SQ and Whirlpool Dryer Questions

[gusherb]

I posed the question in my speed queen washer thread but got no response so I thought I'd make a separate topic.

I'm looking into getting the matching Speed Queen dryer to my AWNE82 washer sometime down the road.
I've read some here complaining that they get way too hot on High heat.

So I'm wondering, has anyone measured the temp they run at on High and Low heat and compared it to other brands?

I'm also wondering, does the bottom vent option still go out the bottom-center of the dryer?

And now to my Whirlpool dryer question,

I couldn't find any info except on current models about the bottom venting option, do all the Whirlpool/Kenmore dryers bottom vent options vent towards the rear bottom of the dryer or are there any that go out the bottom center? If the former I'd need to cut a new hole in the sub floor to make one work in our closet which I'd prefer not to do.

Jonathan.

 

[washman]

Not a darn thing wrong

with mine. Heats perfectly on all cycles. Even on hi. I do not notice it being too hot. And mind you, this is a thermostat dryer, no moisture sensor like the new ones!

Get one to match your washer. You won't look back.

 

[imperial70]

Speed Queen Dryer

I can tell you that the dryer is very fast. The one I have does not a moisture sensor. ADG3LR.  However it seems to do the trick. It does have automatic dry that moves the timer whenever the heater is not engaged.

 

I got the dryer rack for the unit.  My dryer interior is not stainless steel but galvanized steel. It seems to get a strange metalic odor when cold air hits it.

 

 

 

 

[thefixer]

Moisture sensors are not used to adjust the heat, they are used to adjust the drying time.

 

[imperial70]

That's right .   They measure moisture.  I said that the speed queen doesn't have one.  I said that the timer moves when the proper temp is reached.  It stops when the temp drops and the heater is engaged.  

Jeesh some people. ;-)

 

 

 

[mrb627]

What?

No moisture sensor? Then how does it tell the temperature? ;p

Malcolm

 

[ea56]

Dryers that have Auto Dry without a moisture sensor use a thermostat that cycles off the heating element when it reaches a temp. that has been set to determine that the load is dry.

 

[mrb627]

Awesome

 

[thefixer]

"I said that the timer moves when the proper temp is reached. It stops when the temp drops and the heater is engaged. Jeesh some people. ;-)"

I wasn't replying to your post, I was disputing washman's post that stated, "And mind you, this is a thermostat dryer, no moisture sensor like the new ones!", implying that a moisture sensor is used in place of a thermostat.

"Dryers that have Auto Dry without a moisture sensor use a thermostat that cycles off the heating element when it reaches a temp. that has been set to determine that the load is dry."

Not quite correct. A thermostat does not "know" when a load is dry. In a dryer without a moisture sensor operating in auto dry, the cycling thermostat is used to advance the timer. Initially, with wet clothes, most of the heat is absorbed by the clothes and not enough heat makes it to the blower housing where the thermostat is and the thermostat stays closed providing heat and the timer does not advance. As the clothes start to get dry, more heat makes it to the thermostat and it begins cycling off/on to maintain the proper temperature. When it cycles off, the timer advances and when it cycles back on, the timer stops advancing. Near the end of the auto cycle, the timer switches (internally) back to timed dry and the timer advances continuously to end of cycle regardless of the thermostat.

 

[washman]

Should have clarified

I meant a moisture sensor not being present. Of course they work in conjunction with a t-stat. I knew that. My GE had one and it performed well.

To summarize, only recently with the new models did SQ finally brake down and add a moisture sensor to the works. My current SQ does NOT have a moisture sensor and drying performance is entirely satisfactory. Nor does it get to hot on high heat.

 

[ea56]

I'm well aware that the thermostat doesn't "know" when the load is dry and this is not what I said. I tried to give a simplified explanation of how this process works in an Auto Dry dryer w/out a moisture sensor, thefixer gave a more thorough explanation. I personally think that this setup works better than a moisture sensor in my experience. I've owned both types of dryers and have found that often moisture sensors turn the dryer off when there are still damp spots on the clothes. This has not been my experience with thermostatically controlled Auto Dry dryers. But some of the older dryers with thermostat Auto Dry did seem to get way too hot. The newer models don't seem to have this problem. My GE Auto Dry with t/stat works excellently, doesn't overdry and never any damp spots in a finished load. [this post was last edited: 4/8/2015-00:18]

 

[thefixer]

That is exactly what you said. I quote again:

"Dryers that have Auto Dry without a moisture sensor use a thermostat that cycles off the heating element when it reaches a temp. that has been set to determine that the load is dry"

How can a thermostat temp be set to determine that the load is dry? The thermostat cycles off/on during a portion of the cycle even when the clothes are not dry.

I think you probably know how it does work, you just didn't word it very well so I was just trying to make it more clear for those who didn't know how it works.

 

[mtn1584]

SPEED QUEEN HANDS DOWN!!!

FIVE YEAR WARRANTY VS. ONE YEAR!
I have owned the matching dryer, electric, to the AWN542 washer!
My dryer is going on SIX years old and hasn't given me any trouble, and I love the way it dries with only a thermostat!
I HATE the drop down door on WP dryers, and more than that I HATE the on top lint filter which gets LINT everywhere when you take it out to clean!!
Good Luck
Mike

 

[mtn1584]

PS...........NOTHING LIKE A NEW MATCHED SET!!!
MIKE