Gas Dryers

 I have a gas dryer that takes maybe 40 minutes to dry an average load. On hot
days I just run it on air...it's either taking hot air from the garage or
from inside the house. It takes a little longer than 90 minutes to dry a load
this way.

I'm wondering if someone can give me an idea of how efficient this is.

  On Aug 28, 1:34 am, "Malcolm \"Mal\" Reynolds"

Your savings depends on how much extra work the air conditioner has to
do when the dryer pulls in hot outside air. To some extent you may be
trading electricity for gas.

[River: "Baaaad"]

 e192711a24e3@d45g2000hsc.googlegroups.com:


The air conditioner isn't used when the clothes dryer is being used.

 On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:48:56 +0000 (UTC) "Malcolm \"Mal\" Reynolds"
| e192711a24e3@d45g2000hsc.googlegroups.com:
|
|> On Aug 28, 1:34?am, "Malcolm \"Mal\" Reynolds"
|>> I have a gas dryer that takes maybe 40 minutes to dry an average load. On
|>  hot
|>> days I just run it on air...it's either taking hot air from the garage or
|>> from inside the house. It takes a little longer than 90 minutes to dry a
|> load
|>> this way.
|>>
|>> I'm wondering if someone can give me an idea of how efficient this is.
|>
|> Your savings depends on how much extra work the air conditioner has to
|> do when the dryer pulls in hot outside air. To some extent you may be
|> trading electricity for gas.
|>
|> [River: "Baaaad"]
|>
|
| The air conditioner isn't used when the clothes dryer is being used.

But if the running of the dryer heats up the house, whether now or later, it
can result in more work for the air conditioner.  I assume you vent the dryer
to the outside, so there shouldn't be too much inside heating done by the
dryer.

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How does the dryer heat up the house when it's just on air dry. It still
vents as if the gas were being used