Gas dryer reccommendations
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Go electric.
It's the way of the future.
Other than that I know nothing about gas dryers. Can they be vented inside to retain the heat?
It's the way of the future.
Other than that I know nothing about gas dryers. Can they be vented inside to retain the heat?
Gas dryers are good. Get one.
They're pretty simple machines, check some reviews and get one that matches your laundry room decor.
You could vent them inside, but you should build up a resistance to carbon monoxide poisoning first.
They're pretty simple machines, check some reviews and get one that matches your laundry room decor.
You could vent them inside, but you should build up a resistance to carbon monoxide poisoning first.
I have a Maytag that I bought used in 1985 that is still going strong.
fj40charles
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Hey Mace,
Are you trying to dry oil/gas soaked clothes again? hahaha!!
I've had good luck with Whirlpool/Kenmore washer and dryers.
Used gas dryers are pretty cheap in our area. Seems most people like electric.
Charles
Are you trying to dry oil/gas soaked clothes again? hahaha!!
I've had good luck with Whirlpool/Kenmore washer and dryers.
Used gas dryers are pretty cheap in our area. Seems most people like electric.
Charles
Looks like you had a lint fire in that one. Best to open them up and vacuum them out on a regular basis. My 19-year-old GE is still going strong.
...and mold.
As others have said, there is a lot of moisture in that exhaust - sort of the point of a dryer. Venting it directly into the house is a problem. Further, with a gas dryer that exhaust is just that - exhaust of the gas combustion.
I had looked into the idea of a heat exchanger setup, but couldn't find anything easily available. The standard HRV/ERV setups specifically say not for use in situations like a dryer or range hood vent due to the lint or grease issues.
Cruiserdrew
On the way there
Base model Whirlpool bought new in 1990. Still running and drying well to this day. I'll buy another when this one goes bad. I had to replace the drive belt once.
Only real advice I can give, is to avoid electronic controls. They seem sleek and sexy for 2-3 years and then the buttons go bad.
Only real advice I can give, is to avoid electronic controls. They seem sleek and sexy for 2-3 years and then the buttons go bad.
Mace , Now i see why you bought the shorts , ran out of clean stuff huh ? 
I say clean that thing up fix what you melted and run it , now that you know the lint was getting past the seals you can now stay on top of it before you burn the house down
I say clean that thing up fix what you melted and run it , now that you know the lint was getting past the seals you can now stay on top of it before you burn the house down
If there is such thing as a air to water heat exchanger, then vent the heat into the exchanger to heat the water in a small aux tank next to the main tank. Once the hot water is turned on inside the house, it will pull cold water from outside into heated aux tank, then into main tank reducing your electric bill for tank..unless of course, its gas.
Unless you were drying clothes every day I couldn't see a cost benefit in installing a heat exchanger and tank. Great idea though. I often thought of putting an air to air exchanger on mine to reclaim the heat in the winter.