redphoenixx
09-21-2004, 07:03 AM
Found these tips located at:
http://www.savingadvice.com
Tips to save on dryer energy costs:
1. Make sure to close the door to your wash room in summer and keep it open in winter. Closing the wash room door will keep the dryer from heating up the whole house in summer. In the winter, keeping the door open will add a bit of extra heat to the house.
2. Clear lint from the lint tray before you use the dryer each time. Proper air flow will cut down the drying time, as well as wear and tear on the dryer and your clothes.
3. When drying clothes, factor in the cool-down cycle to allow the clothes to finish drying with the residual heat in the dryer.
4. Purchase a front-load washer. Front-loading washers leave less water in your clothes than top-load washers meaning your dryer doesn't have to work as hard.
5. When using the dryer, dry two or more loads in a row to take advantage of residual heat in the dryer.
6. When loading your dryer, place similar clothing types together to prevent over drying and wasting energy.
7. Dry full loads whenever possible, but don't overload the dryer. Overloading doesn't allow ample space for the clothes to tumble and they will take longer to dry.
8. Periodically check your outside dryer vent for lint clogs. Obstructed air flow will make your dryer work harder and shorten the life of the dryer.
9. Use an indoor drying rack when possible. Even if you use the dryer to dry the clothes completely, you can save up to 75% off your dryer energy costs
10. Hang clothes on a clothes line instead of using your dryer. If you average a load a day of drying, this can save your about $150 a year.
11. Gas dryers are much more energy efficient than electric dryers. Calculate the savings and it may be less expensive in the long run to have a gas line run from your kitchen to the washroom than to buy and use an electric dryer.
http://www.savingadvice.com
Tips to save on dryer energy costs:
1. Make sure to close the door to your wash room in summer and keep it open in winter. Closing the wash room door will keep the dryer from heating up the whole house in summer. In the winter, keeping the door open will add a bit of extra heat to the house.
2. Clear lint from the lint tray before you use the dryer each time. Proper air flow will cut down the drying time, as well as wear and tear on the dryer and your clothes.
3. When drying clothes, factor in the cool-down cycle to allow the clothes to finish drying with the residual heat in the dryer.
4. Purchase a front-load washer. Front-loading washers leave less water in your clothes than top-load washers meaning your dryer doesn't have to work as hard.
5. When using the dryer, dry two or more loads in a row to take advantage of residual heat in the dryer.
6. When loading your dryer, place similar clothing types together to prevent over drying and wasting energy.
7. Dry full loads whenever possible, but don't overload the dryer. Overloading doesn't allow ample space for the clothes to tumble and they will take longer to dry.
8. Periodically check your outside dryer vent for lint clogs. Obstructed air flow will make your dryer work harder and shorten the life of the dryer.
9. Use an indoor drying rack when possible. Even if you use the dryer to dry the clothes completely, you can save up to 75% off your dryer energy costs
10. Hang clothes on a clothes line instead of using your dryer. If you average a load a day of drying, this can save your about $150 a year.
11. Gas dryers are much more energy efficient than electric dryers. Calculate the savings and it may be less expensive in the long run to have a gas line run from your kitchen to the washroom than to buy and use an electric dryer.