Simple Modern Dryer

[Chetlaham]

How many of you are willing to have a super simple dryer as a daily driver? How simple are you willing to go and how many features and cycles are you willing to give up in the name of reliability and longevity?

Me, personally, this is one potential candidate I'd like to have as a daily driver. A 29 inch top mounted filter Whirlpool dryer with drum light. A 27 inch front filter Whirlpool dryer with drum light would be ok too. Hamper door and insert-able dryer rack. Lint Whistle. Heavy duty porcelain on steal coating. Heavy duty commercial belt, heavy duty drum felt and heavy duty drum support rollers A two contact two cycle Mallory timer with air dry and heated dry. A heavy duty 277 volt 7,450 watt rated heater which would output 5,600 watts at 240 volts. The heated dry cycle offers 60 minutes of advancement on ultra dry for things that can open the cycling thermostat prematurely like shoes on the dryer rack. More dry, normal dry and less dry placed for optimal dryness without over drying. 135*F cycling thermostat. Super Capacity drum.

A super capacity Kenmore elite dryer but with the components of a genuine Whirlpool Commercial dryer coupled with the control system of a Galaxy dryer.


Sadly, I don't think such machine was ever offered by Whirlpool, however I believe this was the market actually craves. Such a dryer would outlast anything and everything made today.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

How many of you are willing to have a super simple dryer as a daily driver? How simple are you willing to go and how many features and cycles are you willing to give up in the name of reliability and longevity?

Me, personally, this is one potential candidate I'd like to have as a daily driver. A 29 inch top mounted filter Whirlpool dryer with drum light. A 27 inch front filter Whirlpool dryer with drum light would be ok too. Hamper door and insert-able dryer rack. Lint Whistle. Heavy duty porcelain on steal coating. Heavy duty commercial belt, heavy duty drum felt and heavy duty drum support rollers A two contact two cycle Mallory timer with air dry and heated dry. A heavy duty 277 volt 7,450 watt rated heater which would output 5,600 watts at 240 volts. The heated dry cycle offers 60 minutes of advancement on ultra dry for things that can open the cycling thermostat prematurely like shoes on the dryer rack. More dry, normal dry and less dry placed for optimal dryness without over drying. 135*F cycling thermostat. Super Capacity drum.

A super capacity Kenmore elite dryer but with the components of a genuine Whirlpool Commercial dryer coupled with the control system of a Galaxy dryer.


Sadly, I don't think such machine was ever offered by Whirlpool, however I believe this was the market actually craves. Such a dryer would outlast anything and everything made today.


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What do you think of the Whirlpool commercial dryers similar to the Maytag units?

 

[Chetlaham]

What do you think of the Whirlpool commercial dryers similar to the Maytag units?

I think Whirlpool CEM2795JQ is absolutely the best dryer money can buy today hands down. If I had to buy a new dryer today I'd get that model. It is built similar to a vintage dryer. It is probably the second best dryer design ever made, Complimented with heavy duty parts.


Only thing I don't like about it is the lack of drum light and that the timed dry cycle is restricted to 70 minutes.


I would not compare or purchase most Maytag commercial dryers sold for home use to a Whirlpool CEM2795JQ. For example, CEM2795JQ uses a metal stem Mallory style timer while a Maytag MEDP585GW, MEDP575GW, ect all use a plastic stem timer as found on most other Whirlpool made dryers.

Maytag commercial dryers intended for home use are also ridiculously complicated with wrinkle guard, intermittent buzzer, sensor dry, ect. They are not real commercial grade dryers.


I find it deceptive to label a dryer as commercial grade and then use some the same quality parts as a cheap Amana dryer. It is things like this which the public needs to call Whirlpool out on.



The only Maytag dryers I would buy are the MDE20MNBZW (5250 watt heating element) and MDE20MNBYW (5,600 watt heating element) which are a carbon copy of the CEM2795JQ.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

I think Whirlpool CEM2795JQ is absolutely the best dryer money can buy today hands down. If I had to buy a new dryer today I'd get that model. It is built similar to a vintage dryer. It is probably the second best dryer design ever made, Complimented with heavy duty parts.


Only thing I don't like about it is the lack of drum light and that the timed dry cycle is restricted to 70 minutes.


I would not compare or purchase most Maytag commercial dryers sold for home use to a Whirlpool CEM2795JQ. For example, CEM2795JQ uses a metal stem Mallory style timer while a Maytag MEDP585GW, MEDP575GW, ect all use a plastic stem timer as found on most other Whirlpool made dryers.

Maytag commercial dryers intended for home use are also ridiculously complicated with wrinkle guard, intermittent buzzer, sensor dry, ect. They are not real commercial grade dryers.


