It may not be your first choice considering your washing machine comes with a dryer But this appliance gives you dry as dust clothes that you straight away fold or dump in your cupboard Also think ahead during the rainy season you more often than not end up wearing damp clothes because they just refuse to dry A clothes dryer uses the tumble action with heater to dry your clothes so your clothes are not only clean they are warm and toasty as well Here are some of the factors that will determine your purchase First thing you must determine before you buy a clothes dryer is the capacity you need If you are a small family of say two people then you should go for a smaller capacity dryer However if you are a larger family of four or more people and there are kids at home then the dryer will naturally need to have a larger capacity Largersized clothes dryers are also useful if you want to dry bulky clothes as they result in fewer wrinkles on the dried garments You may already have a budget in mind as to how much you would like to spend With washing machines being a mainstream product clothes dryer is an afterthought for most people in the country The product is yet to gain popularity one of the reasons why it is so expensive Budget clothes dryers range from around Rs 14 000 to Rs 17 500 Midrange dryers start around Rs 20 000 while highend range up to as much as Rs 49 000 Clothes dryers are also huge consumers of energy again why a lot of people are not keen on buying this product Cycle time range refers to the minimum and maximum amount of time that you can set your dryer to run in one uninterrupted cycle Minimum cycle time range available is 30 to 45 minutes You can set the dryer to this cycle time when you have and quick drying clothes for instance synthetic sarees A lower cycle time helps save electricity and is very useful for small loads This is the range you would set for your jeans and other thick materials as these take time to dry Besides setting to the maximum cycle is better than running two or three cycles The maximum cycle time range available is 180 minutes Even cotton clothes take time to dry so if you are the jeans and kurta category the maximum cycle range will be more useful

Washer dryers bring together washing and drying functions in the same machine convenient if you are looking to save space Their reputation of being a more fragile or less reliable machine is largely untrue The drying washing machines offer an impressive number of options They are therefore more expensive than the simple models but their price only slightly exceeds that of two separate washing machine and a tumble dryer purchases

Type of loading

Front or top loading This is one of the first distinctions which you will have to make in order to purchase your machine Ask yourself two questions What are my constraints of space and fitting How much am I washing

Washing machine with frontal opening

The models of Frontload washing machine are wider but less deep than the models with an opening on the top These freestanding or builtin washing machines were designed to be integrated easily under a work surface in your kitchen They have also been designed to accommodate a separate tumble dryer on top Another significant point is the potentially greater loading capacity A porthole washing machine can handle up to 9 kg of linen depending on the model

Variable drying

Variable drying enables you to alter speed of the drum as you wish You choose the appropriate spinning level to suit your needs and the material being washed This function is primarily intended to protect delicate materials which could be damaged by drying too fast

Top loading washing machine

These freestanding washing machines benefit from an indisputable asset they are much easier to store Much tighter than their competitors they offer space saving The access to the drum is easier than on the washing machines with a porthole Their technical design their loading capacity is usually less than 5 kg

Fixed drying

You can find this system on the most economic models In this case the spinning operates only at fixed speed whatever the program selected Some washing machines combine several speeds of fixed drying which adapt according to the selected program