Thread Number: 59816
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
Kenmore Heat Pump Dryer |
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Post# 824683 , Reply# 1   5/22/2015 at 20:06 (3,232 days old) by washingpowder (NYC)   |   | |
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Quick look through the manual reveals it requires both venting and drain exhaust. Utopia is over, not a ventless unit. |
Post# 824684 , Reply# 2   5/22/2015 at 20:07 (3,232 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH)   |   | |
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Wow we are on the same train of thought today! haha. I was just looking at these again myself. The Kenmore is actually the LG version so it's not ventless. It can actually be used either way. With or without the condensation drying. I personally like the Whirlpool version better. Its on sale for the same price at Home Depot (at least in my area). Kenmore has another hybrid dryer, but ventless…made by Electrolux. It's a compact though, only 4.0 cu ft.
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Post# 824687 , Reply# 3   5/22/2015 at 20:09 (3,232 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 824711 , Reply# 5   5/22/2015 at 23:10 (3,232 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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I work at home depot and I spoke to the LG rep last month and he stated that this unit uses a vent. I read the specs and found it hard to believe. The Whirlpool seems to be a better design. In my openion what is the point of having a heat pump and a vent at the same time???? He thought the Whirlpool was set up the same way but I gave him the specs. Just doesnt make sense.
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Post# 824782 , Reply# 6   5/23/2015 at 16:28 (3,231 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 824783 , Reply# 7   5/23/2015 at 16:33 (3,231 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 824839 , Reply# 8   5/24/2015 at 05:36 (3,231 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Notice-- or did you just-- how hard it is to tell exactly what is going on in anything for sale today? From the manuals, sales blurbs or factory reps. They want to snatch yer bucks with buzzwords as if you were too stupid to understand what's really what. I resent the hell outta that marketing attitude. For what that's worth, because if it didn't work they wouldn't do it so they're not likely to stop.
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Post# 824844 , Reply# 9   5/24/2015 at 06:49 (3,231 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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As appliances get more complicated, yes, it is more difficult to tell how something is working. On the other hand, with manuals available on the internet you can make an educated choice if you buy something. The question is if people are willing to get all the information available. Some people just don't care.
As for the LG sales rep. I think I would ask him to show where it is. Unforgivable when people don't know what they're selling. |
Post# 824913 , Reply# 12   5/24/2015 at 17:18 (3,230 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 824954 , Reply# 13   5/24/2015 at 20:47 (3,230 days old) by warmsecondrinse (Fort Lee, NJ)   |   | |
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Washing a suit? 100% wool? That's something for me to explore... Thanks, Jim |
Post# 825029 , Reply# 15   5/25/2015 at 05:48 (3,230 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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The suit is polyester...from Primark. Quality-wise that means I already had to sew two buttons back on because they fell off during normal use - still, it manages to survive washes flawlessly. My previous suit had woolen pants and I washed them as well and even put them in the dryer on the rack.
The difference between Handwash and Wool is that Handwash only heats to 85F and uses a higher water level. I don't find Handwash to be effective because the items just float in the water (26 gal for three fills) and never turn over - unless one is washing several lbs. of handwashables at once.
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