Any 6 -7 cu ft electric dryer that use 20 amp or less @ 240v out there ppl ?

[Mattb4]

Firefox allows you to clear individual cookies. Simple go the the Settings>Privacy and Security>Cookies and Site Data>Manage Data and find the one for the forum.

Chrome likely has a similar approach since it was a Mozilla knockoff. As for the MS browser I do not know how it works.

 

[Daddy Tanuki]

Firefox allows you to clear individual cookies. Simple go the the Settings>Privacy and Security>Cookies and Site Data>Manage Data and find the one for the forum.

Chrome likely has a similar approach since it was a Mozilla knockoff. As for the MS browser I do not know how it works.

are you asking a Mennonite to figure out something with a computer? who you think you talking to?

 

[Mattb4]

are you asking a Mennonite to figure out something with a computer? who you think you talking to?

Sorry about that.

 

[green-river]

@new off grid - A heat pump dryer is what you're looking for. Mine usually runs at about 400-600 watts. I've never seen it go over 700 watts.

They just became commonly available in the US last year. I got one last year. I have an older model that is smaller. If I could do it all over again this year, I'd get the new LG that just came out a few months ago:

LG DLHC5502W - 7.8 cu. ft. heat pump dryer

Yes, the clothes might not feel bone dry right out of the dryer, but it’s just a minor mental adjustment that took me a few weeks to get used to. Give them a minute, and any remaining humidity will dissipate, leaving them then feeling fully dry.

 

[wpns]

Yes, the clothes might not feel bone dry right out of the dryer, but it’s just a minor mental adjustment that took me a few weeks to get used to. Give them a minute, and any remaining humidity will dissipate, leaving them then feeling fully dry.

Waiting to hear from the pioneers who can try this in hot/humid environments. I don't care about how it 'feels', but if there's residual moisture in the clothes I put away, I'll have mildew within weeks.

 

[Daddy Tanuki]

Waiting to hear from the pioneers who can try this in hot/humid environments. I don't care about how it 'feels', but if there's residual moisture in the clothes I put away, I'll have mildew within weeks.

here when the inside of the cabin hits 80% relative humidity you get that regardless of your dryer... thats why I run a split pack all through the rainy season and summer.

 

[Zwy]

Waiting to hear from the pioneers who can try this in hot/humid environments. I don't care about how it 'feels', but if there's residual moisture in the clothes I put away, I'll have mildew within weeks.

If it is hot outside, there is this thing called a clothesline.

Our clothesline works very well at 90°F and higher than 85% humidity. Add a little wind and it works even faster.

We use the dryer in the winter mainly. This is a time of the year when electrical usage is critical and stretching the Kwh produced by PV is important.

 

[Zwy]

@new off grid - A heat pump dryer is what you're looking for. Mine usually runs at about 400-600 watts. I've never seen it go over 700 watts.

They just became commonly available in the US last year. I got one last year. I have an older model that is smaller. If I could do it all over again this year, I'd get the new LG that just came out a few months ago:

LG DLHC5502W - 7.8 cu. ft. heat pump dryer

Yes, the clothes might not feel bone dry right out of the dryer, but it’s just a minor mental adjustment that took me a few weeks to get used to. Give them a minute, and any remaining humidity will dissipate, leaving them then feeling fully dry.

400 to 600 watts for what length of time?

 

[Lt.Dan]

Waiting to hear from the pioneers who can try this in hot/humid environments. I don't care about how it 'feels', but if there's residual moisture in the clothes I put away, I'll have mildew within weeks.

I mean we had our GE Combo when it was 115*F outside with 40% humidity, but that obviously isn't the temp/humidity inside the home. The home is air conditioned.

Works great.

 

[Quattrohead]

400 to 600 watts for what length of time?

We are talking about two different situations we're trying to solve here, some people cannot take the 4/5 KW hits even though they are relatively short, some are just trying to use the minimum amount of power possible.
I know from my heat pump water heater, it uses about 1/6 of the electricity to do the same job, I don't care how long it takes and it's never been an issue for us but we do have very favorable circumstances here with warm water coming out of the ground and a warm garage to feed the heat pump.
As always different horses for different courses.

