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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1966
Page
11
A Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association study promotes gas clothes dryers as time savers for large families. It says seven weekly washloads and dryloads for adults, double with a new baby, and notes dryers speed up drying to 20 or 30 minutes, letting baby’s layette be ready post rain.
A gas clothes dryer reduces lugging and walking for homemakers. The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association notes a typical user dries two tons of wet wash yearly, adds about 40 miles of walking, and spends up to 300 hours. The dryer eliminates most of this effort.
Flameless electricity enables electric washers and dryers in any home area from kitchen to mud room. Stacking units and compact combos fit 31 by 64 inch spaces. Locating near bathrooms or hallways offers convenient access for family chores and quick garment care.
American women are an active and interesting group whose interests span home life and the world beyond. Electricity freed time by easing washday via automatic washers and dryers, allowing women to pursue healthful recreation, classes, and community betterment while clothes come cleaner with less ironing.
The Live Better Electrically program from Edison Electric Institute promotes flameless electric washers and dryers as a solution for drying for 20 families in a 40 hour week. It notes avoiding 2000 feet of clothes line, multiple wash baskets, and miles of walking, while weather complicates traditional line drying. Automatic electric dryers finish clothes on schedule and provide extra benefits.
The article argues sunlight does not benefit drying clothes, noting gas dryers perform as well or better. It suggests fade risk and less solar access for people seeking vitamin D. GAMA cites laundries and hospitals thriving without sun, asserting warm air and garment motion dry clothes effectively.
The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association notes gas dryers need about 30 inches of wall space, two feet deep, and 36 inches high. Their compact height adds counter space for folding. They can be placed in basements, upstairs rooms, or bathrooms and relocated easily as a laundry area evolves.
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