So, basically... I literally just moved into a new(to me) apartment, and it came with a washer and dryer in the unit... YIPPEE! I chalk that up as a win!! Beats going to the local laundromat with my pants around my ankles because my pockets are filled to the brim with quarters... OH AND GOD FORBID YOU TRIP AND FALL!! You’d be worse off than Sonic the Hedgehog...
So, to digress... The dryer itself doesn’t have controls for the individual cycles or the temperature... I mean, is Frigidaire the man of appliance manufacturers... Before you judge me, I’m a guy, and basically, I know (as well as other men) the hotter the dryer, the faster it dries!
Yeah! -behind screen high five-
Seriously though, I know that different things require different heats and tumble levels... sooooooo........
What do I do to control the temp for different types of loads if I can’t... ya know... control the temp... or the type of load...?
Sheila2019-07-06T01:58:06Z
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I have the same dryer, the delicate setting is low heat for silk, wool and ladies lacy delicates, for everyday clothes and sheets the timed dry minutes and the automatic dry normal setting is medium heat and runs for 45 mins, more dry is high heat for towels, blanket or a load of heavy jeans. added note: you should be on tv or at least on youtube lmao
Looks exactly like the control of the Frigidaire dryer I've been using for 13 years......and the one of 17 years before that. Domestic dryers often don't have temperature settings, but they can't get as hot as laundromat dryers so there's no real need for them to have high and low temp settings. Most things don't require different temperatures, actually. You may, very occasionally, run into something that will shrink with too much heat, but in those cases the label probably says not to tumble dry it at all.
You choose the longer cycle for things that take a longer time to dry, and the shorter ones for things that take a shorter time. Time is all that changes, not the heat level, if you choose 'more dry' instead of 'normal'. If you've got something drying, let's say a wool sweater, and you aren't sure how much heat it can take, then what you do is remove it from the dryer while it's still slightly damp and air-dry it the rest of the way. Things can't get really hot until all the water is gone from them.
The 'cool down' setting on your dryer is so the last 5 minutes or so of tumbling is done at a very low temp. That makes the clothes less likely to wrinkle if they sit there after the cycle is done.
Congratulations. Doing laundry at home instead of having to schlep it all out is a fine thing. I still remember 30 or so years ago when I got my first washer and dryer, and being absolutely delighted to spend the weekend in the basement doing laundry. I'd been saving it up in anticipation, you see, and there was a lot of it. And just think....you could wear a shirt today, get it totally filthy, and wear it clean tomorrow, WITHOUT leaving the house! No quarters needed!! Enjoy.