How does a dryer work better than using a clothesline?
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It’s actively blowing hot air over the clothes. Hot blowing air dries things faster than just sitting in the air outside. A dryer is like being on a clothesline on a 180F day with a constant wind.
Heat: Water evaporates faster the hotter it is, and a dryer gets WAY hotter than it could ever be outside. You’ll notice that clothes on a clothesline dry faster the hotter it is outside – well a dryer is like being on a clothesline when it’s like 80C / 180 F outside.
Air movement: The air from the dryer is constantly being blown outside and replaced with more hot dry air. This air movement carries all the moisture away from the clothes as fast as it can evaporate, speeding up the drying rate even more. You’ll notice clothes on a clothesline dry faster the windier it is too. Well, inside a dryer is real windy.
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