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Article #419Re: Looking for advice on buying a clothes dryer
From: Ray Haddad
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:07
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:07
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On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:59:38 GMT, jg <jg@nospam.com> wrote: >David Clayton wrote: >> On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:08:05 +0000, jg wrote: ...... >>> No real efficiencies have ever been introduced to the basic electric >>> design. It helps a bit to have an exhaust fan in the room, bit generally >>> people too lazy or stupid to hang clothes on the line or a rack won't >>> take advantage of that. >> >> I simply put damp (because my washing machine does a decent job of spin >> drying most of the moisture out) clothes onto a drying rack in a room with >> a partially open window, and they dry within 8 (or so) hours on their own. >> >> I don't really understand why people trade a little extra time for the >> "benefit" of clothes that are dry in one hour because this costs an >> absolute fortune. >> >> IMHO clothes dryers are basically in the same category as tongue cleaning >> toothbrushes, except far more people are sucked in to believing that they >> need a clothes dryer than those who have fallen for the clean tongue con. > >There are legit. uses such as someone who has a baby or three in >nappies, or works long hours and gets home late at night, but most of >the time most people can well do without them. Well, if he must have an indoor dryer, here's the one that uses the least energy. Guaranteed! http://www.icon.co.za/~retractali/Pluto%20Pic.jpg Low, low purchase price, too. Best of all worlds. -- Ray
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