Customer Reviews for Whirlpool - Cabrio Platinum 7.6 Cu. Ft. 11-Cycle Steam Gas Dryer - White
Customer Rating
5
Absolutely love it - 3 young sons/contractor husband
on May 1, 2014
Posted by: Anonymous
from illinois
This thing gets the job done. My husband wears two white teeshirts each day and painter's white pants. We bought both the washer and dryer, and have been very pleased with their performance, from their high capacity to their ability to clean whites as well as delicates.
Using this dryer on its default Normal setting with clothes that were washed using the Normal setting takes a significant amount of time--more than an hour in many cases. And even after completing the cycle, frequently items come out more damp than we'd like. It is possible for two washer loads to be complete before one dryer load has finished in our house, so wet clothes must wait to be dried. We've played around with modifying the settings, but sometimes you can't increase the dryness level depending on the cycle setting. We will probably start to choose manual settings until we find a setting that works more quickly and consistently.On several occasions, the Check Vent light has come on. I'm not quite sure why, as we empty the lint screen after each load and the vent hose is practically new. Most often, the light does not come on again once the next load has started and I haven't done anything except clean the lint screen. Kind of like the boy who cried wolf...Overall, it's a nice looking machine but we're a bit disappointed with the performance using the preset options.
I bought this for my recently purchased home. I loved the price and quality I was receiving. I must say, it is a great dryer with the Steam capability. It removes wrinkles, like an iron. Capacity is huge.
I bought this dryer in January and all of the settings are way too low. The only one I use is the timed dry which I can set myself.. There is no dry sensing to where the machine shuts off when the clothes are dry (like my 10 yr old machine) The directions tell you how to change the automatic settings for dryer times but I have not be able to get that to work. Also, it is difficult to clean the lint trap.
We bought our Cabrio Platinum set within the past week and I have yet to find anything I don't like about it. Everything works amazingly well, but you HAVE to read the manuals, or you're bound to not know what you're doing.