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absentlyric t1_iqp9e9l wrote

Reply to comment by Tea-Usual in My mother's ~33 year old Whirlpool dryer. Still works amazing! by vocke

They have safety locks now? (Sorry, I'm still using my old Whirlpool 30 year old washer/dryers as well)

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Tea-Usual t1_iqphvzv wrote

Yeah you can't open it till it comes to a complete stop... imagine trying to do a last min load before work 😒

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Itshardtofindnames t1_iqpumqi wrote

Can't you just hit stop? I've got a newer (3 years old) one and no safety lock (it just stops when you open the door) but don't see why you couldn't just stop the load and open it.

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Tea-Usual t1_iqpvpb7 wrote

The ones with the newer safety feature you hit stop and it just keeps tumbling and tumbling until till it eventually comes to a complete stop then it unlocks...it's even worse with the washer because they won't open until all the water is drained out, it takes forever. I don't even understand how the hell this is considered a safety feature, if a kid crawls in there how the hell are they supposed to get out with a lock on the door??

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Tom245332 t1_iqr968c wrote

My parents’ dryer isn’t even that old and doesn’t do that. The washing machine does lock but takes 3 seconds to unlock if you pause it our turn it off.

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absentlyric t1_iqpinva wrote

Oh hell no, I literally have to pull clothes out just before work every week.

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