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Do you leave the dryer on when you are not at home?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33174points) March 3rd, 2016

Or, for that matter, your dishwasher or your clothes washer?

Some people that I know will not leave their house if any of these appliances is still running. (electric dryer, not gas). I think that this might be overcautious behavior left over from the 1940s-1950s when appliances weren’t as trustworthy as they are today.

I never give it another thought: if the washer or dryer is running and I have to leave, so be it. I figure that the cycle will end by itself.

Will you leave your home when the washer, dryer, or dishwasher is running?

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