In more and more households, the bathroom is an attractively designed place of relaxation and peace. Many Germans want high-quality, modern materials in this room and value sustainable bathroom furnishings. This also applies to electronic devices. Investing in high-quality products pays off. Environmentally friendly and innovative washing machines and dryers save money and a lot of trouble in the long run. They are also more durable than cheap devices. They ensure sustainable use of water without users having to suffer from reduced washing quality. In the future, washing machines will even ensure that the bathroom adapts to the users' personal needs and that the machines can be controlled remotely. Find out how you can save energy with dryers in today's article.
Save a lot of energy with the right tumble dryer
Next tomodern high-tech washing machinesIt is mainly tumble dryers that save energy. Overa third of Germans have a dryer at home. However, many of them use a device that consumes too much power. Tumble dryers can use up to 10 percent of the total energy. The equivalent electricity costs are around 70 euros per year.
The right tumble dryer, such as the heat pump dryer, can help. Although it is a little more expensive than the condensation or exhaust air dryer, it is worth it in the long run because it has low power consumption and...Overall consumption in the household is significantly reduced. It has a consumption value of around 1.5 to 2 kWh per drying cycle.
There is a list of the best tumble dryers on the Internet from an independent web portal. they weretested in detail by this consumer magazineand evaluated. Buyers can compare different offers and models there and find out about the user-friendliness and the different washing programs.
What is a heat pump dryer?
The heat pump dryer is a device that is connected to a heat pump and rotates the laundry inside. The warm air from the pump flows through many small holes into the drum and dries the laundry. The dryer absorbs the moisture that the laundry loses and passes it on to the heat pump. There the water vapor condenses, collects and cools down. The thermal energy is stored. During the next drying cycle, the machine uses the collected energy to heat the cooled air in the heat pump. This allows you to add warm air to the laundry again. The dryer only loses a small amount of energy and an electronic heating element is unnecessary.
The energy efficiency of heat pump dryers is good. They have efficiency classes A+ to A+++ and ensure savings of up to 50 percent per year. At Stiftung Warentest, the test results of the commercially available devices were positive.
What to look for when buying a dryer?
When purchasing, consumers should first pay attention to the energy efficiency class and choose a device that has at least class A+. The energy consumption per drying cycle is also an important parameter. Despite the same energy efficiency class, the individual models may have different power consumption. With the right dryer, users pay up to 100 euros less per year for electricity.
Humidity-controlled heat pump dryers with time control are more economical than devices that overdry. Capacity is also an important point. The dryer should have the same capacity as the washing machine in the home so that all the laundry fits in it.
Combination devices that can wash and dry are not recommended. They consume significantly more electricity than both devices used separately together. In addition to heat pump dryers, gas-heated exhaust dryers are an economical alternative and also cost less money.
Information:Since June 2013, new tumble dryers must be marked with the energy label and indicate the annual electricity consumption, the capacity, the volume and the duration of the standard program.
When drying laundrySave money and energy
Four kilograms of laundry are consumed per person in German householdsand washed and dried per week. Up to 330 million cubic meters of water and over 6 billion kilowatt hours of electricity are lost.
Sustainably-oriented users can do even more with a heat pump dryerSave money and energy, if you add laundry with low residual moisture, i.e. if the washing machine has previously spun properly. Laundry that needs to be ironed afterwards can be dried using an economy program. After all, it doesn't have to be cupboard dry. It is important that the dryer is fully loaded. The energy requirement increases when the device is only half full.
With regular use, consumers should clean the lint filter and air filter. If they are too dirty, the drying time will be longer. If you put the dryer in the bathroom, you can use the waste heat and save on heating costs. The device should not be running in summer and on days when laundry can be air-dried. If the tumble dryer is broken, it can be disposed of properly at the recycling center.
