New Solar Heat Clothes Dryer

NeilBlanchard · 09-11-13, 07:22 PM

This is a new clothes dryer that is a machine in your house, and it uses solar heat:

http://inhabitat.com/miele-unveils-t...-tumble-dryer/

Pretty slick. I hope we have a fully integrated heating system that uses solar heat and solar PV to operate 100% fossil fuel free.

Daox · 09-12-13, 08:45 AM

Interesting, but sounds complex.

I like the idea that some guy on builditsolar had which was to pull hot attic air as the intake for his dryer.

http://www.builditsolar.com/Experime...ticToDryer.htm

mejunkhound · 09-12-13, 10:50 AM

Our solar clothes dryer is probably on its last day today, will take 7-8 months to get it working again.

Usually store the supporting tensile members over fall/winter, otherwise has worked FLAWLESSLY for over 50 years with minimal maintenance, did paint the vertical cantilever support struts once or twice. Pretty easy to schedule laundry days around the occasional power outages.

AC_Hacker · 09-12-13, 11:57 AM

I recall that Piwoslaw had a wonderful solution to this problem, where in he uses an already existing small part of his house with windows, to hang wet clothes.

I think that this is a very appropriate solution, on so many fronts:

No new manufacturing cost (monetary or environmental)
No power required
No moving parts
No noise
Extremely reliable
Does not remove fiber from clothing (lint)

Three cheers for Piwoslaw!

-AC

knowbodies · 10-03-13, 01:54 AM

What an absurd expense! A simple clothesline is much more effective alternative. I hang my clothes to dry outside in the summer. In the winter, they hang in front of my boiler. Of course there are exceptions. Sometimes the dryer is necessary (kids :-). I live in a dry climate so this works quite well for me.

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NeilBlanchard Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth Posts: 383 Thanks: 78 Thanked 39 Times in 32 Posts	New Solar Heat Clothes Dryer This is a new clothes dryer that is a machine in your house, and it uses solar heat: http://inhabitat.com/miele-unveils-t...-tumble-dryer/ Pretty slick. I hope we have a fully integrated heating system that uses solar heat and solar PV to operate 100% fossil fuel free.

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AC_Hacker Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 4,004 Thanks: 303 Thanked 724 Times in 534 Posts	I recall that Piwoslaw had a wonderful solution to this problem, where in he uses an already existing small part of his house with windows, to hang wet clothes. I think that this is a very appropriate solution, on so many fronts: No new manufacturing cost (monetary or environmental) No power required No moving parts No noise Extremely reliable Does not remove fiber from clothing (lint) Three cheers for Piwoslaw! -AC __________________ I'm not an HVAC technician. In fact, I'm barely even a hacker...

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mejunkhound Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 197 Thanks: 0 Thanked 47 Times in 31 Posts	Our solar clothes dryer is probably on its last day today, will take 7-8 months to get it working again. Usually store the supporting tensile members over fall/winter, otherwise has worked FLAWLESSLY for over 50 years with minimal maintenance, did paint the vertical cantilever support struts once or twice. Pretty easy to schedule laundry days around the occasional power outages.

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knowbodies Home Improvement Goon Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Moose Jaw, SK, CA Posts: 96 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	What an absurd expense! A simple clothesline is much more effective alternative. I hang my clothes to dry outside in the summer. In the winter, they hang in front of my boiler. Of course there are exceptions. Sometimes the dryer is necessary (kids :-). I live in a dry climate so this works quite well for me.