Re: Clothes Dryer Heat-Settings Comparision?

"Nehmo Sergheyev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> A gas clothes dryer has an "air fluff" setting. This means it turns
> around and blows un-heated room-temperature air over the clothes.
> Eventually, the clothes will dry using this setting.

Depends on the local humidity.  When I lived in Colorado, my clothes would
almost dry befor I could get them into the dryer. We used to joke on days
when the humidity was less than 10% and the wind was up (above 40 mph, or
about 65 kpkh) that you could piss and not make a puddle.

OTOH, on a trip to Florida one summer, my clothes started to get damp as
soon as I took them out of the dryer - especially the cotton shirts.

> Assuming average natural gas and electricity costs, assuming average
> household humidity, disregarding the inconvenience of the longer time
> for the job using air fluff, disregarding ware & tear on the machine,
> would it cost more or less in utilities to use air fluff rather than
> some heat setting?
>
> What if it were an electric heating-element dryer? What would the
> utilities' cost comparison be then?

That would depend on your *local* "average" costs and local climate.  Talk
to the local utility companies and ask each how much it would cost to run
the other kind of dryer.  You will get a worst-case scenario.  Then ask them
how much it costs to run *their* kind of dryer to get a best-case scenario.
Split the differences.


Tom Davidson
Richmond, VA