This! Is not! DRY!

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The model picured there is a Bosch ventless condenser dry machine, which must also have the condenser periodically cleaned. It pulls out from the front, behind a hatch on the lower left.

I think Bob needs to RTFM this time.

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- I figured this was a ventless dryer, as the standard heated kind basically never fail to dry things if you just clean the lint trap. And I even used one at someone's apartment that had clearly never been cleaned but it still dried after twice the usual duration. I took it apart for them and pulled out two garbage bags full of lint... I still can't believe that hadn't caught fire on them.
  
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- I usually pull out from the front too.
  
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Pffft that’s not how I burn MY house down…

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That’s why I ignore them all and used the timed dry function. Just make sure to clean the lint trap every single time and you’re good to go.

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Last house I rented, when I moved in the dryer lint trap and its housing were so jammed full of lint I could have made a blanket from it. It was astonishing. I don't think the prior tenants knew it needed to be cleaned ever. I honestly wonder how the dryer wasn't broken and no fire had started.

The HVAC filter had a solid inch thick cake of dust and dog fur.

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- Our apartment was the same way, had a wonderful little rainbow
  
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I've been living in apartments for the past 18 years and this is the first place I've had that the ~~washer~~ drier has a dampness sensor. It took me about 4-5 loads to discover why it would say that there was an hour left and then turn off like 35 minutes later with some stuff still being damp.

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- What was that reason?
  
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- Why would a washer need a dampness sensor? Making things wet is what it's supposed to do.
  
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Rage Against the Washing Machine

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For all the folks saying to clean the dryer, clearly you never fucked with the LG dryers. They do this shit straight off bat.

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If you don't understand timed drys vs auto drys, which half the settings are, sure, you have problems. Most of the LG settings(I have one of their "smart" dryers and washers) are all auto timed. Placing small loads often won't trip the sensor because there's little moist material to activate it. Running large loads with the filter clogged will end up having it detect more of the dry lint than the wet center of your blanket. Empty the filter and restart it and you'll be amazed to see it'll auto run for another 30 minutes and your clothes come out fine. Or switch to the actually timed dries and it will run the whole time NO MATTER WHAT.

If it's shutting off that fast, it's user error.

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- There’s also the more dry or less dry options for the sensor-based cycles.
  
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Doo

Doo dada doo doo

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Doo

Doo dada doo doo

Doo dada doo dada dee

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- So well written I heard it in my head.
  
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My LG is a champ and only shuts off early on tiny loads.

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Mine works fine, the annoying bit is that every setting defaults to one notch below where I'd consider it acceptably dry

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- I have an LG dryer as well and this was the case for me until I realised I could turn off the default "energy saver" mode.
  
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Thank fuck I'm not the only one then, we have had to run ours on high heat all the time, and even twice

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- Nope, not at all. Come to think of it, I had a brand new LG smart dryer at an old apartment a few years ago, then moved in a house with a roommate who happened to buy the same smart dryer brand new for the house, and both were the exact same experience. I’m not even old enough to say this but they just don’t make em like they used to…
  
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The dryer Bob's angry at is a Bosch.

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I suspect the manufacturers are gaming the energy efficiency regulations by shutting down early while your cloths are still wet in order to claim that each dryer cycle uses less energy.

Its the low flow toilet debacle all over again. Now you need to run the dryer twice, using even more energy than you would have if it had worked right the first time.

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What they specifically do is make the "normal" cycle useless, since the DOE only tests the default cycle setting. Typically the others -- heavy duty, timed dry, etc. -- are as inefficient as they like.

Same deal with clothes washers and dishwashers. Ever look at the energy guide labels on current diahwasher models and notice they're all rated at 270 kWh/yr? That's why. Guess what the minimum to meet Energy Star qualification is.

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- This is why the normal cycle on normal dryness is about 3/4th's dry. If you choose the normal cycle with the "very dry" option it works as it should.
  
  No dryer meets the energy star usage requirements under "normal" consumer usage.
  
