56
We got a gas dryer mistakenly thinking we had a gas line.. we think this is it.. is it???
(sh.itjust.works)
this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2024
56 points (91.2% liked)
DIY
1138 readers
1 users here now
For DIY - this is also a placeholder.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
That review was a load of shit then, I regularly wash my bedding for my California king size bed. And I have the compact units that blanket barely fucking fits in there. It's dry in a standard full 2 hour cycle.
Whether or not it's more expensive to operate depends entirely on what your gas versus what your electric costs are so I won't speak to that. I have solar so electricity is literally free for me and because it's a heat pump and uses only about 700 Watts when running you don't even need all that much solar power to make it free. But if you're somewhere where electricity is very expensive and gas is very cheap I have no doubt it works out that way.
But whether it's very thick beach towels from costco, Full California king size blankets, or even occasionally pillows because my dog has some pillows that get pretty nasty sometimes and I need to wash and dry them. I've never had it take more than maybe an extra 30 minutes over my old standard dryer at most
Yeah, that’s my long term plan, assuming I continue to live in my current house. I live in a place where electric is expensive, and gas appliances are cheapest to buy, to install, and to operate. There’s not much individual incentive to switch.
My plan is like
—- I am here
Solar is 100% worth doing DIY, just don't do grid tie it's not worth it, just do self consumption. It'll be exponentially cheaper, you don't need anywhere near as much inspection and all the other bullshit that comes with grid tie the equipment will be much cheaper and you'll be able to get significantly more solar for significantly less
Unfortunately I live in an urban area with tiny lots, lots of neighbors, and militant home inspectors. DIY is not likelY feasible
Depends on your particular County rules so that's worth looking into but like I said if you do not get a grid tied system a lot of the rules that people worry about generally don't apply.
An off grid inverter is basically like a computer backup UPS but on steroids. It accepts the grid as an input that it can pass through when there's no solar or you don't want it using the batteries but it is not capable of putting energy back into the grid under any circumstances which means the regulations on it go way way way way down.
As soon as you try to grid tie there is a mountain of litigation both at the federal and county/state level, it generally has to be done by a professional and there's a million inspections along that path even with professionals. But with off grid inverters depending on your location there may be very little rules at all. In my area I don't even need to report it to the power company that I'm doing it