You should never run any of your appliances when you are not home, or awake, to supervise them while they run. Any money that might be saved by running them at night when power consumption is lower is not worth the risk of a fire, a flood, or the damage that might occur to your machine while it is working.
Dryers are a potential fire hazard as lint builds up within the machine and in the ducts. Even the most conscientious of users who cleans the lint trap after every use will still have lint get past the trap.
Dishwashers and Washing machines both have the risk of leaking or overflowing while running and can cause mild to severe property damage.
Washing Machines can also damage themselves while running the spin cycle if their load is unevenly distributed.
Even hood fans, be they over the range microwaves or a dedicated hood fan will have grease build up in their filters over time and become a fire hazard.
Be careful and be aware, for the things that you can control only let them run when you are there to make sure there are no issues. Appliances are expensive machines and if you can avoid damaging them you will be saving money.
If you need assistance with maintenance or you have any concerns you can always contact us for help.
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