[Greenbuilding] When will heat pump clothes dryers be worth buying?

[Reuben Deumling]

Good advice. I used to live in the East Bay and found the climate nearly
ideal for passive clothes drying. Dryers are overrated. ;-)

On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 7:34 PM, Lynelle Hamilton <lynelle at lahamilton.com>
wrote:

> I have an umbrella clothes dryer that I use in the summer; winter it's a
> rack in front of the fireplace or in a south facing room, near the window.
> I've found I don't need a dryer.
>
> A friend has a drying closet, courtesy of an odd heat duct layout in the
> home she bought. It has a heat vent in an unused closet. She opens the vent
> and closes the door when she hangs things to dry in the closet. Works
> pretty well to accelerate drying.
>
> Lynelle
>
> On 2016-09-25 10:08 PM, Clarke Olsen wrote:
>
> The obvious dryer upgrade is to direct solar, often involving no more then a popsitive use for that last resort rope in the barn.
> We use a folding rack dryer, outdoors/indoors; UV disinfective, less wear, less wrinkles...
> Clarke Olsenclarkeolsendesign.com
> 373 route 203
> Spencertown, NY 12165
> USA518-392-4640colsen at taconic.net
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 25, 2016, at 8:54 PM, Kevin Dalley <kevin at kelphead.org> <kevin at kelphead.org> wrote:
>
>
> I like the idea of reduced energy use for dryers. A heat pump dryer
> sounds interesting.
>
> I'm less excited about the increased cost.
>
> Currently, I have a old gas dryer in Oakland, with 17 year old solar
> panels. And a washing machine in need of repair. It's a convenient time
> for a new washer and dryer.
>
> The solar panels aren't enough to cover switching to an electric dryer.
> Adding new panels makes the dryer get more expensive in the short run.
>
> Does anyone have suggestions about dryers, whether heat pump or other
> energy star?
>
>
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