▁large ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁dry ing ▁cabin ets ▁and ▁relatively ▁small ▁size ▁of ▁European ▁homes , ▁dry ing ▁cabin ets ▁have ▁been ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁found ▁in ▁self - service ▁la und ry ▁facilities . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁With ▁the ▁stead ily ▁increasing ▁size ▁of ▁American ▁homes ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁la und ry ▁room ▁increased ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁functionality ▁as ▁well . ▁To ▁meet ▁the ▁increasing ▁demand ▁for ▁lux ury ▁app li ances ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁resident ial ▁market , ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁home ▁app liance ▁manufact ur ers ▁( including ▁A sko ▁and ▁St ab er ) ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁supply ▁dry ing ▁cabin ets ▁for ▁the ▁home ▁within ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁years . ▁ ▁A ▁typical ▁resident ial ▁dry ing ▁cabinet ▁is ▁approximately ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁a ▁narrow ▁re fr iger ator , ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁supp lement ▁traditional ▁t umble ▁dry ers . ▁ ▁Indust rial ▁use ▁D ry ing ▁cabin ets ▁are ▁particularly ▁useful ▁in ▁industrial ▁applications ▁for ▁the ▁quick ▁dry ing ▁of ▁wet ▁weather ▁cl othing ▁such ▁as ▁that ▁worn ▁by ▁emer gency ▁services ▁like ▁fire ▁f igh ters . ▁Cl othing ▁can ▁be ▁d ried ▁in ▁one ▁hour . ▁A ▁boot ▁ra ck ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁fitted . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁" Be hind ▁the ▁Ever - Expand ing ▁American ▁Dream ▁House " ▁by ▁Mar got ▁Ad ler . ▁ ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁▁ ▁" E lect ron ic