How to Dry your Washing Faster – to save you time and money

There are a few tricks to drying your laundry load faster, saving you time and money.

1. Do NOT over fill the dryer – dryers work by moving warm air around the wet items. To do this efficiently, there needs to be space for the clothes to move around in the dryer. By overloading the dryer, the load will take longer to dry. The items will not move freely in the drum resulting in the outside items getting quite hot while the centre items staying damp and steamy. Cramped items will also dry squashed with more wrinkles and creases, therefore needing ironing – taking you more time and effort.
2. Use woollen dryer balls – woollen dryer balls can speed up drying time by up to 25%. Being natural they can eliminate static, are eco-friendly and sustainable. Woollen dryer balls are quieter to use in the dryer (unlike other dryer ball options). They are also fragrant-free – however, you can add a few drops of your favourite smelling essential oils to spread through your washing. Another benefit is it reduces clumps, prevents wrinkles in your laundry and keeps the washing moving round freely.
3. Dry similar fabrics together – light fabrics will dry a lot faster than heavy fabric so it’s important to separate the loads. By drying them together, the lighter items will over dry, which can stress the fabric and shorten the item’s life. While the heavier items can remain damp and steamy.
4. Turn jeans and heavy items inside out – to dry jeans, and the like, faster, turn them inside out to allow the pockets and thicker seams to dry faster, instead of them being hidden away inside the thick fabrics taking longer. 
5. Washing in a commercial frontload washer to spin more water out – Removing more water from your washing before you start the drying process is a great head start. A few quality domestic washers, at home, can spin your washing at a top speed of about 40 g-force. Our commercial Dexter washers are bolted to the concrete floor as they can spin at 100 and even 200 G-Force! By removing the water before you start the drying process can save you dollars and time in the dryers.