Technology ConnectionsMar 5, 2023
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Home Electrification: There's not a lot to do, and it doesn't have to be hard (Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVLLNjSLJTQ
Home Electrification: There's not a lot to do, and it doesn't have to be hard (Part 1)

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Show threadWolfensteijnMar 5, 2023
@TechConnectify Gas powered clothes dryers? 🤯 😱
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@wolfensteijn Yep! Though, they still use electricity to spin the drum and run the blowers and stuff. The gas is just to generate heat.
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Show threadWolfensteijnMar 5, 2023

@TechConnectify The idea of having a flame close to fabric and lint seems so stupidly dangerous.

But I guess that is just my European upbringing 🤣

Show threadTechnology ConnectionsMar 5, 2023

@wolfensteijn Well, there is a heat exchange so it's not like there are open flames, but there definitely is a risk of fire from lint buildup in the vent pipe.

I'm not actually sure if the risk is any greater than with a conventional electric dryer, though. I'd need to look for data on that.

Show threadWolfensteijnMar 6, 2023

@TechConnectify The way forward for dryers would be heat pump dryers anyway.

I am reading some interesting bits about "mechanical steam compression dryers" which apparantly are another efficiency step up.

And I hadn't said it before, but interesting video. Cool to see what the options for full electric living are on the other side of the pond.

Show threadDaniel BrotherstonMar 6, 2023
@TechConnectify @wolfensteijn Is there a heat exchanger? I believe they're just direct fired, which doesn't matter because the the air in the dryer is vented outside the home. (Not that people with gas stoves seem to care about direct fired appliances in their living space).
Show threadDaniel BrotherstonMar 6, 2023
@wolfensteijn @TechConnectify I don't think it's any more or less dangerous than having a hot heating element (which is the alternative).
Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEMar 5, 2023

@TechConnectify @wolfensteijn That's the bit I thought was weird too.

We almost never use a clothes drier. In summer there's an outdoor washing line, in winter there's one of these:

Show threadWolfensteijnMar 5, 2023

@TimWardCam @TechConnectify I know me, and using a drying rack or outside lines will mean I won't have dry clothes when I need them.

So I did go the easy route, and got myself a second hand condenser dryer, and that has been game changing for me.

Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEMar 5, 2023

@wolfensteijn @TechConnectify Yeah, you do need all of (1) enough space for the rack, and (2) enough money to own an extra couple of days' clothes, and (3) a tiny (but it is only tiny) amount of planning.

Edit to add: actually (2) probably costs less than the fuel for running a clothes drier.

Show threadsleepysafMar 6, 2023
@TimWardCam @TechConnectify @wolfensteijn That may be a possibility but there's something to be said about the convenience of just taking your wad of laundry and tossing it in the dryer. Costs more, but much faster and easier. It's a trade-off
Show threadWolfensteijnMar 6, 2023
@sleepysaf @TimWardCam @TechConnectify Yes, that!