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Thread Number: 86620
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
Whirlpool WED6620HW Dryer |
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| Post# 1112204 3/21/2021 at 11:16 (1,122 days old) by roscoe62 (Canada) | ||
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Does anyone have this dryer to tell me how well it performs, cycle time per size of load when using auto dry, etc.? Will it actually reduce your power consumption? Thanks in advance. | ||
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| Post# 1112211 , Reply# 1 3/21/2021 at 12:33 (1,122 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Post# 1112213 , Reply# 2 3/21/2021 at 12:50 (1,121 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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Post# 1112302 , Reply# 3 3/22/2021 at 05:07 (1,121 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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Not significantly Using the Eco Dry option will somewhat drop temps and extend the cycle saving some energy. But over all, a vented dryer will use basically always almost the same. Differences will be very minute. | ||
| Post# 1112304 , Reply# 4 3/22/2021 at 07:07 (1,121 days old) by roscoe62 (Canada) | ||
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Good to know I have the basic Whirlpool dryer but it has no steam function and I miss it, so I'm looking at a new dryer in this line for replacement. Thanks :) | ||
| Post# 1112347 , Reply# 6 3/22/2021 at 13:15 (1,120 days old) by roscoe62 (Canada) | ||
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The one I have is the basic 29" it drys well but I'm looking for a steam model that'll run good and not take forever to dry, I have the 6620 whirlpool washer that gives great results. | ||
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Post# 1112348 , Reply# 7 3/22/2021 at 13:21 (1,120 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 1112351 , Reply# 8 3/22/2021 at 13:44 (1,120 days old) by roscoe62 (Canada) | ||
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I'm thinking with the four baffles on the 6620 it might help dry heavier loads more efficient. The fun part will be trying to sell the other dryer, most people don't like buying used appliances because they think there is something wrong with them. | ||
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Post# 1112360 , Reply# 9 3/22/2021 at 14:28 (1,120 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1112370 , Reply# 10 3/22/2021 at 15:19 (1,120 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1112456 , Reply# 12 3/23/2021 at 07:44 (1,120 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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 I also have a similar gas model, though a few years old now. It's a great dryer overall. I have it stacked over a WP front-load washer.
Accidentally hit the EcoBoost/EcoDry option once and it (seemed to) take 11 hours to finish. That's enough of that silliness. Gas is much cheaper to run than electric so I'm not worried about the cost/load. If I lived in an area of the country with very high utility rates, I could see the benefit of this for smaller and lighter weight loads like sheets, etc.
I don't have the steam function hooked up, we don't have a lot of dressier clothes in our weekly laundry that need freshening, etc. so it's a feature I wouldn't really ever use. With 20 machines hooked up, I have enough water connections!
The 27" platform from WP is a very capacious unit, but the narrower drum tends to ball up larger items like blankets, sheets, etc. There is a bulky cycle that extends the drying time to 1:10 and senses temperature of exhaust air to ensure drying all the way through. Though it takes a while, it does seem to work well. Mine has the staggered baffles, doesn't seem to make much difference tumbling or keeping open these loads.
With a window in the door, you can keep track of how those wool dryer balls actually work. In this dryer, they tend to ride in the gap between the door glass and the filter a lot. Not really a defect in design, just entertaining.
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| Post# 1112463 , Reply# 13 3/23/2021 at 08:15 (1,120 days old) by roscoe62 (Canada) | ||
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Eco Boost I wondered what the gimmick was with this function. I also wonder if this newer whirlpool dryer WED6620HW will be pokey in dry times even without eco boost being engaged, because it's energy efficient? | ||
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Post# 1112486 , Reply# 14 3/23/2021 at 12:16 (1,120 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio) |
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Pokey dry times So, the ‘energy efficient’ claim is likely coming from the Normal Cycle with EcoBoost on. It normally defaults on. I would expect dry times to be cut down by 20-30 minutes with it off. Loads in our machine typically take 45 minutes to an hour for a full load. Towels take about 70 minutes. | ||
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Post# 1112493 , Reply# 15 3/23/2021 at 14:37 (1,119 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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EcoDry The default is that on. Main idea is that less heating means more drying is done just by air. Without it it should be just as fast. Should still have 5kW of heating power. | ||
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