Most and Least Reliable Clothes Dryer Brands
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Remember the good olā days when drying clothes lines swayed outside windows like ghosts in the wind? That practice wonāt fly today any more than old-timey washboard scrubbers would for cleaning clothes. Today, a reliable dryer can get the job done dependablyāwithout your skivvies accidentally blowing into your neighborās yard.
If you're searching for a new dryer, it pays to pick a model that's less likely to have problems. Thatās where Consumer Reportsā annual fall survey tumbles in.
So which clothes dryer brands are the most and least reliable? CR's latest survey reveals the answers, so youāre not hung out to dry. CR's predicted reliability rating estimates the likelihood that newly purchased dryers from a given brand will develop problems or break within their first five years.