Efficient clothes drier uses De-humidifier?

2004-12-21 Thread Stephen Lawrence
Dear 'texians, I wanted to run this idea past the list... The traditional tumble (clothes) drier uses heated air to increase the rate at which the water in the clothes evaporates. But another approach might be to make the air as DRY as possible. The question is, does one use significantly less

Re: Efficient clothes drier uses De-humidifier?

2004-12-21 Thread Nick Palmer
More years ago than I care to remember, I thought that clothes could be dried more efficiently using a vacuum pump to evaporate the water.I don't know for certain if it would use less energy - I suspect it would Nick Palmer

Re: Efficient clothes drier uses De-humidifier?

2004-12-21 Thread Harry Veeder
The washer and dryer have different reasons for being. The former is truly a labour saving device because it reduces TOIL. The later is driven by a desire for speed and a lack of space for living. Harry