does anyone else have a 'sensor' dryer?

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preggersagain · 04/12/2007 11:23

I have- its a hotpoint and s supposed to 'sense' when the clothes are dry and switch itself off- thereby reducing unescessary leccy usage- sounds great BUT........

Mine senses when the clothes are wet, has a chuckle and leaves them wet- not sopping but damp enough that they can't be folded and put away- its driving me bonkers, just want to know if its just my dryer or a general quirk of sensor dryers. Hotpoint are coming out on friday to look at it but if it is somethin that ALL sensor driers do then i shall ask them to change it for standard one.

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TimeForMe · 04/12/2007 11:49

I have a sensor dryer, it's a Beko, and i love it! It's the best dryer I have ever had, and the cheapest!

It dries a mixed load and stops drying when the lighter clothes are dry, it then keeps 'turining' them until I take them out so that they don't crease.

When I'm drying duvet covers it does tend to leave them a tiny bit damp in the corners but, i think thats because the rest of the cover is dry and so the sesor kicks in IYSWIM.

ernest · 04/12/2007 12:00

I've got a sensor dryer and it's excellent. You can choose between various settings, ie damp, ironing dry (so still a tiny bit damp to make ironing easier) or cupboard dry, so things are dry enough to be put straight away. there's no chance you've got one like that and it's set to keep things a bit damp?

I guess the theory is, if they're dired bone dry and then not got out straight away they're practically baked hard, creases and all.

but yours do sound too much the other way. check and see if you can alter the scale of drying

ernest · 04/12/2007 12:00

I guess the theory is, if they're dired bone dry and then not got out straight away they're practically baked hard, creases and all.

but yours do sound too much the other way. check and see if you can alter the scale of drying

coppertop · 04/12/2007 12:05

Like Ernest's, ours has different settings, depending on whether you want them damp enough for ironing or dry enough to be put away. It doesn't do what you describe unless it's been put on the 'ready to iron' setting.

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preggersagain · 04/12/2007 15:18

i have the different settings-
ready to iron= nearly as wet as when they went in
ready to wear= if you want pnuemonia
cupboard dry= dh takes this at its word and folds them- damp mouldy school uniforms

sounds like its just mine then- hotpoint were very helpful on the phone so hopefully the engineer will be nice too!

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JHKE · 05/12/2007 18:21

I have one, but its a basic one so only 1 setting.. I don't rate it as it stops when its still wet grr.. I usually have to put it on two more times to get it dry. Having said that, I would still go for a sensor dryer but multi settings.

MrsBadger · 05/12/2007 19:06

we have a hotpoint sensor with multi settings - 'extra dry' works for everything except nappies - it can't tell the gathered bits are still damp. I use the timer for nappy loads instead.

Sidge · 05/12/2007 22:37

I have a Hotpoint sensor drier - I find that I need to clean the sensor disc in the drum occasionally.

Try wiping it with limescale remover or descaler.

CloudAtlas · 05/12/2007 22:38

i have a miele sensor one and it is FABULOUS!!!

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