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Clean your lint filter every time you use your dryer.
Also, clean your lint filter with a toothbrush and water occasionally if you use fabric softener sheets. These sheets cause a waxy buildup and it can block the air flow.
Air-dry your clothes as often as possible.
Use a clothesline. If you don’t have a place to hang it – or you don’t want your neighbors seeing your clothes hanging out – you could use a rack to dry your clothes or a retractable clothesline that you install in your laundry room.
Wash and dry at night and all at once.
Washing and drying at night keeps your cooling cost down because your AC won’t have to work so hard to compensate for the heat put out by the units.
Washing and drying all at once allows your heater to use built up heat and dry more efficiently.
Close your laundry room door in the summer.
This keeps the heat in one room and won’t heat up your whole house.
Open the laundry room door in the winter.
This will allow the heat from the dryer to help heat up the rest of the house and cut down on your heating costs.
Consider getting a spin dryer.
This machine will remove excess water so your dryer doesn’t have to work so hard or dry as long.
If you forget your clothes in the dryer, don’t run them again.
Instead, throw in a damp hand towel and dry until the wrinkles are gone.
If you’re getting a new dryer, invest in one with a moisture sensor.
This will insure that the dryer shuts off when it’s done. You won’t over-dry your clothes and you’ll save energy too.
If you’re getting a new washer, get a front-loading one.
This washer will use less water, leave less water in your clothes and allow your dryer to work less.
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