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How Tumble Dryers Have Helped Make the Home more Efficient

by Jamie Francis on Jan 5, 2011

Tumble dryers are one of the best inventions of the 20th century. They were designed to remove the moisture from clothing, usually right after it is washed, either by hand or by a washing machine. The primary component in a dryer is the tumbler which is a rotating drum that circulates air inside the unit and removes moisture from the clothing. The reason the tumbler rotates is so that the clothing inside the machine keeps an even amount of space between each article.

Prior to the advent of tumble dryers, as they are known today, clothing was generally hung on a clothes line to dry. This sometimes over-dried the clothing and also took a significantly longer period of time to complete the drying process. Today, fabric softener sheets can be added to the load of clothing so that the fabric fibres in each article do not lose softness and natural moisture.

This option also can help prevent some shrinking that may occur during the natural process of drying...Read More >>



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