For this, I use Wrinkle Free with the Gentle option selected. You can also use Smooth or Woolens, but usually these cycles leave most items damp...not wet, but not immediately wearable.

Yes thats what I do too. It seems like the Miele doesn't get stink'n hot. I read somewhere that with the turbo or the full that 2 elements come on instead of the one. But I don't feel my comment can be totally relied upon :) Whirlpool or Rococogurl might know that one. Do you know Larsi - about the single or double element turning on with certain cycles?

I have been very happy with my dryer.

Low heat is definitely Wrinkle Free. That's a very useful setting. Then I adjust, usually, to "less dry" and see the result. If the clothes are still damp I up it to "normal".

I use smooth for synthetics with elasticizer.

Actually, only the Gentle option should disable the second heating element. Full Load and pressing no option should active both elements. Turbo can't actively generate more heat.

I have seen several versions of quick options over the years: reduced cool-down times, less reversing or no stepped-down heating, which is also what my Bosch does: once the load has reached Iron Dry, the 2nd heater is switched off to prevent excess heat. Maybe Miele's Turbo keeps heating at 100% until the end. Unfortunately, the service manual says nothing about it.

I have the T9822 (which Larsi hates ;) but I like usually). My issues is that I used the Delicates and due to the moisture sensor no setting will work to really dry the down. Forced to use the 45 min "warm" with gentle selected. Doesn't feel "warm" feels hot but then maybe that's because outside of coat is very dry. I did a few 45 min and some 15 cool and I think it came out ok.

Manual says,
45 min warm
Final drying of multi-layer fabrics, with
unique drying characteristics
e.g. jackets, pillows and voluminous
textiles.
Drying of single items: beach towels,
bathing suits, etc.
Airing articles

I found last night (now can't locate) information on the 45 min warm. That selecting gentle or turbo does change the heat. Of course, that's not in my manual lol.

They make a specific wash for down. You'd think the manual might have directions for drying it. Oh well.

Reviewed.com tested the large Miele and listed the following temps:

Normal = 128F, Normal + Gentle = 134F, Normal + Turbo = 130F

http://laundry.reviewed.com/content/miele-t9802-super-large-capacity-electric-white-dryer-review/drying-speed-and-performance

Lol. That makes sense.

They do mention that the normal is cooler than most other dryers though (?)

Normal + Gentle is a higher temp than just Normal? Cray Cray!!! ;)

On my Miele T1415, when I select Gentle, it for sure takes longer, so that makes me feel that the heat is reduced.

Not to hijack your thread, but I am having a VERY hard time drying my Athletic clothes, which are all that moisture-wicking synthetic materials. Cottons....clothes, sheets, towels, blankets all dry Flawlessly in my Miele. I use the Normal Cycle +Anti-Crease for 99% of my drying....Could not be much better :)

When I put my large load of synthetic Athletic clothes in the dryer and use Normal or Wrinkle Free...the dryer will run for HOURS! My Miele T9802 did the same thing. It's like these items dry faster, the machines drops down to dryness level Hand Iron....and then keeps running and running. Last week it ran for over 2 hours :-O with full heat. Awful.

Any advice what to do with my weekly large load of Athletic clothes? Thanks.

@Larsi, you have the small size now? How do you find it for capacity? For 90% of my loads I think it would be more than enough but when I need to wash a queen size mattress cover or something - those barely fit in mine.

@Larsi, that is very strange about drying the athletic clothes. I have a few synthetic performance type fabric articles of clothing, and they dry very fast but I may be mistaking the material you are referencing. I bought some clothes like this specifically for international travel where it would be very hot, and I wouldn't have access to a machine washer and dryer. They are supposed to wick moisture away to keep you cool, and they air-dry quickly. Have you tried air-drying them? Just curious...

With workout stuff, I usually hang it dry as any heat degrades the elastics. I do sometimes put the lulus in the dryer and Wrinkle Free less dry gets them mostly there. Then I let them finish at room temp. If I had a lot I'd probably for with less dry and then hang them briefly to finish. Mine aren't very heavy weight though.

One last thought. Sometimes, when I wash on wrinkle free, I don't find the spin as effective. So I run the load through a drain and spin cycle. That seems to get more water out and help get things dry faster.

Larsi, if the Miele dryer has the usual sensing strips in the drum, then it sounds like those athletic clothes conduct electricity when dry, at a level that fools the strips into thinking they're still damp. Maybe you can confirm this with a multimeter.

"I found last night (now can't locate) information on the 45 min warm.
That selecting gentle or turbo does change the heat. Of course, that's
not in my manual lol."

livebetter -I have the electric version of your dryer and somewhere in the manual I got the idea that Turbo makes any cycle a bit warmer.

My standard setting is the Normal with "Gentle" option selected.

@rococo....Wrinkle Free on the washer spins slower than using Normal. The Normal wash cycle is Max spin, unless you change it.

@suburbanmd....That makes sense about the sensing strips thinking the items are still damp, as this NEVER happens with Cotton clothing, towels and sheets.

@livebetter.....My smaller Miele dryer tackles CA King sheet sets with 4 pillowcases, and it dries thick Queen blankets and thin/med. thick CA King blankets. I have not found the size to be too small at all, but it is not as fast as my 8 cu ft. Electrolux dryer was. A big load in the Electrolux would take about 40 mins, +/- 5 mins. The Miele takes about an hour.

@ Whirlpool....I have many times thought about adding a cotton towel or two to the wash load with my Athletic clothing, and see if that helps with the drying.

Thanks for all the help!!! :)

I get the same effect on Wrinkle free and Normal -- sometimes the load needs another spin. Not always. It says max spin on normal but the result is not the same.

@Larsi, doesn't wrinkle such large loads?

My wife only hang dries athletic gear and specifically never even washes Lulu stuff with anything else.

@ livebetter.....My T1415 reverse tumbles like crazy. It starts reverse tumbling right in the very beginning, whereas the Miele T98xx Series only occasionally reverse tumbles and the Electrolux 70/Wave Touch only reverse tumbles in the last 4 mins of the cycle.

I find with my (small) dryer's VERY frequent and continual reverse direction tumbling, nothing ever gets balled up, tangled or wrinkled. Even loads as big as I would put into my former Elux 70 dryer, still come out basically wrinkle free, tumbled and fluffy in my much smaller Miele.