Air is vital to all living things, and although a dryer isn’t alive, it too needs air in order to do its job of drying laundry in the most efficient and productive manner possible. Air is the most important aspect of the drying process. Without it, a dryer won’t function correctly. In extreme cases, a lack of air may damage the textile goods, the dryer, or your facility. Below, we take a high-level look at why air is so critical to the functioning of the dryer.

The dryer has four critical elements to the drying process, just like a washer ...