electric dryer

Heated tumbling machine

An electric dryer is a household appliance that tumbles wet laundry in heated air to dry it, powered by electricity rather than gas.

The term distinguishes it from gas dryers, which use natural gas or propane as a heat source: The apartment only has hookups for an electric dryer.

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lint trap · heat · high heat · clothes · vent · drum · spin · fabric · warm · warm air · fluff · cycle · dry cycle · permanent press · appliance · static · static cling · sheets

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power source/technology

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washing line · drying rack · clothes horse · air drying · line drying

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G