Moisture Sensing Accuracy and Location of Electronic Sensors In the Dryer Drum

[qsd-dan]

All I know is I have a dryer that has issues with the electr

....and then there's me.

7 electric vintage moisture sensing Maytags ran on a 20 foot extension cord....perfect operation EVERY TIME. Got the same results with your Coppertone Lady Kenmore dryer.

Maybe I have really clean voltage or something

 

[rinso]

It has been my experience that my thermostatic time and temperature indirect moisture sensing automatic dryers were actually more accurate than some of the direct moisture sensing machines I have owned. This includes my current Electrolux IQ with direct moisture sensing. Using the normal cycle on high heat and max dry, will yield a load that is too damp, even for ironing.

 

[rinso]

.....and no, I don't care what consumer reports says about thermostatic drying accuracy. They are focused (as they should be) on energy consumption. Obviously, if your laundry comes out damp, you've saved energy. Here is my experience, I can't speak for anyone else: The old Maytag HOH electronic dryness sensing machines were very accurate. It may be because the sensors were embedded in the drum fins, always touching clothing no matter how small was the load.

 

[super32]

I have had and used many different methods thru my very short time on this earth. I agree with many and liked the older MT with the sensors in the fins. I always thought it had a better chance since the clothes have to touch it no matter how large or small the load. I had a WP that had the sensor in the back. I hated that dryer. Drying jeans in that dryer was always a project. I soon switched to a different brand (MT) and was much happier with the results. I'm currently using a platinum edition Bosch Nexxt. It has plenty of different settings and modifiers so wether I want damp, or bone dry I can set it to do what I want. I think the other factor these days is a lot of newer dryers (mine included) are designed to move the clothes from front to rear in addition to just tumbling in a circle. This allows each piece of clothing it's time in the path of air/heat.

 

[jetcone]

okay whats that nice looking

DeDetrich washer all about in a dryer thread?? Nice looking machine.

 

[rinso]

Our Electrolux IQ dryer has the moisture sensors on the back wall, and on the wrong location for the tumbling action. Even a full load of clothes hardly touches them. As a result, its drying accuracy suffers.

 

[tomturbomatic]

A dryer can usually be leveled to tip slightly to the back to make the load more likely to tumble against the sensor if it's at the back and vice vers if it is at the front. Having the sensors near the exhaust port encourages the load to contact the sensors.

 

[Iowegian]

FWIW, our Amanatag dryer (SDE4606) has the moisture sensor toward the front, just upstream of the lint filter. It seems to work really well.

I don't understand why anyone would put the sensor at the rear in the airflow upstream of the clothes. Doesn't make sense to me.