Alternatives to using a tumble dryer

Tumble dryers use a lot of electricity to dry clothes. With rising electricity costs it makes sense to look at alternatives to using a tumble dryer in order to reduce your electricity use and costs. Most people are looking for an alternative to tumble drying and a cheaper way to dry clothes.

One proven alternative is to use a dehumidifier with a clothes rack. A dehumidifier with with low energy consumption can remove moisture from clothes far more effectively than just heat alone, especially if you can place the dehumidifier and clothes rack in a confined space. Check out the compact home dehumidifiers below which could be used for this.

A second alternative may be to replace your inefficient condenser tumble dryer with a more efficient heat pump tumble dryer. Condenser tumble dryers lose heat through the vent and need to keep generating more heat throughout their cycle, this is what leads to high energy use. A heat pump tumble dryer recycles the heat through the cycle, reducing energy consumption. Depending on the efficiency of your current tumble dryer switching to a heat pump tumble dryer might reduce your energy consumption by up to two-thirds. Check out the heat pump tumble dryers below.