inaccurate sensors
"I have used with sensors. I found them to be inacurate, in general."
CR found the thermostat controlled automatic dryers tended to overdry and preferred the automatic sensors. Some electronic sensors do work better than others. Over the years I've found the automatic sensor in my '78 LK to work almost perfectly with every load of clothing on the "standard" setting IF I separate the clothes properly i.e. light cottons like sheets, pillowcases and shirts are NOT dried with heavy cottons like jeans and towels. Depending on the mix, the dryer will either run until the heavier cottons are dry, therefore overdrying the light stuff, or shut off when the light itmes are dry, leaving the heavy items damp. The only two exceptions I've found where I have to use a different dryeness setting than normal is heavy jeans, where the seams don't get dry unless I set the More Dry controls one button up from standard, and synthetic things like polyester, nylon, and that type of stuff, where smetimes the dryer will shut off before the items are dry even when set for Maximum Dry. Then I set it for the 20 minute "Touch-up" timed cycle to complete the drying.
You will note that the Maytag doesn't give you the option of a "dryness level" (other than Damp Dry) on it's cycles like other brands do.
