getting more drying time on Amana dryer?

IDK, seems odd that it would have a timed dry, but the only option then is high. Sounds like the moisture sensor or related circuitry or electronics are bad. Have you checked for proper airflow, there is good airflow out the exhaust?

Good airflow. I verified that when I installed everything last week. Maybe the comforter actually is dry. I did place a beach towel in with the comforter for the first 20 min or so, which I read would help dry the comforter quicker. With my prior Hotpoint dryer, probably 25 years old, it might take 2 hours to dry something like this. Maybe I'm just not used to it yet. I did wash and dry some wool clothing last week and they were a bit moist coming out of the dryer, but I had it set only on the middle setting and not for maximum dry. This is actually a down throw, not comforter, so maybe it really is dry. I did restart the cycle and it has been running for over 30 min so far.

We got rid of "some" of the worst trolls... but "trader_4" still exists.

Just so you know, "trader_4", adults instantly get it what you're doing o As long as you fabricate this bullshit on topic, I'll leave you alone.

You can have these infantile fabricated "conversation" with your own socks. o As you're only wasting your time playing this game with your own socks.

Just stay on topic of REPAIR and you won't get booted off your NNTP server. o Test me and you'll find out rather soon what I mean by that warning

From the link :

" This 6.5 cu. ft. Amana® Top Load Electric Dryer " ...

Top load ?

When we bought our Maytag a couple years ago, the separate temperature control switch was recommended by the sales-lady - for that very reason - better versatility - even though we use "Medium" temp. ~ 98 % of the time. My wife will often use the fancy settings <sensor / wrinkle guard> but I use just the timed mode. On my Maytag there are 2 "clicks" for the timer-mode cool down - perhaps yours is the same ? .. you could manually turn the timer past the 1st click and finish the job on lower heat perhaps ? John T.

With something thick and fluffy, the sensors can be fooled. If is is balled up it won't circulate the air well and the sensor may not be seeing the internal moisture.

You may want to let it run a bit and then take it out to re-arrange how it is in the drum. Sort of a turn it inside out thing.

Well, technically, it is/ was an electronic home issue. It could have been a "repair", dependent of course on whether something or not was truly wrong.

My apologies if this offends. I don't see very many active Usenet places I can post issues like this anymore, but would welcome your input if I missed something. Some groups I really used to like are basically dead now.

Actually, it seems to be ok. Not quite dry after the first cycle, but I get about 45 min if I turn to max dry and go through the process again. After going through twice, using the beach towel for the first 20 min during the first cycle, and keeping a clean rubber shoe in with the throw, it seems to be dry and fluffy after two cycles as near as I can tell. I was a bit concerned because this is a down comforter and essentially needs to be totally dry or it will mildew, take on a stink, or other issues. I had two of these throws in storage for some time, but when removed today, they were dirty. Until last week, I really didn't have a dryer that could handle items like this as my Hotpoint only had medium timed heat and high heat for cotton, so this was the first chance I had to try washing and drying the throws. I think I have been successful.

No, front load dryer.

It seems to be ok now. With the first time cycling through, I've gotten maybe an hour, then when I reset and go again, 45 min. This isn't a thick throw, so it seems dry after the hour and 45 min.

This was a good test because in a year or so, after hand washing an ever thicker down coat I have, I will run it through this dryer as well. Since the throws seemed to have come out well, I think the coat will too. May just have to do double or triple cycle for the coat and of course use the beach towel for the first 20 min of cycle 1. I used a rubber shoe this time to keep the throw down fluffy, by the time I dry the coat I will have the tennis balls they recommend in their instructions.

DO NOT use tennis balls!!. Use the woolen balls made for the job.

Kenmore dryer here and it has to be set a little toward the "more dry" side on the timer too when using the moisture sensor. Otherwise things come out slightly moist.

You stupid asshole, here you are doing what you bitch about. The only one off topic in this thread about a dryer is YOU. Talk about trolls.....

Why? It says right on the washing tag for my down coat to use 3 tennis balls.

Don't sweat it. This group is like the neighborhood coffee shops pre-virus. It would probably die if it wasn't. Discussions routinely wander from the original topic.

Does the dryer have a "touch up" feature? If so, try that.

I have the same results with a Kenmore dryer. When I use the "auto sensing" option, the clothes are never quite "dry". The "touch up" takes care of that.

Pressurized rubber balls in a heat sourse doesn't sound smart to me - and the woolen balls cost about the same as a tennis ball.

On Mon, 28 Dec 2020 11:49:57 -0500, Witherspoon posted for all of us to digest...

Does the drum have metallic sensors on the drum 'vanes' for the moisture control? Clean them as the dryer sheets can coat them giving false readings.

On Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:37:55 -0500, Witherspoon posted for all of us to digest...

Do not pay any attention to Arlen; he is a certified troll. He is good for the killfile.

Yes, I set mine to the lowest temperature that's not plain air. When I stick my hand in, the air and the clothes both still seem pretty hot.

I think higher temps either cause wrinkles or hurt the fabric.

I take sta-press stuff out before they ae fully dry and dry them on hangers on the shower bar.

Sometimes other stuff too. Clothes don't seem very soft when dried on the shower bar, but that's at first. After a bit they seem about the same as from the dryer.