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Go to the laundromat and replace “minutes” with “dollars”. I once left after spending over $10 on one load that was only half dry.
Moisture sensor + some estimates.
Works well in the recent driers but not so much 10 years ago.
My dryer is always bang-on because I use the time-dry feature. 40 minutes means 40 minutes. The washer on the other hand…
My dryer is just a knob that counts down. If it’s not done, you turn the knob back further and it just goes longer. Guess you could overcook the clothes that way but oh well. They will survive the gauntlet.
Yep, me too. I’ll never buy a modern dryer until they work their way down to FB Marketplace and that’s all I can get.
Using a friend’s “smart dryer” that had some sort of moisture sensor was a frustrating experience. It felt like it held my clothes prisoner.
Time to clean the vents so the airflow can flow out to dry the clothes.
The washing machine here shows 52 minutes when you start it. It’s out of earshot, so I set a timer on my phone for when to get my clothes. My timer runs for 1 hour 8 minutes and I’m usually still a bit early…
I have a “15 minute wash” setting on my washing machine. I needed a pair of clean underwear once while already running late for a party, and figured “fuck it, 15 minutes is better than dirty underwear”. After 15 minutes it was down to 20 minutes left…
Was your plan to show up wearing soggy underwear?
Have you never considered putting your underwear on a stick and holding it out the window as you drive?
Dries underwear super fast!
Never mind the bugs and road grime that might get caught in it.
Ah, I usually just stick my butt out the window for that. Using a stick sounds a lot more practical, tbh. Especially as the driver
The plan was to use a hairdryer to dry them. Which worked perfectly! About 40 minutes later…
Clean soggy is better than dirty soggy
What a chafing comment!
Genuine answer:
I’m pretty sure most modern dryers have their onboard “computer” and moisture sensor check and re-evaluate once at about ~10 minutes left on the cycle to see if they need additional time.
My model has a more dry/damp dry option.
My dryer also has this but is really really bad about judging blankets for some reason and will quit after like 10 minutes of running total, I only use timed dry with blankets anymore.
Mine too!
Usually because the sheets ball up and all the moisture gets trapped inside the blanket-ball.
Then when we open it up, we feel where the inside is still all wet. So annoying.
Sometimes I’m really glad I use the laundry room in my building so the washes I’m doing all finish at the same time on their simple timers, and the dryer gives me exactly one hour.
Dryer: I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.
