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Re: Why would a condenser dryer roll its contents up into a
I have to agree with Jim. Our Siemens dryer is a nightmare with bedding, no matter how much you jiggle it or how many sheets are in it
Re: Why would a condenser dryer roll its contents up into a
You are correct in your assumptions Martin. I am well aware of how to load sheets etc, learned from the old Hotpoint user manuals from over 40 years ago, the ones with the picture of a teddy bear sat atop a huge pile of washing. I often instruct my customers in what I call the Wigwam method, hold the sheet in the centre, lift and feed into the drum followed by the four corners.
As I have already stated, exactly same load , same loading method ,uni direction dryer rolls some items into a ball, dual direction dryer never does.
Re: Why would a condenser dryer roll its contents up into a
Martin wrote:
My old egg sucking granny taught me that trick, oh how I miss the old bag! :clown:
Cobblers, I’m willing to bet that your Grandma never used a tumble dryer or an automatic washing machine. A wringer machine, possibly a twin tub but more likely a dolly tub and posser with a mangle at the side. 😉
Re: Why would a condenser dryer roll its contents up into a
KWATT If two super kingsize sheets and 4 pillow cases is too much and I have been told 8 shirts is too little and both ball up and don’t dry properly, what am I supposed to believe.
The more this thread goes on the more confused I get.
Re: Why would a condenser dryer roll its contents up into a
The drum about half to two thirds full is usually about right. Enough space for air and the laundry to move as well as running about as efficiently as you can get.
More and it’s inefficient both in performance and energy use and it’ll eat power or run for an age trying to dry. Or, it will dry the outside of what’s in it but not the inner core of the load.
Less and you’re just wasting energy besides anything else heating up empty space.
TBH though every machine has it’s own little quirks and it usually takes a bit of playing about to learn what works best.
K.
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