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Entries Tagged as 'Dryers'

Spin Dryer From Laundry Alternative

November 13th, 2006 · 12 Comments

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A spin dryer is an appliance that can readily improve the energy efficiency in your laundry. A portable spin dryer like this one from Laundry Alternative, uses centrifugal force to dry clothes. The dryer was out of stock for a while, but it is now available again. Spin drying is much more efficient than electric tumble drying, in terms of energy use. Spin drying is also faster — it takes 2-3 minutes to get clothes to a semi-dry state. The drying can then be finished by hang drying the clothes or putting them in a tumble dryer for a few minutes. Spin drying is much gentler on clothes than tumble drying, it also removes mineral deposits and detergents, rather than baking them on. The spin dryer costs $129.95, which is much less than the previous spin dryer we featured, the Spin-X. We don’t have information on how these two dryers perform, but the specs are quite similar for the two machines. Available from Laundry Alternative.

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Centrifugal Clothes Dryer: Spin-X

July 11th, 2005 · 9 Comments

Spin-X: Efficient Dryer, Save Energy Clothes dryingDrying clothes with centrifugal force is efficient and quick. The centrifugal dryer Spin-X rotates at 3300 RPM (revolutions per minute) — using 1420 G forces. Most washing machines only spin at 500 RPM.

The dryer removes a quart of water from clothes using the same amount of energy a regular clothes dryer uses in the first 15 seconds of operation. In other words, the dryer uses 25WHr for a 3 minute spin.

The Spin-X dryer holds 10 lbs. of wet clothes per load.

Available from Spin-X dryer for about $540.

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Clothes Drying Racks: Effective

May 31st, 2005 · 1 Comment

f00754_dt.jpgIf you dry your clothes on these racks instead of a clothes dryer — they will smell fresher and last longer. In many homes, the clothes dryer is the number two electricity consumer, after the refrigerator.

Used in combination with a Spin-X: metaefficient.

GreenFeet sells clothes drying racks made of reclaimed wood. The Vermont Country Store sell large racks made of birch dowel.

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