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Thread Number: 93507
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
Automatic Dry Cycles |
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Post# 1181738 , Reply# 1 6/3/2023 at 13:47 (329 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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| Post# 1181740 , Reply# 2 6/3/2023 at 14:03 (329 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
 I'm assuming both your GE and the Whirlpool dryers are of the thermostatic auto dry design. Those are somewhat accurate in room temp conditions. Most have a "Less dry/More dry" selection which is used to match the load. I have read that thermostatic auto dry design is very inaccurate above and below room temps. In cold areas below 60F, the it will overdry and sometimes never shut off. In hot areas, it will shut off too soon leaving a damp load.
Electronic control is the most accurate but different designs provide different results depending on the load and where the sensor(s) are/is placed. In the 29" Whirlpool/Kenmore dryer design, the intake, exhaust, and sensor are located at the rear bulkhead. It does alight with clothes and small/light blankets, but put pillows/comforters in there and the results are disastrous. At the other end of the scale, the Maytag HOH design has 3 large sensors centered on the baffles, placed in the path of the load at all times. The results with these, regardless of the load, is extremely accurate.
Some of the early Whirlpool/Kenmore designs had sensors located in the middle of the drum using a similar design of the HOH (probably stole that from Maytag). I have used one of these dryers (I think it was a '63) and it was far, far more accurate than the later design with the small sensor located in the rear bulkhead. It still had the same issues drying large/bulky items as the later models with its goofy rear to rear airflow design. | ||
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Post# 1181877 , Reply# 4 6/5/2023 at 19:01 (327 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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samsung and lg dryers What about Samsung and LG dryers? | ||
| Post# 1181879 , Reply# 5 6/5/2023 at 19:18 (327 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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What about Samsung and LG dryers? | ||
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Post# 1181881 , Reply# 6 6/5/2023 at 19:30 (327 days old) by RyneR1988 (Indianapolis) |
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My 29-inch Whirlpool dryer with the sensor on the bulkhead does great with most loads (roughly 45-50 minutes to complete a large mixed load and just over an hour to complete a large load of towels) but as Dan mentioned it does struggle some with large heavy single items like a thicker bedspread. The sensor leaves the inside damp and so I have to re-arrange and run the cycle again. Then again, I've never used a dryer where I didn't have to do this.
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| Post# 1182263 , Reply# 9 6/10/2023 at 23:46 (322 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
Haven’t used a dryer with an auto dry feature in awhile, looking forward to seeing how my soon to be Maytag DG407 HOH gas dryer will do. Only thing is, there is only low heat available since it’s a single temperature machine but seemed to do well when it was a DG306 with a 120F thermostat I installed back in 2020. The burner would stay on for a good 40 minutes when drying towels before cycling off, the front of the cabinet would be quite warm to the touch but as the cycle progressed, it would become cooler and cooler to the touch. Sometimes the burner would be off for a good minute or two before advancing to the cool down period which would result in clothes that weren’t over dried or full of static, and would be perfectly dried.
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