XeroxCool,

I much prefer an estimating timer that reliably dries all the clothes rather than a reliable timer that estimates the clothes are dry.

HonoraryMancunian,

Our washer does this too though

XeroxCool,

It might weigh it before washing, then keep doing the spin cycle until the weight gets close enough to the starting weight

HonoraryMancunian,

Good shout. Most of the cycles do their best to get rid of excess moisture

PapaStevesy,

Those aren’t minutes, they’re drying time units, which last as long as the dryer decides it wants them to last on any particular day.

anubis119,

Now I’m confused, how many drying time units are in a galactic standard week?

Custoslibera,

I can understand the confusion, drying time units is actually a measure of distance not speed.

PapaStevesy,

Depends how wet the week is.

TheGrandNagus,

A washer or dryer is never late. Nor it it early. It finishes precisely when it means to.

altima_neo,
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

That’s a fancy dryer.

Mines purely mechanical. Old school timer runs the dryer

chris,
@chris@l.roofo.cc avatar

This one might save power because it will only dry as long as it needs to.

WarmSoda,

Opening the door and checking will also make sure it only dries as long as it needs to.

eskimofry,

Not really. You lose all the hot air every time you open it up and then it has to use juice to heat up again.

WarmSoda,

Right. Right. So let’s make it run even longer than it needs to. That’s a great solution.

eskimofry,

It’s certainly more simpler than your dumbass idea that will get the company sued when some shmuck decides to fondle the vent or some bs.

WarmSoda, (edited )

I’m sorry popping open a door for one second is too much for you. You might not be clever enough for a clothes dryer.

And that’s ok. Not everyone has to be good at the very basics. Luckily there’s plenty of companies willing to sell you over priced over engineered crap.

expatriado,

you guys are going in circles with this heated debate

WarmSoda, (edited )

Cycles*

(I don’t have any puns better than yours, unfortunately)

expatriado,

if there was a way to know when to stop…

WarmSoda,

Yup. Old school timer.

eskimofry,

Man i envy your bubble. You haven’t met some truly dumb people.

WarmSoda, (edited )

It’s a clothes dryer.

Edit. I can only assume people downvoting have a difficult time understanding washer and dryers.

So yeah, I guess you’re right.

hemko,

Mate, most people are not interested of following laundry machine spin for 4 hours. Normal people put clothes in, go do something and get the clothes out when they hear a peep. Or 10 hours later whatever.

WarmSoda,

Four hours? Wat

hemko,

My washing machine with drying program takes about 4 hours in Eco mode. But the exact time is irrelevant

WarmSoda, (edited )

That’s crazy.

My washer and dryer combined is at most 3 hours IF it’s heavy. But that’s rare. It takes maybe an hour to two hours for a regular full load.

What is your one machine doing for four hours?

hemko,

Idk it spins, wets, soaps and dries in some kind of order. Laundry machine stuff

db2,

Time to clean your dryer venting.

lemming741,

I’ve never seen a heat pump dryer with an accurate countdown.

db2,

Had me in the first half… they’re up there with drawer style microwaves.

sploosh,

And camera lens.

unreachable,
@unreachable@lemmy.world avatar

and the microphone.

just in case they couldn’t spy correctly anymore.

atx_aquarian,
@atx_aquarian@lemmy.world avatar

The developers just put their own logic into its estimation software.

DickFiasco,

One thing I pride myself on is the ability to see through my dryer’s bullshit. I know that 30 minutes really means 45 you damn liar.

camelbeard,

Yeah I should have known, started the thing at 12:26 (actually know this because I called my wife to check if we had 3 hours and 38 minutes before we needed to go), its 17:18 and I just got the door open…

Magrath,

It took almost 5 hours to the dry the clothes?

camelbeard,

It’s a washer and dryer, so it did both

Bathtubwalrus,

We had one of these combos at an Airbnb I stayed at in Iceland. I’d never seen or used one before and I was flabbergasted to see it took like 4-5 hours to wash and dry the tiniest load of laundry! Not gonna take my big ass washer and dryer for granted anymore haha.

hemko,

I wish we had the space to have separate machines for washing and drying, it’s a lot better unless if you’re a single guy with minimal amount of clothes to wash.

Even with wife and a toddler it does fine, but you just need to be strategic on what you wash and when

sbexpert,

If you haven’t already, clean the dryer vent thoroughly, including the whole exhaust vent leading outside. This should be done at least once a year. Once the vent is clear it should speed up drying, if not it might be the dryer itself and the manual might have solutions.

Here are some guides: familyhandyman.com/…/how-to-clean-a-dryer-vent/home.howstuffworks.com/…/dryer-vent-cleaning.htm

prettybunnys,

We call it “the longest minute” in my house.

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