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Thread Number: 13118
Kenmore Soft Heat Dryer model 110.6718900 |
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| Post# 227632 , Reply# 1 8/4/2007 at 14:33 (6,102 days old) by jamman_98 (Columbia, SC) | ||
My Mom and Dad have this | ||
Post# 227663 , Reply# 3 8/4/2007 at 16:33 (6,102 days old) by dadoes  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 227668 , Reply# 4 8/4/2007 at 17:14 (6,102 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Oh yeah, forgot all about the signal. Strange there is no way to adjust level of heat. | ||
| Post# 227679 , Reply# 5 8/4/2007 at 17:56 (6,102 days old) by selectomatic () | ||
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There are two sliders next to one another. One's labeled Off . . . High, and the other's labeled Air - - - Heat. Below them are the legends which tell what they do. Presumably "Signal" and "Temp." -kevin | ||
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Post# 228837 , Reply# 7 8/8/2007 at 22:19 (6,098 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Paul, I wish Tom Turbomatic or Gansky would chime in here and explainj the Soft Heat feature, which was unique to Whirlpool dryers for the Sers Kenmore brand. Essentially, it started out on ahigh heat and as the moisture went away in the load, the temperature automatically reduced lower & lower. I doubt it, but at one time, I thought the gradual decline was also correlated to decerasing time in the cycle on the timer dial, but I doubt it. So, I can't tell you how the user manual instructed for low-temp, delicate drying. But the feature worked well. Bob
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Post# 228841 , Reply# 8 8/8/2007 at 22:47 (6,098 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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I imagine the SoftHeat feature is intended to handle all fabric types. Some higher-end Kenmore dryers also had the choice of only Heat or Air ... with no selection of multiple heat temperatures. Try running your knits/delicates at the lowest dryness setting, see what happens. If they don't come out dry, move it up one notch at time for the desired results. Similarly, some Maytag Halo-of-Heat dryers, like my DE906 with electronic dryness sensor, don't have a choice of heats. Cycle buttons are Regular Fabrics, Perm Press, Damp Dry, or Air Fluff. Everything not Perm Press goes on Regular. Perm Press in fact gets hotter and dries more than Regular. | ||
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Post# 229133 , Reply# 9 8/9/2007 at 21:10 (6,097 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Cool Dryer! 
I'm surprised manufacturers don't switch the heaters over to 110v from 220v to achieve a very soft heat at the end of the drying cycle. This might be interesting to do mid-cycle, when the thermostat is satisifed, thereby reducing the heat input tremendously. Perhaps temperature swings would be somewhat "smoothed". | ||
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