5 reasons why you should invest in a dryer in Singapore

PUBLISHED
JANUARY 26, 2021, 11:59 AM SGT

Even with Singapore’s hot and sunny weather, a tumble dryer plays an important role for many households in the city. Providing a quick and easy option for drying your clothes, plus saving busy families lots of time and effort, the tumble dryer is a compact addition to your home that is definitely worth the consideration. Not too sure if this appliance matches your lifestyle? Here are 5 reasons why you should invest in a dryer in Singapore.

1. Enjoy crisp clothes, no matter the weather

On top of perpetual humid days, the rain and monsoon seasons in the country make drying clothes a hassle. Air-drying clothes can take a long time during the rainy periods, either causing a backlog on all your other laundry, or damp odours hanging on to every piece of clothing you have across the entire season. With a dryer, it’s guaranteed that your clothes will come out fresh, crisp and warm - no matter the weather!

2. Best indoor drying

Older Housing & Development Board (HDB) flats have bamboo pole holders fixed outside the window, allowing homeowners to dry their clothes in the hot sun, and landed properties have enough room outdoors for clothes to sun-dry. But for people staying in condominium flats or newer Built-To-Order (BTO) flats in Singapore, sun-drying clothes isn’t such a simple option.

Most condominiums only have an indoor drying rack, while newer BTO flats usually come with an indoor drying rack and small outdoor drying rack that is often hidden in the shade. With these constraints, condo and newer BTO residents don’t get to dry their clothes under direct sunlight. With indoor air-drying, clothes take a longer time to dry and give off an odour even after drying .

Tired of soggy laundry? With a tumble dryer, you can be rid of damp clothes and relish cosy, clean ones instead!

3. Save precious time and energy

Air-drying your clothes can take a good two to four hours, not including all the time it takes to get your clothes out of the washer, your clothes on the line, or space them out on the clotheshorse. With a tumble dryer, a full load only takes two to two and a half hours for one cycle. All you have to do is toss your clothes in the drum and choose your ideal settings!

Even better, there are quick dry settings on a tumble dryer that allow you to shorten the time you spend drying your clothes. Selected dryers enable you to dry a 3kg mixed load of cotton and synthetics in just 81 minutes. They can also monitor humidity and adjust the drying time to bring you optimal drying performance, using the least possible energy. Another cool feature for some dryers is that they are wi-fi enabled, allowing you to connect to an app on your phone to specify your laundry mix - t-shirts, shirts, blouses, cardigans etc. - and be recommended the most suitable drying cycles for your mix.

Altogether, a good tumble dryer enables you to customise your drying settings to best suit your day-to-day needs!

4. Dry large and heavy items easily

Bedsheets, upholsteries, and curtains are big items that need to be washed frequently but are just so difficult to dry. The long time it takes to peg and air-dry these items can interfere with your daily laundry routine.

The kg label on a tumble dryer lets you know how much laundry weight it can bear in one drying cycle. Depending on how much weight your big items add up to - and whether you usually wash them all at once, you can choose a 7, 8, or 9kg dryer to handle your load.

5. Reduced ironing

The Iron Dry setting available on some tumble dryers preserves a little moisture in your clothes for optimum ironing. When you iron your clothes that come out of the Iron Dry tumble cycle, they straighten out much faster and save you the effort of pressing out clothing creases again. Better still, the Crease Guard setting available in some dryers gets your clothes less wrinkled as you tumble-dry them more often, reducing the need for you to iron!

Choosing a tumble dryer

Thinking that a tumble dryer may suit your busy Singapore lifestyle? When choosing a dryer, also keep a lookout for dryers that are rated more energy-efficient, to ensure that you’re keeping your carbon footprint to a minimum. Invest in a good tumble dryer to enjoy the greatest convenience and turn your everyday chores into much less of a hassle!

Make a smart choice for your home with our wide selection of tumble dryers available in-stores and online at Harvey Norman Singapore. Find displayed energy efficiency labels for easy comparison through our online shop, here.