Causes and Symptoms
- I loaded a small quantity of laundry, but the drying time is long.
- The drying time is longer than that of the dryer I used before.
Principle of drying
In a heat-pump (condenser) dryer, damp air in the drum turns into warm and dry air when it passes a heat exchanger in the lower part of the machine.
Dry and warm air is helpful in protecting the fabric, as the air is supplied into the drum and hot air is not directly blown onto the fabric.
However, as the machine generates heat by circulating the refrigerant of the heat exchanger and the air becomes warm when is passes the heat exchanger, the internal temperature increases slower than in a gas dryer that produces heat by burning gas, or a heater dryer that creates heat by operating a heater.
Due to this principle of a heat-pump (condenser) dryer, you could feel like the drying time is longer than that of the dryer you used before.
Principle of adjusting time
A heat-pump (condenser) dryer adjusts the drying time using a humidity sensor and an internal temperature sensor. (* Some dryers also use a UV sensor.)
If a small quantity of laundry is loaded, there is a minimum drying time set to prevent the laundry from not being dried when the laundry has no contact with the humidity sensor.
This is why you could feel like the drying time is long even though you loaded only a small quantity of laundry.
This guide was created for all models, so the images or content may be different from your product.
