Everything you need to know about dryers

The dryer is part of the basic appliances for almost two centuries.Its creation has been a tremendous advance for all those people who, due to the conditions of their home, cannot dry outdoor clothes, or live in humid and cold places.When M. Pochon invented the clothing dryer in 1800, he did not imagine that his creation was going to be so successful.

Of course, we had to wait until 1938 to acquire the first electricity dryers in the market.As of that date, this gadget has been improving and evolving, in fact, today there are dryers that incorporate a steam cycle that serves mainly, to remove wrinkles and eliminate 99% of allergens (mites and pollen),as well as the bad smell.

With such characteristics it is not surprising that in most Spanish households there is such a device.This is because its proliferation has made you find cheap and good quality dryers is possible.

How to identify quality

The first thing that consumers take into account when identifying the quality of an appliance is the brand.This is something that always guarantees that the apparatus that is being acquired complies with minimum functionalities, durability and results.An example of this are brands such as Indesit, Beko, Eas Electric or Candy Cs to quote just a few.

Any of these brands give the consumer the tranquility of being buying a product that will not only offer the expected service, but will also provide its functions for a long time.But, as with other appliances, within the world of dryers there are various types and depending on their functions, different prices.

On the other hand, the opinion of other clients also plays an outstanding role when opting for a model or another of dryer, in addition to the measures, the kilos of clothing that supports or if it is a device with Smart Technology or ifmeets the energy efficiency demands we expect.

Types and characteristics

Depending on the type of installation that require there are evacuation and condensation dryers.The first ones take the air from outside and by means of an electrical resistance they heat it to get the moisture from the clothes inside the drum.Wet air is expelled outside through a tube.

Condensation dryers instead work in a closed circuit.Instead of expelling the wet air outside, it cools until the moisture is condensed and pick it up in a tank that is emptied after each cycle.That same humid air is the one that heats up to dry the clothes in the drum.

Thirdly, and the most common, they are resistance dryers, that is, to heat the air they use electrical resistances.Finally, there would be the dryers that work by heat pump, a device that takes advantage of the outer temperature to heat the air inside it, and that are 4 times more efficient than all the above.

Knowing this, when choosing a dryer, in addition to taking into account the cost, dimensions, programs, capacity, the characteristics of the door and the different functions it offers, the energy rating cannot be overlooked.

Energy Energy Qualification

If you want to acquire the best option to dry the clothes, then you have to opt for a device that has the energy label with a good efficiency classification. On said label and from last March, the efficiency scale goes from the letterA (maximum efficiency) to letter G (the least efficient).

In the new devices it will be observed that the old A +++, A ++ and A+grades have disappeared and the criteria for assigning the qualification are also more demanding.It must be added that, for the moment, no dryer for sale will carry the letter A, so a good efficiency would be around letters B and C.

On the other hand, the information that appears on the label must be the electrical consumption per 100 cycles.In addition, the energy label must also inform the load capacity, the noise level, the duration of the program and, in the case of the lava-securities, of the water consumption.They also include a QR code to scan and obtain additional information about the product.

Having all this clear information, it should only be added that the advantages of having a dryer are many: time savings, ease of use, greater care of clothing, elimination of wrinkles in the tissues, ideal for allergies because it ends with the mites, andSavings of space by not having to tend the garments for drying.It is only possible to add responsible and common sense to not exceed energy consumption.

*Content prepared in collaboration with a brand