ultraviolet light source malfunction indicator light 40 provides indication to the user that one or more of the ultraviolet light sources which will be described in greater detail herein below are not operational and require repair or replacement referring now to fig2 a sectional view of the clothes dryer with ultraviolet light 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention as taken along a line i u2014 i as seen in fig1 is depicted this fig clearly depicts the view as seen along a surface perpendicular to a central axis of a rotating drying drum 45 the rotating drying drum 45 is accessed through the access door 15 as shown in fig1 the rotating drying drum 45 rotates about a center axis as depicted by a first rotational direction arrow 50 located around the perimeter of the rotating drying drum 45 are a series of sets of ultraviolet light source 55 reflector 60 and ultraviolet light detector 65 it is envisioned that placement of the ultraviolet light source 55 can alternately be made behind or along the rear of the rotating drying drum in order to provide an alternate design incorporating the teachings of the present invention for the purposes of illustration there are four sets shown in fig2 but are not intended to be a limiting factor a quantity of one set will provide the functionality of the clothes dryer with ultraviolet light 10 though additional sets up to four and beyond will provide increased coverage and a more thorough reduction of germs and bacteria the ultraviolet light source 55 is envisioned to be of a fluorescent tube variety and positioned such that its central axis is parallel to the central axis of the rotating drying drum 45 the reflector 60 is of a partial cylindrical.