To be surprised that there are no dryer temperatures?

[AbagailsFancy]

Am buying a new tumble dryer and looking for one with a hot hot cycle to kill any ticks, dust mites. Which you’d think is a reasonable ask but no! I can’t find a product manual or customer support team who will cite actual temperatures. One lovely support person thought it was about 180deg C which is what I cook chicken at so not sure that’s true for a dryer.

Does anyone else think that this lack of detail is ridiculous? And if anyone has a hot dryer can they please let me know! Thanks!

I don't know temps, but mine has a 'hotter' setting

You need to look for one with an anti allergy setting.

Modern dryers don't run all that hot. You'd have to rule out heat pump dryers at the very least. I miss the warmth from my old condenser dryer but it was costing us a fortune to run.

@AbagailsFancy Why do you have ticks and dust mites in clothes you tumble dry? Yuuuk! Try throwing things away!

@TizerorFizz in fairness, it’s more ticks than dust mites. We live in a very tick-y area with cases of Lyme disease. Am always checking the kids but the baby ticks are just tiny. Apparently 10mins in a hot hot dryer nukes them so would make life a lot easier and a little safer!

I think washing at 60 also kills them

My washer does a steam refresh cycle that would sort it

I think that's what "sanitize" might mean, if you have that setting?

Personally I don't understand why care labels say "tumble dry low" but literally never have I seen a dryer with "low" or "high" or "medium" settings. And that's assuming it means low temps and not low tumble speed.

My Miele will wash at 90degrees. I’d do that. Or keep away from tick areas. Short drying cycles are usually the hottest but not ones for delicate fabrics.

@TizerorFizz Have just washed at 90degrees but now have an image of them still alive in my machine machine!

@Onlyonekenobe exactly! It’s really odd that the clothes guidance do not match the dryers!