Discovered why American dryers have their controllier at the rear of the machine « on: May 24, 2019, 11:41:42 AM » Author: dor123
When I entered to Whirlpool USA website, it turned me out the reason why most American cloths drivers have their controller at the rear part of the device instead at the front part like in the rest part of the world: It turned me out that they are top loaders, what I didn't know until now, since this wasn't mentioned in the past in Whirlpool website, and it looks like they have also a secondary front door, and that the upper door is barely visible compared to top loading washing machine.
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	Re: Discovered why American dryers have their controllier at the rear of the machine « Reply #1 on: May 25, 2019, 11:26:24 AM » Author: Cole D.
I'm not sure what model it is. But all of the dryers I've ever seen here are front load, whether the controls are at front or back. Some dryers though do have the lint filter at the back top of the unit, where other have it inside the front door.
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	Re: Discovered why American dryers have their controllier at the rear of the machine « Reply #2 on: May 25, 2019, 12:36:32 PM » Author: dor123
I means something like this .
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	Re: Discovered why American dryers have their controllier at the rear of the machine « Reply #3 on: May 25, 2019, 01:10:37 PM » Author: Cole D.
Those are all front loading units. I don't know why Whirlpool says they're top loading, unless they mean they match with a top load washer. The dryers that go with front load washers are usually taller and have the controls at the front. A top load dryer wouldn't work, because the drum spins horizontally.
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	Re: Discovered why American dryers have their controllier at the rear of the machine « Reply #5 on: June 19, 2019, 07:37:36 PM » Author: icefoglights
Although there are top loading dryers, they are very uncommon.  However, top loading washers are very common here, and the dryers are often designed as a matching set, so the controls would me mounted at the back, just like the matching washer.  In the set we had when I was growing up, the dryer's lint trap did slide out of the top.
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	Re: Discovered why American dryers have their controllier at the rear of the machine « Reply #6 on: June 19, 2019, 09:37:45 PM » Author: FGS
There are dryers with a top load section. But the top part is much smaller and meant for sensitive clothes or your favorite pants you just washed on the matching washer that has the same thing. No reason to use the bigger capacity front load drums. Too much water and electricity/gas wasted just for one article of clothes. https://tinyurl.com/y69gtmh6 I’m sure other brands has similar ones.
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	Re: Discovered why American dryers have their controllier at the rear of the machine « Reply #7 on: July 06, 2020, 08:22:01 AM » Author: dor123
Bumping this topic, as I'm reached conclusion that the reason why the American dryers have their controller at the rear of the machine, like all American appliances, is to prevent children to operate these machines. European appliance don't have such child safety lock features like this.
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	Re: Discovered why American dryers have their controllier at the rear of the machine « Reply #8 on: July 06, 2020, 09:28:45 AM » Author: Rommie
Actually, modern ones do have programmable child locks. Here is one manufacturer's description of the system they use.
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	Re: Discovered why American dryers have their controllier at the rear of the machine « Reply #11 on: July 07, 2020, 12:26:07 PM » Author: Rommie
I may be wrong, as it's been a while since I've been over to the States, but don't American washers tend to be top loaders..? If so, it makes sense for the controls to be at the back. Ours here are mainly front loaders so the controls are on the front so that the machine can fit under a counter top, which is the usual arrangement.
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	Re: Discovered why American dryers have their controllier at the rear of the machine « Reply #12 on: July 07, 2020, 01:11:45 PM » Author: Medved
Quote from: sox35 on July 07, 2020, 12:26:07 PM Ours here are mainly front loaders so the controls are on the front so that the machine can fit under a counter top, which is the usual arrangement. Or are stacked with the dryer on the top of each other, again impossible with toploaders or with the controls at the back. And the toploaders sold here (popular mainly in small appartments with little room in the bathroom) have their control on their back as well.
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	Re: Discovered why American dryers have their controllier at the rear of the mac « Reply #13 on: July 07, 2020, 01:27:24 PM » Author: xmaslightguy
Quote from: sox35 I may be wrong, as it's been a while since I've been over to the States, but don't American washers tend to be top loaders..? These days both top & front load are readily available in any store that sells appliances. Front load tends to be more expensive though.
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	Re: Discovered why American dryers have their controllier at the rear of the machine « Reply #14 on: July 07, 2020, 01:35:33 PM » Author: Rommie
We used to have top loaders here many years ago, but other than industrial types (and even those tend to be front load now) they've all but disappeared. As for dryers, if they're separate from the washer as opposed to a combined washer/dryer, then they tend to be stood side by side rather than on top of one another. We don't have room for two units so at the moment we only have a washing machine, but it's on its last legs (no shame to it, it's done 20 years..!) we're planning on getting a washer/dryer.
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