Works but reading manual is essential
Submitted by Mom-808 -
9/29/2018
I'll cut to the chase: dryer does work but reading the manual is crucial. Most important things I learned:
1. Timed Dry uses LOW heat and is for damp (not wet) items. So we never use Timed Dry and MUST rely on the Auto Cycles like Normal, Mixed, Heavy Duty, and Bulky/Bedding. This is OPPOSITE of every other dryer I've owned.
2. Water conductivity setting likely needs to be changed so clothes dry. Default is "3". Ours needed to be at "4" for the dryer to stop when clothes were dry and not before. When we changed this setting, suddenly the dryer worked: it stopped when clothes were dry. If dryer stops with damp clothes, I suggest changing this setting.
A few other things I found out that are helpful:
3) if I want HIGH heat, the only setting with HIGH heat is Heavy Duty (perhaps Bulky/Bedding too but manual is unclear). Drying wet jeans on Normal requires Extra Dry option. But jeans in Heavy Duty cycle needs only the Dry option.
4) On an Auto Cycle, the dryer periodically changes the amount of time left (it is NOT a clock/timer). Every so often it takes a moisture reading and it re-adjusts the time left. In other words, if it says 1:30 first, it may say 0:45 about 15 minutes later. and then 0:20 after another 10 minutes pass. Really, not kidding.
5) The bottom filter needs attention every 5 loads and if we pause the dryer that seems to count as a new load; if we clean the filter while the dryer is off, it doesn't know we cleaned it. Now, I clean it only when the dryer is on so it knows I've done it and I try not to pause unless necessary.
And the rest all buyers will already figure know. The benefits of this dryer are the compact size, it is ventless, can stack; can be hooked up to the washer's drain, and it does dry clothes.
The con of this particular ventless dryer is that reading the manual and understanding the settings are required. We hated the dryer until we read the manual. (Other cons are not really cons because we all know that heat pump dryers do take a bit longer to dry clothes and are slightly louder).
Finally, for those of you in hot, humid climates like me and no AC: the dryer does kick out a LOT of heat in the back but in our house the heat stays in the closet and doesn't heat the surrounding area; it takes 8-15% longer than our old-school vented dryer with a long run which isn't bad considering the 90 degree weather with 90% humidity.
Originally posted on Whirlpool.com
Yes, I recommend this product
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