Why won't washer dryer do just a drying cycle?
I have had the above washing machine for a couple of years but have never been able to use it as a tumble dryer without a washing programme being run first.
How can I just dry something with it?
Many thanks.
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Washer dryer may not support stand-alone drying cycle
- The problem
- The owner reported that for a couple of years they had been unable to use the LG washer dryer as a tumble dryer unless a washing programme was run first, and asked how to dry items only.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply says some software-controlled washer dryers are designed so the drying function cannot be selected on its own. It suggests this may be intentional, possibly to prevent attempts to dry laundry that has not been properly spun first. This was presented as a probable explanation rather than a confirmed fault.
- What fixed it
- Check the instruction manual to see whether separate drying is supported on this model. If a dry-only cycle is not available, the suggested workaround was to run a spin-only cycle, or a rinse and spin cycle, before using drying. The exact capability of this specific machine was not confirmed in the discussion.
- Checks to try
- Confirmed whether the dryer can be selected separately by referring to the instruction manual
- Try a spin-only cycle before drying
- Try a rinse and spin cycle before drying
1 Answer
I've had people with this issue before and it seems like some are designed so you can't just use the dryer. I think the last one was an LG model too. If you can use the dryer separately it should be mentioned in the instruction manual.
When washer dryers first came out, you could always use the dryer separately because they all had a separate program and controllers for tumble dry. These days most washers are controlled by software, and they may have been designed to only work after a wash cycle.
The only reason I can think of this would be if they didn't want you to try to tumble dry sopping wet laundry that had been washed by hand, and had not been properly spun. This makes sense because a washer dryer would really struggle to dry anything that hadn't been spun properly.
You could try putting them on a spin only cycle first, or a rinse and spin cycle.
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