What does the wrinkle guard setting do, on a dryer?
I just put my clothes to dry and I always used the same setting. But today I used a different setting, it goes for 20 minutes on high, 10 on low then uses a wrinkle guard. But what does the wrinkle guard do? Thats what I wanna know.
Some dryers also have a "wrinkle guard" feature, which tumbles the clothes in cool (room-temperature) air for a period of time AFTER the cycle has otherwise completely ended (both the heating/drying period and the normal cool down). This is an extra defense against wrinkles that may still occur if the clothes aren’t removed right away and instead left stationary in the drum. Wrinkle guard is typically enabled automatically when the perm press cycle is used, and may be optionally selectable for other cycles. Some dryers tumble continuously during the "wrinkle guard" period (for 45 mins maximum or so). Others turn on and off to tumble for maybe 30 seconds every 5 minutes, for a maximum of a couple hrs or so. Opening the door to unload cancels the wrinkle guard function.
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By cookingkay1955, May 12, 2010 @ 10:39 am
Some dryers also have a "wrinkle guard" feature, which tumbles the clothes in cool (room-temperature) air for a period of time AFTER the cycle has otherwise completely ended (both the heating/drying period and the normal cool down). This is an extra defense against wrinkles that may still occur if the clothes aren’t removed right away and instead left stationary in the drum. Wrinkle guard is typically enabled automatically when the perm press cycle is used, and may be optionally selectable for other cycles. Some dryers tumble continuously during the "wrinkle guard" period (for 45 mins maximum or so). Others turn on and off to tumble for maybe 30 seconds every 5 minutes, for a maximum of a couple hrs or so. Opening the door to unload cancels the wrinkle guard function.
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By beka, May 12, 2010 @ 10:50 am
It finishes drying your clothes at a lower temperature and so you get less wrinkles.
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