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Clothes dryers tumble your laundry through heated air and blow that moist air to the outside. They can use a lot of energy, so you can save a lot if you use them sensibly.
- Keep the lint filter clear. Before the air gets blown outside, it passes through the lint filter, a wire screen that should be easy for you to pull out and remove the collection of fibers. If the screen gets covered with lint, less air and moisture can pass through, and the efficiency of the machine drops.
- Dry only as much as necessary. Over drying not only wastes energy, it also shortens the life of your clothes. Some dryers have moisture sensors that stop the machine automatically. If they work properly this kind of control works better than timed cycles.
- Wash your clothes in a resource efficient clothes washer. The amount of water a washer leaves in your clothes is a major factor in how much energy you must use to dry them. Most efficient clothes washers offer a high speed spin cycle that results in a drier finished load.
- Hang clothes outside to dry. When the weather is nice air-drying can make sense. However, if you're allergic to pollen this idea may not work well for you.
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For more information from Seattle City Light on appliances, please e-mail rescons.scl@seattle.gov or call 206.684.3800.
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