How long does it take to dry your MF towels?

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I just washed my new mits and towels and put them in the drier. This time using the no heat setting instead of medium like I've been doing ignorantly. They were in for almost an hour and they are still pretty damp. Not dripping by any means but definitely damp. What should I do? Put them in longer?
 
I use ultra low heat and my thicker and plusher towels take almost an hour to dry completely.
 
So is low heat ok? I have regular heat, medium heat, low heat, and no heat. I use regular heat for everything but MF.
 
Wow guys, mine dry in about 20 minutes max in my dryer. Mine would be cooked in 50 minutes in my dryer.
 
On low heat, about 30 minutes for medium thickness (480GSM) and an hour for thick (1000GSM).
 
Do any of you think that tumbling your MF around a dryer for an hour has a negative impact on their longevity?

I dry mine on high, until almost dry and then switch to medium to finish drying.

Never had any issues.


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I hooked up a switch to my dryer to turn off heat. I run them on low heat for 20 minutes then 2 hours tumbling with no heat.
 
I turned it on low heat. Let it run for a couple minutes then checked. Everything but the cobra guzzlers were dry and not even that hot just a tad warm in certain spots. Let the cobra guzzlers go for another five minutes and they dried.
 
Based said:
I just washed my new mits and towels and put them in the drier. This time using the no heat setting instead of medium like I've been doing ignorantly. They were in for almost an hour and they are still pretty damp. Not dripping by any means but definitely damp. What should I do? Put them in longer?
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IGNORANTLY?????

Say WHAT ? ! ? ! ? !!!!

Pray tell... WHERE did you hear such a thing?


As for how long it takes to dry a load.
Well that depends on how many you're drying, what GSM and the like.
For me... I tend to wash and dry at least 25~40 at a time. Drying takes a LOT longer than washing.


Unless you have a thermonuclear dryer... even high heat isn't going to hurt your towels.

Medium is what you should be using, on even the most delicate towels imho. ;)
Then again.... what do I know about towels. :rolleyes:
I mean, ME? Microfiber TOWELS? Shhhhhh... say it ain't so. :laughing:


You'll more likely end up with worse towels from tumbling them around wet and never drying them than actually getting them dry and moving on.
 
cardaddy said:
IGNORANTLY?????

Say WHAT ? ! ? ! ? !!!!

Pray tell... WHERE did you hear such a thing?


As for how long it takes to dry a load.
Well that depends on how many you're drying, what GSM and the like.
For me... I tend to wash and dry at least 25~40 at a time. Drying takes a LOT longer than washing.


Unless you have a thermonuclear dryer... even high heat isn't going to hurt your towels.

Medium is what you should be using, on even the most delicate towels imho. ;)
Then again.... what do I know about towels. :rolleyes:
I mean, ME? Microfiber TOWELS? Shhhhhh... say it ain't so. :laughing:


You'll more likely end up with worse towels from tumbling them around wet and never drying them than actually getting them dry and moving on.
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:iagree: it's simple......and yes Tony is the GODFATHER of mf towels! :laughing:
 
cardaddy said:
Unless you have a thermonuclear dryer... even high heat isn't going to hurt your towels.
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I've always heard and read that MF towels should be dried with low heat. I have an old dryer that just has one setting - HOT.

I always dry mine on a clothes line outside because I didn't want to put them in the dryer thinking they would get ruined.

If it's okay to dry them in high heat in a dryer, then that would save me time.
 
From the laws scribed on the tablets of AG...

"Tumble them dry on low heat or no heat. High heat will literally melt the fibers while fabric softener and bleach will eliminate the electric charge that makes microfiber so effective. Avoid those three laundry habits, and your microfiber will last indefinitely."

Its gotta be true...its on the internet :idea:
 
I had a dozen of those orange Vroom towels.

Had.

They were toasted after 28 min on high setting (local laundromat). I thought it would be okay, but I guess it wasn't the case. That was years back, but I'm playing it safe now and set it on low, and never experience any heat-related problem since.
 
Based said:
So is low heat ok? I have regular heat, medium heat, low heat, and no heat. I use regular heat for everything but MF.
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I wash all my MF's in hot water, and dry on the hot setting on the (electric) dryer. Been doing that for oh, 12 years, never a problem. The plastics in MF towels have a higher melting point than the ignition point for natural fibers (cotton, etc.) so all this temperature fear is a bunch of nonsense. If your tightie-whities aren't coming out burned, your MF's will be fine.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I wash all my MF's in hot water, and dry on the hot setting on the (electric) dryer. Been doing that for oh, 12 years, never a problem. The plastics in MF towels have a higher melting point than the ignition point for natural fibers (cotton, etc.) so all this temperature fear is a bunch of nonsense. If your tightie-whities aren't coming out burned, your MF's will be fine.
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These MF threads drive me crazy...like you said a few days ago, When did this get so complicated?

I like to drain the acid out of old batteries into a 5-gallon bucket. Soak my MFs and pads for about an hour. Take them down to the river and beat them against the rocks. Hang them in the nearest tree to dry...:dunno:

Seriously, I do it the same way as you with Tide or Persil, or whichever detergent we have at that time. Blast them on high in the dryer. Or, hang them to dry all over the house, finish in the dryer, and listen to my wife chuckle.
 
70fastback said:
These MF threads drive me crazy...like you said a few days ago, When did this get so complicated?
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It's not about complications. Not in my case.

For me it's quite simple: How come my towels went from plush to something one buys to scrub ovens with and others didn't?

I would love to save time, hence the reason I popped mine in on high setting in the first place. I don't have any "bad" towels at the moment, but I might experiment again with high heat after an engine cleaning job.
 
I just timed it. 37min. on low heat/delicates. 25 towels are dry. I always use the same setting.
 
With a front load low E washer the spin cycle is incredibly fast. The towels and even my Wookies Fist come out nearly dry.

I give them 15 minutes in the dryer on low and then another hour on "Air Fluff" with no heat.
 
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