What Are the Benefits of a Steam Washer & Dryer?

Spruce up your laundry room with the newest technology: steam cleaning.

An innovative new way of washing and drying clothes has arrived in the form of steam. Steam washers and dryers use basic steam to wash and dry clothing.

Function

Steam vapor proves extremely volatile and can infiltrate clothing fibers to clean the item. Exceptionally heated steam can also dry clothes since it strips them of its liquid molecules.

Benefits

Both steam washers and dryers are energy efficient and eliminate odors and wrinkles due to the effects of the steam.

Considerations

Because of the extreme heat of steam molecules, delicates such as silks and nylons should not be washed or dried with this type of machine.

Fun fact

When users have no time to wash a particular piece of clothing they can place it into the steam dryer for 20 minutes to refresh it.

Potential

Energy efficiency remains a hot topic, and with this steam technology, more people will likely use this type of machine in the future.

References

• LG Knowledge Base: Washing Machine: Steamwasher Questions
• All State Appliances: How Steam Dryers Work