page_title: Clothes dryer
hierarchical_section_title: Clothes dryer
caption_attribution_description: English: modern front load tumble dryer, picture taken by Rick HarpenauDeutsch: moderner Frontlader-Wäschetrockner, Aufnahme von Rick Harpenau
context_page_description: A clothes dryer, also known as tumble dryer, is a powered household appliance that is used to remove moisture from a load of clothing, bedding and other textiles, usually shortly after they are washed in a washing machine. Otherwise, clothes may also be dried by natural evaporation and, if available, sunlight, on an outdoor or indoor clothes line or clothes horse.
  Many dryers consist of a rotating drum called a "tumbler" through which heated air is circulated to evaporate the moisture, while the tumbler is rotated to maintain air space between the articles. Using these machines may cause clothes to shrink or become less soft. A simpler non-rotating machine called a "drying cabinet" may be used for delicate fabrics and other items not suitable for a tumble dryer.
  Drying at a minimum of 60°C heat for thirty minutes kills many parasites including house dust mites, bedbugs and scabies mites and their eggs; a bit more than ten minutes kills ticks. Simply washing drowns dust mites and exposure to direct sunlight for three hours kills their eggs.
  Combination washer-dryers perform both functions in one device.
  Others include steam to de-shrink clothes and avoid ironing.
context_section_description: A clothes dryer, also known as tumble dryer, is a powered household appliance that is used to remove moisture from a load of clothing, bedding and other textiles, usually shortly after they are washed in a washing machine. Otherwise, clothes may also be dried by natural evaporation and, if available, sunlight, on an outdoor or indoor clothes line or clothes horse.
  Many dryers consist of a rotating drum called a "tumbler" through which heated air is circulated to evaporate the moisture, while the tumbler is rotated to maintain air space between the articles. Using these machines may cause clothes to shrink or become less soft (due to loss of short soft fibers/lint). A simpler non-rotating machine called a "drying cabinet" may be used for delicate fabrics and other items not suitable for a tumble dryer.
  Drying at a minimum of 60°C (140°F) heat for thirty minutes kills many parasites including house dust mites, bedbugs and scabies mites and their eggs; a bit more than ten minutes kills ticks . Simply washing drowns dust mites and exposure to direct sunlight for three hours kills their eggs. 
  Combination washer-dryers perform both functions in one device. 
  Others include steam to de-shrink clothes and avoid ironing.
caption: A modern front-load tumble clothes dryer for home application
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