
Is your washing machine cycle too long? What about the dryer? Many of us have wondered if those agonizingly long standard washing and drying cycles are doing anything extra for our clothes.
Laundry and cleaning experts say the standard cycle length differs between different brands and models of washers and dryers, but most take over an hour. It’s not uncommon to have standard wash cycles that take 90 minutes, with multiple rounds of rinsing.