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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-22-18, 09:58 AM
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Posted By oil pan 4
The pushing or pulling air comment refers to...

The pushing or pulling air comment refers to unwanted air leakage like you get from running any normal dryer, a single duct portable A/C or a bathroom fan from inside your house.
Running closed loop...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-18-18, 08:45 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,381
Posted By oil pan 4
Yeah it's available. You go buy a used electric...

Yeah it's available.
You go buy a used electric dryer and a portable A/C unit with at least a single discharge duct for the hot exhaust and put them together.
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-17-18, 04:46 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,381
Posted By oil pan 4
I put in the original post that the whole thing,...

I put in the original post that the whole thing, which means the air conditioning unit and dryer are going out in the garage and that I was going to duct the cool air into the house and the hot air...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-15-18, 10:32 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,381
Posted By oil pan 4
Cooled, not cooked. The rig is going out in...

Cooled, not cooked.

The rig is going out in the garage. No air infiltration into the house.
Didn't I put all this in original post?
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-12-18, 02:20 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,381
Posted By oil pan 4
That's exactly what I was not going to do. ...

That's exactly what I was not going to do.
Discharging the waste heat and dust/lint outside and cooked air inside solves a lot of problems.
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 03-06-18, 09:53 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,381
Posted By oil pan 4
I know gas and electric dryers can get that hot...

I know gas and electric dryers can get that hot but it does not appear necessary on all but heavy denim.
The electric dryers converted to run 120v across the heating element don't get nearly that...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 03-06-18, 06:37 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,381
Posted By oil pan 4
The dryer doesn't need to reuse it's own heat...

The dryer doesn't need to reuse it's own heat since it will be used in summer only, out in the garage where it will be 80 to 100°F with 15 to 50% humidity.

The heat pump discharge will produce up...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 03-03-18, 09:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,381
Posted By oil pan 4
Yes, and direct the coold discharge into the...

Yes, and direct the coold discharge into the house.
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 02-28-18, 08:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,381
Posted By oil pan 4
Just blow the waste heat and humidity through the...

Just blow the waste heat and humidity through the dryer discharge and out side like a normal dryer.
I'm not relying to recreate a consumer heat pump dryer.
Which acts like a wet clothes...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 02-28-18, 02:27 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 25,381
Posted By oil pan 4
Home made heat pump clothes dryer.

I have a spare fully functional electric dryer tjat i dont use and a portable 1 ton A/C unit (not a window unit) that I don't really use any more also.

Probably keep it simple, plumb the A/C...
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