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Joe wrote:
My dryer has quit drying clothes completely when using the automatic
mode.
When it was new I could use the auto dry settings and it would run
till the
clothes were dry then stop no matter how long or short of time it
took now
it will stop running before the clothes are dry signaling by buzz
that they
are dry.
Do newer dryer have a "humidistat" to sense that the clothes are dry?
I
am guessing something has to sense the humidity in the clothes as
this is
not based on time.

Joe

Hi,

Do newer dryer have a "humidistat" to sense that the clothes are dry?

Most do not, some do have a sensor bar to tell an electronic control
how wet or dry the clothes are to tell the timer to move faster towards
the off position or slower towards the off position.

And if used with a dryer with the sensor bar, anti static dryer sheets will
leave a waxy coating on the sensor bars so they can't read the moisture
content of the fabric. If so, it's necessary to clean them every three
months or so with a little alcohol to cut the wax.