vacerator
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I don't notice any real difference in drying times when a dryer has a drum moisture sensor and one in the exhaust plenum from one that only has one in the exhaust. Which has priority?
Ok, then where is the auto dry sensor, as my Whirlpool has auto dry and no drum sensor?A sensor in the exhaust, usually the blower housing, is for temperature. I've not known of any dryers that have a moisture sensor in that location, being that moisture sensors (in the drum) by design require contact with the clothes.
If there are any dryers with a true moisture sensor in the exhaust airflow, perhaps someone in-the-know can bring them to attention with details on the device via part diagrams and part numbers?
Thermostatic auto dry.Ok, then where is the auto dry sensor, as my Whirlpool has auto dry and no drum sensor?
Personally, I find a thermostat to work just as well as a moisture sensor since it essentially provides the same results without any additional complexity.
Well one thing that springs to mind is the conductivity of your water compared to your mother's, based on hardness and other water chemistry. Some Miele dryers have a setting to allow for this. Miele says that soft water is less conductive and the dryer will leave clothes damper.My SmartLoads are accurate and consistent at normal Dry level across a range of load-types. Jeans, blankets, shirts, towels/socks, sheets, mixed cargo shorts/briefs/some towels.
One of them (presumably either of them) moved to my mother's house, she must set it at Extra Dry to get her loads fully dry but they are and also consistently. There is one difference between here and there that is the only factor I can figure to account for the operational change. Anyone have a guess what is it?
Thermostatic auto-dry operates the timer according to the heating profile, controlled by the drying temperature thermostat somewhere in the exhaust air path. The timer doesn't run when the heating element is on. The timer runs when the target temperature is reached and the heat cycles off.Ok, then where is the auto dry sensor, as my Whirlpool has auto dry and no drum sensor?