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Offline songbird

Re: Can running a clothes dryer save $?
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2025, 04:09:32 PM »
When we were in Germany, 1980, military off base, we had a clothes dryer.  We put a nylon hose(ladies nylon) over the hose vent and kept the heat in the home.  Is this what you mean to do?  we did
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Offline St Giles

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Re: Can running a clothes dryer save $?
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2025, 07:53:30 PM »
Yes.

I'm not sure if gas heated dryers have a separate exhaust for the gas.

Humidity in the crawl space is a good concern, but in the house during winter when the air is dry shouldn't cause harm for the relatively short amount of time used.
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Offline Geremia

Re: Can running a clothes dryer save $?
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2025, 10:24:41 PM »
In hot climates where the A/C runs a lot during the summer, it's cheaper to run the dryer than open the door and let hot air in the house.
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Offline St Giles

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Re: Can running a clothes dryer save $?
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2025, 01:21:01 PM »
It depends on the total volume of air exchanged from running the dryer compared to how many times and how long the door is opened if using a clothes line.

I run the AC the most somewhere around 3am to 9am to get an excess of cool in the house, the process of which draws in air from outside as the cooled inside air contracts. That way I can run the AC a minimal amount during the day because as the air warms up, it expands and keeps the hot outside air from leaking in.
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