Why don't "they" make oscillating dryers?

[quikah]

It shouldn't be too hard to program it so that ever few cycles, the dryer would spin the other way? Come on people, get to it.

Mine does this already. Spins one way for X minutes, stop then spins the other way. Repeat...

It is a GE Profile something, 6+ years old.

 

[cbrunny]

My microwave does this. No idea why.

 

[dullard]

My microwave does this. No idea why.

Objects can get "stuck" if it just spins one direction, especially if they are large (larger items often have something sticking out of the turntable area). Imagine microwaving a turkey. One of those legs is likely to hit the microwave wall and prevent the turkey from spinning any more. Spinning the other direction gives it a good chance to free itself.

If it does free itself, then you get much more even cooking once it starts spinning.

Or it may just get stuck the other direction. But at least you get slightly more even cooking if it just oscillates between two stuck positions.

 

[cbrunny]

Microwaving a turkey? Why?

 

[dullard]

Microwaving a turkey? Why?

It wouldn't taste good. But it was just an example. I personally think microwaves are the best tool for single ingredients (like water), but often the worst tool for complex items (like a turkey or a cake).

For me, I have square shaped plates. The corners of the plates tend to hit the microwave walls and the plate stops spinning. Until the turntable turns the other way, then it often spins again.

 

[Childs]

I still wonder why a washer and dryer couldn't be fashioned into one machine. They both are based on spinning tubs.

I've seen them in European and Asian kitchens or bathrooms on House Hunters International.

 

[NoTine42]

My microwave does this. No idea why.

I thought it was the result of a microwave's motor being as cheap as possible. It just depends on what part of the AC current phase at the starting moment results in the direction of spin

 

[Pulsar]

Do you mean oscillate like this? If not, maybe like this? :biggrin:

I like this one better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i639TEfdDlg

 

[MongGrel]

Anything that truly oscillates will add stress to anything mechanically in use long term.

 

[sdifox]

Cuz Newton said so.

 

[DrPizza]

GE Adora spins both ways when it's on the sheets and blankets cycle. Seems to be pretty effective at unwinding them so they dry more efficiently.

 

[pcgeek11]

It's like a pillowcase for a blanket.

Being oblivious of what your wife is spending money on is not manly behavior. Keep control of that shit.

My wife doesn't spend money that I don't know about. She washes clothes, cooks, cleans the house. I work my job, do the yard work, maintain the house / car repairs and pay the bills.

Why in the hell do you need a cover over a blanket?

That sounds retarded.

 

[WelshBloke]

How hard can it be?

I'm sure this has happened to you before, where you toss your bed sheets, duvet cover, etc... into the dryer and expect those to be dried when you want them, only to find a giant wad of soggy mass when the drying cycle is finished.

It shouldn't be too hard to program it so that ever few cycles, the dryer would spin the other way? Come on people, get to it.

What like all these ones?

http://www.johnlewis.com/browse/electricals/tumble-dryers/reverse-action/_/N-afdZ1z13ion

I still wonder why a washer and dryer couldn't be fashioned into one machine. They both are based on spinning tubs.

What like all these ones?

http://www.johnlewis.com/search?Ntt=washer+dryers&Nty=1&_requestid=1217539

 

[Mike64]

Why in the hell do you need a cover over a blanket?

I've never heard of them being used on "blankets", just quilts/comforters. (And fwiw, my family has always just called them "quilt covers"; I don't know when the French "duvet" became the more common term here.) The general idea being that if it's "covered", you won't have to wash the quilt itself (which is a PITA generally, and a major PITA if it's down-filled) as often. And presumably it also avoids a certain amount of wear-and-tear on the quilt/comforter casings too, so they don't have to be replaced as often...