Thread Number: 68985
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
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Post# 917749   1/26/2017 at 20:13 (2,617 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 917750 , Reply# 1   1/26/2017 at 20:23 (2,617 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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New dryers must have some form of auto dry, and manufactures are trying to get away from long timed cycles because of possible energy waste and INCREASED FIRE risk from users setting the timer for hours trying to get clothing dry when the vent system is blocked, or the dryer is not operating properly Etc. |
Post# 917752 , Reply# 2   1/26/2017 at 20:28 (2,617 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Run afoul of the DOE's push to make appliances energy efficient. To wit most all dryers sold today have moisture sensors. Something previously only seen on top or perhaps middle shelf models.
My vintage Whirlpool portable dryer (in Harvest Yellow)does not have any sort of sensor drying, however the modern version does and has had for some time. As to the length of timed dry cycles when found suppose makers feel most users will be going with sensor dry for things that would take long periods to dry anyway. Even my rather new AEG Lavatherm suggests only using timed dry for small loads that the dryer's electronic sensors may have difficulty getting right. This and or for things where you want more control over dryness. For instance if I chuck something deemed "dry" already by the Lavatherm it won't run for more than a minute before shutting down. Have to used the timed dry setting instead. |
Post# 917760 , Reply# 4   1/26/2017 at 20:48 (2,617 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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I can see time dry masking such an issue, especially those 80s BOL GEs that literally had a 120 minute timed dry cycle, if not more. I miss them ;) I know people who prefer timed dry for some reason, although to be fair a lot of newer BOL and MOL whirlpool dryers come with a wrinkle guard on the auto dry cycle that can't be turned off so it forces timed dry.
60 minutes is more than enough for high heat, though on very large loads on medium heat I find that my top lint Whirlpool needs another 10 minutes on top of those 65 minutes. Reason for time dry is that mine does not have a switch for the wrinkle guard- so if I run the dryer when I plan on not unloading it I have to hear the motor cycle for 2 hours. But I love this dryer so I am not to bothered. Whirlpool makes the best dryers IMO. |
Post# 917762 , Reply# 5   1/26/2017 at 20:54 (2,617 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Here is the tech sheet to a time dry only GE I used to have:
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Post# 917764 , Reply# 6   1/26/2017 at 21:05 (2,617 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Not my thread, but just for the history/discussion, a GE with a 120 minute timed dry cycle. The PP is also timed dry.
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Post# 917827 , Reply# 8   1/27/2017 at 11:08 (2,617 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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the pic might be vintage but my grandmother now passway who had a 40 year old dryer was mostly time dry if you look at the control when using the perm press cycle
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Post# 917835 , Reply# 9   1/27/2017 at 12:11 (2,617 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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the pic might be vintage but my grandmother now passway who had a 40 year old dryer was mostly time dry if you look at the control when using the perm press cyclePierre, that dryer is ALL timed dry. The Light / Med / Heavy cycle is also timed. It's just marked for fabric weights instead of minutes. |
Post# 917856 , Reply# 10   1/27/2017 at 16:05 (2,616 days old) by Cam2s (Nebraska)   |   | |
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My Maxima offers up to an hour and forty minutes of timed dry. The default time is 40 minutes. If you select the rapid dry the default time is 18 minutes. Cameron
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Post# 919528 , Reply# 11   2/5/2017 at 17:39 (2,607 days old) by mayguy (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Why wouild anyone use timed dry for more then 60 min!? Waste of energy, and hard on the clothes as most loads takes 30-50 miin to dry anyway? I use my sensor dry 99% of the time, only timed on mattress liner on the gust bed. |
Post# 919541 , Reply# 13   2/5/2017 at 18:15 (2,607 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)   |   | |
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