Has Kenmore, Whirlpool, or associated names ever offered a single cycle dryer? The only ones I know of are absolute BOL Kenmores from the late 90s/early 2000s. I don't know of anything besides those ever existing.

I am searching for a dryer similar to this:

Paul, this is exactly what I have in mind. I'm envying you lol. How does the machine dry? Would you make this a daily driver if given a chance?

@Cameron: I remember those! The dryer basically has a timed dry cycle timer except that the timer motor is wound for 240 volts and one lead of said timer motor was connected to the thermostatic side of the heating element instead of the incoming neutral. Very elegant way of  going from timed dry to auto dry without added complexity. I'm surprised this was not done more often.

As mentioned in the linked thread those were "bait and switch" models. We tried to buy a pair in the early 2000s and they basically refused to sell us said pair. The idea was to get customers to come to the store via an ultra low priced set or a set on an extreme sale, then up-sell to a MOL or TOL model. I think sales schemes like that are what helped do Sears in. Customers know what they want, not to be met with resistance.  

Anyway I'd love to see a Galaxy control system on a super capacity machine with drum light.

In my experience heavy loads take 70 minutes to dry in my Maytag and very heavy loads take a bit more than that. So it sounds right when adjusted for temperature and air flow. Maytag I thank had duct length worked out where even though while I can't confirm it GE would use a two heater system and switch one of the heaters off if the drum inlet became to hot.

Around 60 minutes, but thats me using medium heat and the dryer switching to soft heat before the cool down. The Speed Queen can hold more when packed reasonably and the water level turned up.

I think the Speed Queen washer holds more than a Maytag. So that could also play a role. I dislike high heat, always have. Medium is ideal for towels and cottons, low for everything else. Soft heat I find unnecessary, and with the 10 minute cool down the load is almost room temp at the end of the cycle. 

Sean, ignore the diagram I posted in the other thread. I wrongly assumed the heater was on the other side of the high limit. Embarrassingly obvious, but now I finally see why you're auto dry setup was not working. I can't fathom not advancing the timer for a tripped high limit but I guess that is what Maytag was doing all those years. Anyway, moving on from this beaten subject.

I like the idea of trying a 120*F cycling stat. Gentle temps I think are worth experimenting with especially in a dryer with excellent air flow and moisture extraction. Do you have a 120*F cycling stat and if so do you have a part number for it?

In that sense, however IMO I think the Queen can tolerate more (over) loading before clean-ability suffers. Maytag relies on water movement for turn-over whereas Speed Queen physically pulls the clothes through the water. 

Found it, thanks!

The indexing stops after about two years of use. After that the tub bangs to a halt each time the transmission reverses the agitator. Speed Queen handles overloads better than a Maytag. In fact a profound overload in a Maytag can burn up the drive belt in that the agitator can seize to turn freely. 

The rest you are right about, the spray is brief and often premature. No warm rinse. The only way to get rinsing like on a Maytag is to set the timer back to wash at the start of the rinse.   

Sean, I do agree. Excluding Kenmore and some Whirlpool machines, Fast/Slow was available more often that Slow/Fast. I wish my Speed Queen had Slow/Fast. I was originally going to buy an AWN542, however after hearing about timers failing to start the motor I changed to the BOL model AWN412. The delicate/handwash cycle is hand-wash by default (intermittent slow agitation), so delicate items like a comforter require a time reset. Normal and PP are fast/fast which is great except for bulky, knit, and light weight items where I want slow/fast.

Dan: Good question. Its a bit of a habit. I like to sort loads by type and some loads like bath towels mixed with white cottons always end up being a really full wash just because those items get used the most and in large quantities. In such a case I like to run one full load instead of two smaller loads. I find Speed Queen washes just as well even when slightly overloaded and my dryer can handle the extra load no problem as long as extra time is factored in. In fact the dryer drum can be near filled to the top at the end of the cycle and everything comes out dry, untangled, fluffy and lint free. Whirlpool knew what they were doing.

In terms of why so many towels per day we have a tiled floor in the bathroom. I like to place towels on the floor since tiles are cold, two sets of towels parallel to the ledge of the tub or shower stall so drips don't get in between the grout and ultimately rot the sub-floor. Two more towels to dry off. Towels are typically washed after a day of use because I like them clean and fresh. It is also things like that which make me hate soft heat and long cool downs because I like towels to come out of the dryer very warm. It so luxurious to use warm towels especially during the winter.   

Here is what an average full load of mostly towels looks like for me. Is your load more, less or equal to this?

Good point. Here is my typical mostly whites load folded- 7 shirts, 13 briefs, 11 towels (about half are medium, other half large) and two small hand towels.   

About 80 minutes for dry time at medium heat.

80 Minutes on my dryer. I start at 70 minutes on the timed dry cycle, and when it gets to 60 or 50 I move it back to 70 or 60. The cycle switches to soft heat about 10-15 minutes before the cool down, and then the dryer does a 10 minute cool down.

Larger loads get 90-100 minutes and stuffed pillow case get 100-120 minutes as those are really tough to dry.

Smaller loads above begin at 70 minutes and decrease in start time time as the load gets smaller. Dedicates get 40 minutes. 

In your dryer it would vary however. I'd imagine your washer is better with extraction, but at the same time I'm betting heating power and air volume is less over all. But then again air movent through the load might be better. So final numbers have my waiting in anticipation. 

Keep in mind though that in my dryer the timed cycle used to be the 70 minute permanent press cycle and the sensor dry+ wrinkle guard used to be 130 minute regular cycle. The timer and gears at the same ~220 minute full revolution but the cam is re-notched for the sensor dry cycle and pulser system for the motor and buzzer in wrinkle guard. 

Not bad bad all, that is quick for the load. 

I want to ask now, how fast does your washer spin and for how long? Do you know the reset (drop on) temperature once the elements cut out at 149*F?

You've now got me thinking about my dryer's thermostat reset temp. In my Maytag dryer medium (around 130*F-140*F) is achieved via a continuous running bias heater which in theory might effect the closing bandwidth since (I would assume) it does not cool off as fast when opening.   

Only thing I don't like about your dryer (respectfully, no offense intended) is how the 1.4kw heaters shuts off on the easy iron (140*F setting). The way I imagine the ideal dryer as shown below is with a single 5,600 watt heating element that cuts out at 135*F and resets at around 115*F. The heater is capable of being energized throughout the whole cycle except for a 7 minute cool down before the cycle finishes. The 7 minute cool down is just long enough to leave the clothes reasonably warm but not hot at the end of the cycle. The 5600 watt heater produces fast results when running but the dryer as a whole never gets above 135*F.

Ok, that explains a lot then. Your washer spins way faster than mine. Mine is rated at 710rpm according to advertising. In reality with an aged belt (and what not) it could be going lower than that. So that could at least partly explain the extra time in my dryer if not completely.

Element reset time sounds like it is giving less bandwdith than my dryer though I've never tested it.

Overall, not bad.

Not bad. You don't do your quilts on delicate?

I think you see where I might be going with this LOL. I have a liking for lower temps.