I find it deceptive to label a dryer as commercial grade and then use some the same quality parts as a cheap Amana dryer. It is things like this which the public needs to call Whirlpool out on.



The only Maytag dryers I would buy are the MDE20MNBZW (5250 watt heating element) and MDE20MNBYW (5,600 watt heating element) which are a carbon copy of the CEM2795JQ.

What about the Whirlpool CEM2745fq and the matching washer? What do you think of any of them? What about their Maytag counterparts?

 

[Chetlaham]

The CEM2754FQ is a coin slide dryer, also made with the same components as the CEM2795JQ dryer. It is a great dryer and reasonable for actual commercial use.

Whirlpools CAE2745FQ and CAE2795FQ are the only VMWs I'd consider buying. I don't think they are durable enough for commercial environments, however out of all the VMWs they are the best durability wise, performance wise and control wise. The controls on these is very no nonsense. The cycle is fast, doesn't sit and stall on excess suds or an imbalance, and at least with the none vended version will give you an automatic extra rinse or spray if needed. Auto fill is also accurate on these models.

I actually wouldn't mind using a CAE2795FQ washer for a few months. Pat / Agiflow had one and he liked it. He would know more about it.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

The CEM2754FQ is a coin slide dryer, also made with the same components as the CEM2795JQ dryer. It is a great dryer and reasonable for actual commercial use.

Whirlpools CAE2745FQ and CAE2795FQ are the only VMWs I'd consider buying. I don't think they are durable enough for commercial environments, however out of all the VMWs they are the best durability wise, performance wise and control wise. The controls on these is very no nonsense. The cycle is fast, doesn't sit and stall on excess suds or an imbalance, and at least with the none vended version will give you an automatic extra rinse or spray if needed. Auto fill is also accurate on these models.

I actually wouldn't mind using a CAE2795FQ washer for a few months. Pat / Agiflow had one and he liked it. He would know more about it.

How do they compare to the Maytag counterparts? I found out that Golden Haven in Temple, Texas has the coin slide Whirlpool washers and dryers. How much water do they fill with? What about the heat in the dryer?

 

[Chetlaham]

Maytag Commercial VMWs for home use are similar in parts Whirlpool commercial VMWs.

On deep fill cycles (excluding normal eco) they fill to the height of the clothes.

 

[Chetlaham]

Here are the plastic stem timers I am thinking of, they are awful.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

Maytag Commercial VMWs for home use are similar in parts Whirlpool commercial VMWs.

On deep fill cycles (excluding normal eco) they fill to the height of the clothes.

What about the coin slide models? What about the dryers on the heavy duty setting? What's with the high velocity airflow?

 

[Chetlaham]

What about the coin slide models? What about the dryers on the heavy duty setting? What's with the high velocity airflow?

The coin models are about the same- fast no nonsense cycles that do a good job of cleaning.

The dryers on heavy duty cycle at around 150-155*F.

 

[vacerator]

We just got a Whirlpool basic gas dryer with auto dry, a high, med., low temp dial, and a start button. The wrinkle guard begins at the end of the auto dry cycle.

 

[DADoES]

I require moisture-sensing auto-dry.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Well, for a Modern dryer I could go as simple as literally just having a timer and maybe a switch if it’s got two elements in a door switch that’s it

 

[Chetlaham]

We just got a Whirlpool basic gas dryer with auto dry, a high, med., low temp dial, and a start button. The wrinkle guard begins at the end of the auto dry cycle.

Do you have a model number to your new dryer? Do you have a pic of the control panel? What cycles do you use? I can simplify the pic down a bit if you want.

 

[vacerator]

Yes, model number WHD4815EW4. Side swing door. Console looks like the original Cabrio line with curves. Timer and a temperature knob and a start knob button.

 

[Chetlaham]

Yes, model number WHD4815EW4. Side swing door. Console looks like the original Cabrio line with curves. Timer and a temperature knob and a start knob button.

Thanks


This is how I like to imagine your dryer. The curved console compliments the simple cycle selection. What do you think?

 

[appnut]

H*LL NOOOO. The simplest I could stand is a 1986 mechanical control LK dryer with infinite temp settings. I hate simple BOL appliances

 

[Chetlaham]

Yes, model number WHD4815EW4. Side swing door. Console looks like the original Cabrio line with curves. Timer and a temperature knob and a start knob button.

Alright, so the deed is done. I gave you a drum light with auto dry. What do you think?

 

[Chetlaham]

H*LL NOOOO. The simplest I could stand is a 1986 mechanical control LK dryer with infinite temp settings. I hate simple BOL appliances

What cycles, options and features do you use on your dryer?

 

[appnut]

I use electronic sensor auto dry paired with the cycle to give me the temperature I seek. I usually select the damp dry signal to give me a heads up the load is close to being dry. End of cycle signal is alawys on.