I used to have a drier from the late 90s which dried my clothing in one go. The one I have now takes 3 or 4 goes. Apparently the new one is more efficient but I don’t understand how that can be.
Wouldn’t it take up more energy due to the extra cycles?
edit- I would really appreciate it if someone explained how the drier is more efficient than my old one instead of questioning my laundering habits. I clear the lint trap and load small loads. I even switch the settings to “most dry”. I’m not the issue here. This “high efficiency” drier is.
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Here’s an ELI5 like you asked for:
The not-efficient dryer uses 30 energy each cycle.
The efficient dryer uses 5 energy each cycle.
Even if you have to run the efficient dryer two or three times, it’s still using less energy.
(Note: I made up example numbers to make the explanation clear. I don’t know how many energy your specific dryer uses.)
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