What to look for when buying:
- at least two stars
- models with auto-sensors that avoid over-drying
- heat-pump and gas dryers are much cheaper to run
Clothes dryers are big energy users
Efficient use of your clothes dryer:
- Avoid using your clothes dryer whenever possible. Use outdoor or indoor clotheslines or drying racks wherever possible
- Avoid overloading the clothes dryer - it means a longer drying time
- Run the dryer on a medium heating setting rather than high
- Spin clothes well before putting them in the dryer. Do not try to dry saturated clothes
- Don’t mix heavyweight and lightweight articles in the same load as they take longer to dry
- That pesky lint filter in your dryer uses more energy use when it’s dirty. Clean it out after every load
- Try to do several loads one after the other to make use of the heat from the previous load
- Make sure the room is well ventilated when using your dryer. This helps prevent high humidity, which slows down drying time
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Last Updated:
Wed 09/03/2016