Different washe/dryer question: - Page 2

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
@BeeChee Don't understand your question. Surely you know what to do with a dryer; put something wet in it and turn. It on.

@Kachina624,

This made me laugh.

I've never thought of doing anything special either but I guess like washing clothes for the first time, i guess it may be a good idea?

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

kitcat51 · ‎09-15-2016

If your asking how to clean the dryer drum before using I used wet wipes, then dried with paper towels... the wet wipes had a small amount of black residue on them. Hope this helps & enjoy your new appliances @BeeChee

bikerbabe · ‎03-09-2010

When they install your washer and dryer they should run a test cycle on each.

skatting44 · ‎07-26-2019

@BeeChee

how abt dryer balls ?

manny2 · ‎05-24-2010

@bikerbabe wrote:
When they install your washer and dryer they should run a test cycle on each.

You are right @bikerbabe I got a mine in October. He showed me how to use it by running a short cycle on both. So there is no need to clean the machine before you use it.

Your response made me laugh @Kachina624 . Thank you, I needed it.

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

I never did anything with mine. They never checked them when they installed them either. I just started doing laundry as usual.

It's not a bad idea to run a test run just to make sure your washing machine works. Do it empty or you may be left wringing out wet laundry.

Years ago when I visited my dad a new washing machine was being delivered that morning. When my dad left for work he said don't you break my new washing machine youngin.

Well guess what? I washed a load of laundry but when I went to put the clothes in the dryer it was full of water. Broke dad's new washing machine. LOL!!!

They told dad they would send out a repair guy. Dad told them you will do $%^&? He said you will bring me a new washing machine & pick this one up. He said I bought a new washing machine not a lemon that will need worked on from now on. Same thing I would have told them?

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

@BeeChee

Rather than waste gallons of water and detergent needlessly, all I have ever done is use a clean rag with some Ivory soap suds or Dawn and clean the interior tub of the washer and dryer. ( Or white vinegar on the rag. )

Maybe a short rinse on the washer and a hand towel for 5 mins. in the dryer.

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill

Zoe · ‎06-10-2015

Just had to replace our washer and dryer. It is a good idea to test them -- especially the dryer (says the person who had to return two dryers before finally getting one that worked properly).

This last time, we made the delivery people stay for a "quick test" of just a damp wash cloth running through a timed cycle to prove that the dryer was heating up and not just blowing air.

Here's how we tested the dryer when the third one arrived last week, after it passed the quick test:

Took about 5 wash cloths and 3 hand towels
Wet them and rung them out so that they were damp but not dripping wet
Ran a small load on the auto sensor setting with other larger, already dry towels (in our model, the sensor won't detect that they're dry unless the load is large enough).
Then we repeated the process with a timed dry cycle -- but without the larger dry towels.

Lessons learned from the first two dryers which blew air but did not heat up. Definitely make sure the unit works before running two large loads through the washer and having nowhere to dry them (aka NYE here).

ETA: on each of the three deliveries of the dryer, the installers did run a "quick cycle" -- but it was only 5 minutes or so. And it didn't really do anything -- just demonstrated that it turns on, goes in circles, and makes some noise. None of their test cycles proved that it was heating up sufficiently & properly. (They also advised us that this function also burns off some fumes and to leave the dryer door open for a few hours before really using it. So, we did indeed do that after they left the third time and we knew the machine was working.)

Shelbelle · ‎03-09-2010

@skatting44 wrote:
@BeeChee

how abt dryer balls ?

I only use dryer balls, keep 4 in my dryer at all times, I use the silicone ones with the spokes, not the wool ones. They last for years. Dryer sheets are not good for so many reasons, not used them in many years.