[Greenbuilding] Heat from dryers

Benjamin Pratt benjamin.g.pratt at gmail.com
Thu Aug 25 17:41:54 CDT 2011


only a very leaky house could handle that much extra humidity in the winter!

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Jason Holstine <jason at amicusgreen.com> wrote:
> 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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