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Posted by drydem on July 17, 2008, 7:25 am
Please log in for more thread options > Just wondering about YOUR choice/suggestion of a washer & propane
> dryer to run in our off-grid solar home.
>
> We're looking for suggestions. =A0We always figured we'd run our
> generator while doing laundry...but recently some folks have talked
> about alternatives to our choice of "Energy Star" washers and gas
> dryers.....they said that there are dryers that DON'T have a energy
> eating "glow bar." I've yet to find one on the web.
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> Any suggestions? =A0And please don't say "a clothes line."
I suppose you have a compelling reason that a "clothes line" would not
be practical, e.g. laundry volume too high for available line space.
My previous research (for my own purposes) -suggest that
an "Energy Star" clothes dryer is an oxymoron.
My web surfing suggest that the use of propane is based
on eliminating the clothes dryer "heating element" as an electrical
load.
However, propane dryers will still require electricity to run its
drum.
The purpose for going propane thus is to lower the cost of the
electrical generation system by lowering the maximum
sustainable electrical load it must support - while still having
the capacity to do a large volume of laundry in a short time.
While I found various links identifies propane dryers as well as
kits to convert natural gas dryers to liquid propane gas operations
I found no product comparison/reviews for propane dryers.
=46rom reading the product reviews/complaints online - it
appears that if a propane dryer fails in some manner - it often
fails from the start - which suggest that like HVACs - quality
installation is a key/signficant factor in product reliablity and
efficient operation. Which inturn suggest hiring a professional
to do the installation rather than going the do-it-yourself
route.
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