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Old 03-30-13, 09:28 AM   #4
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WM3677HW. Energy use per load is about 3kWh with default settings (already impressive compared to the estimated 6kWh+ for the dryer it replaced), but I found that setting it to timed dry cuts that down to 2kWh or less. The main flaw is that since the Peltier isn't too good with extracting that last bit of moisture, it would burn up a lot of energy and time trying to get there. The newer compressor based units no doubt work much better in that respect. Also, since it's ventless, it doesn't have the venting losses that normal dryers would have. The amount of heat it puts into the room is minimal, about the same as leaving a desktop PC running at full load.
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