Instead of using hot air to dry the clothing, mechanical steam compression dryers use water recovered from the clothing in the form of steam. First, the tumbler and its contents are heated to 100 °C. The wet steam that results purges the system of air and is the only remaining atmosphere in the tumbler.

Does steam dryer get hot or cold water?

On dryers with Steam features, cold water is connected to the dryer and injected into the heated dryer in a fine vapor. The heat from the dryer creates steam from the vapor mist. Steam cycles help reduce wrinkles in clothes; however, they are not intended for towels.

Does a washer dryer use water to dry?

Washer dryers use water to dry your clothes after the wash cycle. Bosch AirCondensation technology in our washer dryers dries your clothes in half the amount of water of a standard washer dryer – enough to fill over 114 baths a year*!