Steam Feature Washing Machine

I always had steam dryers when I was single because of the “freshen up” feature. Never figured out what steam in a washer actually did.

Me neither and just curious whether or not there are any benefits from a buyers POV as opposed to those noted in ads.

I use the steam refresh on my dryer all the time. I hate folding clothes, so I like to leave clothes in the dryer and steam fresh them in the morning.

Yep and never hooked it up

I never hooked up the steam on the dryer because I figured it would create a bad habit.

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I use the steam refresh on my dryer all the time. I hate folding clothes, so I like to leave clothes in the dryer and steam fresh them in the morning.

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Is there a water line hooked to the dryer? How does this work

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Yep. I helped a family member install one. I've never used it, but we had to get a water line splitter to hook up both the washer and dryer.

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We had one on our previous dryer. You get a hose splitter and run your hoses from the hot water tap. It seemed kind of like a gimmick, and never worked as quickly as it said it would. It was something like a 10-15 minute steam cycle, but if you only had like one or two outfits in there, there wasn't enough time to completely dry out the steam. So then you'd have to fluff it on medium another 8-10 minutes. Sort of defeats the purpose of having a quick way to get wrinkles out. I much prefer the damp washcloth and 10 minutes on medium or medium-high heat. Less bells and whistles to break.