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? 🤯 😱
Show threadTechnology ConnectionsMar 5, 2023
@wolfensteijn Yep! Though, they still use electricity to spin the drum and run the blowers and stuff. The gas is just to generate heat.
Show threadWolfensteijn

@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 🤣

Mar 5, 2023 at 6:11pmWeb
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).