 cu. ft. gas @ medium heat is 38 minutes. I use it for regular loads. Towels, clothing. Often dry sooner. Wrinkle contrl low heat is 35 min. I use it for sheets mostly. I air dry most delicate items with spandex or all cotton that say no tumble dry. | ||
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Post# 1122429 , Reply# 65 7/5/2021 at 15:58 (1,018 days old) by Rapunzel (Sydney) |
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3200 rpm 😱? Your towels must be permanently fused to the drum 😜 It’s hard enough pulling stuff off the sides after being spun at only 710. What brand is your extractor? SpaceX? 🚀 | ||
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Post# 1122472 , Reply# 66 7/6/2021 at 02:21 (1,018 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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It's a The Laundry Alternative Ninja spin dryer. | ||
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Post# 1122526 , Reply# 67 7/6/2021 at 16:34 (1,017 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio) |
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Dry time The Kenmore is so big that a ‘full’ mixed load will take 40 mins to dry on Normal/Medium heat. The same load on Casual/Low will take 50 min. A load of towels on Normal will take about an hour, but that is for 15 towels. | ||
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Post# 1123121 , Reply# 68 7/12/2021 at 20:21 (1,011 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1123157 , Reply# 69 7/13/2021 at 13:04 (1,010 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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that sometimes when I have a mixed load of colors - that load might include some shorts that have some thick fabric areas or a polo shirt with a thick collar..the majority of the load will be bone dry, but those pieces of clothing will still be slightly damp in those thick fabric areas...this is why I try to wash things that are the same thickness like jeans, thick shorts but I can't always do that. I usually put them away as is because I feel like they're dry enough to finish drying on their own wherever I put them away to.
My last load I washed was a big mixed load (I'd say it would have been 2 full loads in a traditional TL washer or at the very least, a full load and 1/2. That took right at 60 min's to dry (but 10 min's of that was cool down) Towels always take the longest to dry....some loads like sheets dry in 40 min's I've even had a few things dry in 35 min's...I don't ever remember anything drying in under 30 min's though. I have put a large load of thick towels in that actually took 70 min's to try (really 60, but total 70) but that doesn't happen that often. This was on auto dry. My duet spins at max 1000 rpm. | ||
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Post# 1123158 , Reply# 70 7/13/2021 at 13:12 (1,010 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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| Post# 1123180 , Reply# 72 7/13/2021 at 18:12 (1,010 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
I usually dry most regular clothes on the normal speed drying temperature on warm and set it at 4 or between 4 and 5 on my 1963 RCA Whirlpool Imperial dryer and have everything come out perfectly dried. I assume the 4 represents 60 minutes so I’ll just say 60 minutes to dry a load of clothes on the normal speed drying temperature on warm.
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Post# 1123191 , Reply# 73 7/13/2021 at 19:40 (1,010 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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mark_wpduet: ... that load might include some shorts that have some thick fabric areas or a polo shirt with a thick collar..the majority of the load will be bone dry, but those pieces of clothing will still be slightly damp in those thick fabric areas...I avoid mixing items of widely-varying fabric weights but sometimes it's unavoidable to an extent such as heavier 100% cotton casual shirts with other shirts of lighter synthetic or blend fabric. Either way, that rarely happens with my dryer. The heavy / Denim-Jeans cycle has the moisture sensor algorithms programmed to compensate accordingly and the load never comes out other than properly dried even at Normal dryness level. Running a blanket or comforter on Delicate (low) or a medium-temp cycle with the dryness level one step higher than Normal, works nicely, there's only the slightest tinge of dampness (if any) on the heavier seam areas. | ||
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Post# 1123261 , Reply# 74 7/14/2021 at 10:25 (1,009 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 1123277 , Reply# 75 7/14/2021 at 12:38 (1,009 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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