[Greenbuilding] Heat from dryers

[Jason Holstine]

Since the topic has been discussed before about capturing clothes dryer
exhaust, thought it would be interesting to share this email I received:


Two Senior citizens from Washington, MO have developed a new filter for an
electric dryer.  Jim & Sandy Atkinson were driving around and saw steam
coming out of the side of homes.  They thought, "What a waste of heat!"
 
So, they started experimenting with different products and were not
satisfied with any of them.  They decided to develop their own product.
They named it, Dryernet;  It filters the air coming out of the dryer so
well, you can hardly smell anything. It filters down to .5 microns and
removes all the contaminants.  Jim's physician says it filters down to the
bacteria level.
 
The original thought was to save on heat to cut expenses but they have
discovered added benefits to the product.  It adds much needed moisture in
the winter, you don't have to have a humidifier going since the Dryernet
adds moisture.  With the added moisture, Sandy doesn't have to use skin
moisturizer.  It makes it easier to breathe at night cutting down on that
dry mouth feeling in the morning. It cuts down on static electricity.
 
They found out that if your dryervent is longer than 10 feet, the dryer
dries the clothes faster due to increased airflow.  So that saves energy
too. Overall, Jim and Sandy saved about $20.00 a month on their heating
bill.  If you use your dryer more than 4 times a week, you'll save more.
Many house fires are caused by a clogged dryer vent, not with the Dryernet!
 
How often does a "Green" product pay for itself in a month and a half?  If
ten percent of the electric dryers used the dryernet, over 1 Billion dollars
in energy use would be saved, each year.
 
We have been featured on Fox news in St. Louis, KOLR-TV in Springfield, MO
and KOMU in Columbia, MO. CHECK OUT -----------------------dryernet.com 
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