Strong Eagle wrote:
Should indeed clean the lint filter every load. The lint build up reduces air flow, which in turn increases drying time and electricity costs, ie, the efficiency of the dryer is reduced.
I can see a little over exaggeration here, and only a scrooge wood clean a lint every time it was used but you are right SE it would take longer to dry the clothes.
There isn't that much electricity used, the parts are all mechanical and there are two sensors fitted, to pick up any obstruction of air flow. So yes I will agree that you are right, though i doubt very much you would clean it after every tumble
Totally insignificant in terms of cost efficiency for most people, even poor people. Most would follow the provided manual and use a bit of commonsense about what is being dried and check the filter each time not clean it and with experience you would know which materials clog up the lint anyway.
To clean it after every use, is not practical at all and i doubt very much it would show any difference on the electric bill because odds are if they are slightly damp, you would iron them dry.
Though in theory you are right in practise and convenances V's! time effort and $ saving money on electric bill pointless i think, I certainly wouldn't just over run the time to ensure they are 100% dry.
It doesn't use more electric, what happens is the airway gets blocked and it over heats it delivers the same amount of electricity to the machine, measured in watts but your clothes are not as dry as they should be, and if that happens you check the filter.
The electric doesn't work harder but it may take longer to dry. Though you should know that your filter needs cleaning, they would still be dry enough for ironing anyway. So I do not agree with your theory that it uses more electric, because the filter is clogging over a set time frame.
The machine itself is more mechanical than electrical
They also have two sensors that work within a temperature range, sorry but again mountains out of mole hills you only check the filter after every session not clean it, you clean it if it needs cleaning
I'll bet people don't clean their airfilters every day on their motorcycles or cars so that they improve their burning consumption.
http://home.howstuffworks.com/dryer.htm
I think the debate is quite interesting, because many people will also argue
the fact, that all electrical appliances should be turned off to save electricity. Others say to leave them on to save money in the long run.
The reason is that a surge of electricity weakens the parts of the appliance and a continuous flow doesn't, so you save money on repairs. what is your answer to that?
I must admit I was trained very well in cleaning my weapon every time i used it
