[Greenbuilding] FW: ENERGY STAR Clothes Dryers Program Launch

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On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 01:06:21 -0400, Matt Dirksen <dirksengreen at gmail.com>  
wrote:
>
> On a personal note, we really, really tried to line dry all our clothes,  
> but when it came down to having to stick them back in the dryer  
> afterward, due to the pounds of pollen on three kids worth of laundry,  
> and the constant fear of deer tick exposure (Greenbelt, MD)... It became  
> quite difficult for the sake of a few kWh's of electricity.

> I wonder about a bicycle powered clothes dryer!?

One could divert some tempered patio door glass from the waste stream and  
make a glass enclosure over one or more of those umbrella-type  
clotheslines.

No pollen, bugs, atmospheric pollution fallout, bird poop, hurrying to  
gather it all in if a sudden rainstorm comes up ... nor fresh outdoor  
breeze smell.

How to incorporate treadle power ?

Instead of just sticking the supporting pole of the umbrella into a hole  
in the ground, slip the hollow end over the shaft of some salvaged  
automobile part that spins on bearings, connect it indirectly or directly  
to a bike , preferably with a flywheel in between and I'll betcha you  
could get that sucker spinning like a merry-go-round on bennies.

Of course, with laundry flying around at 40 kph or more, you'd need to  
develop some better clothespins.


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Rob Tom					AOD257
Kanata, Ontario, Canada

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