OPERATING CONDITIONS OF WASHING MACHINES AND CLOTHES DRYERS INSTALLED IN A BATHROOM

-Study on the energy consumption of electrified housing in Hiroshima area-

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify the operating conditions of two kinds of domestic electric appliances which are a washing machine and a clothes dryer installed in a bathroom. Based on the measurements of electric power consumption in the 100 electrified housing located in Hiroshima area, 39 washing machines and 35 clothing dryers were examined. The operating conditions of the appliances varied in the frequencies of operation, the operating hours and the starting time of operation. Especially, the conditions of the operation with drying function differed from those without drying function. The housing was classified into several clusters by the Cluster analysis based on the starting time of operation. Each cluster showed different tendencies on the operating conditions.