Thread Number: 61156
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
LG vs Whirlpool steam dryers |
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Post# 838002 , Reply# 1   8/24/2015 at 11:01 (3,138 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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But I own a Maytag/Whirlpool steam dryer.
What happens during the "Steam" cycle is you put your garments into the dryer. For rapid refresh they recommend up to four (4) garments. The dryer heats for 10 minutes and then for one minute the fine mist of water is released from the back of the dryer. The addition of the moisture is their method of "steaming" the clothes. Though I do like the dryer, I have not used the steam cycle but a few times to refresh a suit jacked that had been hanging and the a few shirts that were left in the dryer and allowed to wrinkle. The cycle works OK, you can do just as well with a damp towel and save the money. I actually got the dryer free when I bought the washer, so I don't complain. It will be six years old on Friday 8-28. No problems to report. |
Post# 838027 , Reply# 2   8/24/2015 at 13:08 (3,138 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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To be honest I have not used the steam feature yet on my LG 3570 dryer. I used the "Steam" feature a couple of times on the GE Profile dryer I had and all it did was spray a fine mist of cold water onto the load and then the heat kicked on to drive the moisture out of the fabrics, hence steam was created. It didn't work that well and I am better at ironing by hand and faster too.
The LG dryer has a steam generator and does not need a hose to be hooked up to it like the GE did. It has a box you fill with water only and place back into the drawer and slides in. I like the fact that I don't have another water connection on the dryer and hose as well. Less to worry about and no hose to worry about rupturing...not to mention the fact that with a hose, the water just sits in the hose until the next time one uses the steam feature, and that hose can make the water have a slight rubber scent. |
Post# 838066 , Reply# 3   8/24/2015 at 19:00 (3,138 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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