More and more in recent years, the clothes dryer has entered our lives and homes. It is a device that saves many households, as it helps in drying clothes and improves the quality of life by performing tasks that we should do ourselves. Although its use is controversial, as it is another device that consumes a lot of energy, it can offer many benefits, not only to clothes but also to the whole family. Let's see the main benefits and how you can efficiently use a clothes dryer.

The Benefits

#Soft Clothes

Clothes are now softer and more gentle, having the beloved texture they have at the moment of purchase, while maintaining their composition unchanged.

#Easy ironing

After using a dryer and thanks to the softness it gives to clothes, ironing becomes a piece of cake, even for more difficult fabrics. Now, you don't need many passes with the iron for freshly ironed sheets or clothes without wrinkles.

#Time savings

By eliminating hanging clothes and making ironing easier than ever, the dryer can offer real time savings from time-consuming tasks that we all hate to do. So, you can invest your time in much more important things.

#Clothing Protection

With many different program options, a dryer promises protection for your favorite clothes, based on the material, composition, and type of each garment. This also offers money savings, as clothes last much longer over time.

#Hygiene

Another important factor that proves how helpful a clothes dryer is, is hygiene. By taking clothes out of the washing machine and placing them directly in the dryer, they are not exposed to pollutants and bacteria, as when we hang them outdoors, while the very high temperatures that the dryer can reach promise a perfectly clean -almost sterilized- environment for the clothes.

The choice

After seeing some of the main benefits of a clothes dryer, let's see what you should consider when choosing one. With a wide variety of manufacturers and different models, you can choose the best dryer for your family's needs. The factors you need to consider are:

• The capacity you want, based on the number of people it will serve daily.
• The number and type of programs it offers, to meet the needs of different types of clothes.
• If it has smart features that would simplify your daily life even more.
• The energy class and energy consumption, to minimize energy waste, save money, and be more environmentally friendly.
• If it operates with a heat pump, a technology that helps clothes dry more effectively and the appliance operate more efficiently, with a longer lifespan.
• The dimensions are another factor that can contribute to the final decision, depending on the available space.
• Finally, like in all purchases, the price and the quality-price ratio are something to pay attention to.

Usage

While it was once considered a luxury and mainly limited to households with many people, it is now a device that is present in most homes.

• It is suitable for spaces with small or no balcony, where there is no possibility for clothes drying.
• Also, for spaces with a lot of humidity, such as basements or houses that do not receive much sunlight.
• Ideal in case there are babies and young children in the house, who constantly need clean clothes and absolute hygiene.
• On days when the weather does not allow drying outside, there is no need to fill the house with clothes racks and clothes on radiators or under the air conditioning.

Tips & Tricks

1. If you don't want to use the dryer for hours and find the drying process fun, you can hang the clothes immediately after washing, just before they are completely dry, and then fold them directly for the wardrobe.
2. For faster results, you can place a dry towel in the dryer along with the wet clothes. The towel will reduce the humidity levels and help the clothes dry faster.
3. Before placing the clothes in the dryer, it is good to shake them, which will help remove wrinkles and ensure a better final result.
4. The selection of the right program for different types of fabrics and the quantity of clothes to be placed in the dryer also plays a very important role. It is good to place similar fabrics together and avoid large loads.

In case you don't have enough space to place a dryer, you can choose a washer-dryer to save space, while if you want to place the dryer on top of the washing machine you already have, you can buy the appropriate connector.