  It's all a game to meet regulations and marketing.
  
  Just another example of originally well intentioned but deliberately poorly written and implemented laws due to corporate lobbying corrupting them.
  
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My dryer used to do this until I opened it up and cleaned it

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Mine is brand new and it pulls this shit from the start

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I turned off ECO mode to fix that problem.

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Holy shit Bob The Angry Flower!

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I think it’s also related to the number of items you put in, and theres a safety setting that doesn’t let it get too hot to prevent fires. I think maybe the cabin gets too hot if there are less items giving off moisture, and so less items will always come out a bit damp.

I had this issue drying underwear, so now I just use an indoor drying rack and air dry. If your heating vents are on the ceiling then you can just place the drying rack under the ceiling vent when you have heat on in the winter :) Air drying is pretty good in the hotter seasons too, might take 24hrs though vs 3-4hrs with heating vent in winter.

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Dryers cycle the heating element. It'll never get too hot as long as the air can flow.

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My dampness sensors went south a long time ago. Cleaned the whole thing out and everything. I'm also at least the second owner. The contacts in the load selection knob also had worn away from use and I had to repair them. I'll be happy to get another three to five years out of it.

I just use the timed dry now and send slightly smaller loads through. It's much more efficient.

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Sometimes the moisture sensor needs to be washed out with cleaning solution/vinegar, or replaced.

Condensation dryers like this one, or heat pump models, don’t cook clothes like standard hot air dryers. They might not feel 100% dry but by the time you fold them they are.

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Omg I have this exact dryer and it fucking sucks. It doesn't dry for shit, and all the settings are stupid and useless

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Empty the water container

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I don't get why people would waste energy on drying clothes with a dryer if you can just as well air dry them.

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So... currently it's 28 deg. F. (-2.2 c) outside. so obviously I can't put them up outside. (todays high is 41f, 5 c. So even if it cracks above freezing, it still won't be dry anytime today.) Historically, we would be at -20f, and would have been for the past month or two, and would be there for the next month, too. (you have no idea how freaky this winter has been here. 55 in jan/feb is... terrifying.)

I don't have the space to hang up bedding (top sheet, bottom sheet, comforter. pillow cases), 3 loads clothing, whatever loads my GF has, the towels, wash cloths, dishcloths and random other bits that need to be washed on a regular basis inside.

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Air drying gives me crisp clothes. Using a dryer with fabric softener gives me nice and soft clothes.

I want soft clothing. So I use the dryer.

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- Honestly, for me personally this doesn't make any sense.
  
  Firstly most fabric softeners are terrible for the moisture wicking abilities of fabrics. You should never use them on towels, bed sheets or any clothing that you expect to absorb sweat to some degree. They are known to contain chemicals that can pollute the ground water and they also cost money.
  
  Now taking into account all that and the fact that using a dryer is very energy intensive, I find making all those comprimises just because you want your clothing to be soft is less than understandable.
  
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Not everyone has the space for that

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- But you got space for a drying machine?
  
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- I live in a 190sqft (18m²) single bedroom apt and I have the space for it. The amount of people that have even less space should be pretty low. At least the drying rack folds up and hides behind a cabinet. The dryer doesn't.
  
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if you can just as well air dry them

IF.

Pervasive mold is one of the drawbacks of living in my (beautifully forested and wet) part of the world. I can't line dry my cloths because stuff I'm allergic to will grow on it, rendering it unwearable.

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Why don't you just go back to an imperative system configuration instead of using NIX?

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- Not sure how this relates to anything other than that you seem to be shook enough by what I said to dig through my comment history.
  
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Because I don't want to spend three days to run a load of laundry.

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- You do not need to watch your clothes dry. They dry all on their own. You are free to do other things in the meantime.
  
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Sure when the weather is good, but in the middle of winter and rainy season an electric dryer is a life saver

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- How does the season or it being rainy or not change anything? I have been air drying my laundry all year round for the past eight years and I live in a pretty rainy climate.
  
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Think real hard about it for like, five seconds, then report back

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