 

[Quattrohead]

No way I will ever buy an LG or Samsung heat pump anything.

 

[Zwy]

We are talking about two different situations we're trying to solve here,

Most definitely. I do like to see how many Kwh per load as my inverters can easily handle the 6.5 Kw load. Some may not have enough inverter power, so knowing how many watts used when running will factor in.

All of the information provided by real world users helps provide data for those looking at purchasing any electrical appliance.

 

[Zwy]

No way I will ever buy an LG or Samsung heat pump anything.

The fridges certainly had compressor problems.

On the dryers though, I have yet to see a review where LG or Samsung had a compressor failure.

 

[Lt.Dan]

Most definitely. I do like to see how many Kwh per load as my inverters can easily handle the 6.5 Kw load. Some may not have enough inverter power, so knowing how many watts used when running will factor in.

All of the information provided by real world users helps provide data for those looking at purchasing any electrical appliance.

I'm in the same boat, my inverter can handle the surge no problem, the big part is the many kWh of savings that comes with a heat pump/combo unit.

It's a bonus that the unit doesn't have a surge, as it will extend the life of my equipment too. Win-win.

 

[Lprantner]

hello all,
trying to move everything off grid now
my system cannot handle 30amp@240v
but the small 4-4.5 cu ft is not very convenient either
thx

I dry my clothes with the modern Solar Clothes Dryer, then fluff and de-cat hair them in the propane gas dryer with NO heat with a dryer sheet. If needed, I can always use the propane dryer on heat mode, but most of the time I just dry on the line. Works for me!

 

[Daddy Tanuki]

I dry my clothes with the modern Solar Clothes Dryer, then fluff and de-cat hair them in the propane gas dryer with NO heat with a dryer sheet. If needed, I can always use the propane dryer on heat mode, but most of the time I just dry on the line. Works for me!

shoot you might want to hide the fact you have a gas powered appliance... ol Gavin Newsome gonna get you for the pollution of the world.

 

[Madcodger]

Just a quick data point for this thread... We recently moved into our new off grid home in Maine (often somewhat humid), and purchased the LG Washtower - a full size (7.4 cu ft dryer), stacked, ventless heat pump dryer over a front load washer, with the controls for each combined in the middle of the stack. Uses a typical 240V, 30 amp feed for the dryer and a separate 120V, 15 amp feed for the washer.

We really like it. Dryer uses about 400-500 watts and takes about one hour to dry most normal loads (our old dryer in the previous house usually took about 35 minutes but used 4000-5000 watts while running).

There are settings for things like bedding that look like they'll run for three hours or more but we haven't had to use them (maybe when we wash and dry a big comforter?). For regular blankets and sheets, towels, and normal clothes, the "normal" setting works fine. We did bump up the dryness level to one setting above normal so that clothes feel dry, but once we did that there's no damp feeling at all. The clothes are warm but not hot when we remove them, but somehow feel softer than with our old dryer in the previous house.

Re: energy use, we have about 250 watts of continuous background loads in the house. Over the weekend we did a lot of laundry while it was sunny and I watched the energy use closely over four loads. With both the washer and dryer AND the 50 gallon heat pump water heater running, we were using only between 1400-1600 watts for the entire house, including those background loads. Hope that info helps someone.

 

[Daddy Tanuki]

Just a quick data point for this thread... We recently moved into our new off grid home in Maine (often somewhat humid), and purchased the LG Washtower - a full size (7.4 cu ft dryer), stacked, ventless heat pump dryer over a front load washer, with the controls for each combined in the middle of the stack. Uses a typical 240V, 30 amp feed for the dryer and a separate 120V, 15 amp feed for the washer.

We really like it. Dryer uses about 400-500 watts and takes about one hour to dry most normal loads (our old dryer in the previous house usually took about 35 minutes but used 4000-5000 watts while running).

There are settings for things like bedding that look like they'll run for three hours or more but we haven't had to use them (maybe when we wash and dry a big comforter?). For regular blankets and sheets, towels, and normal clothes, the "normal" setting works fine. We did bump up the dryness level to one setting above normal so that clothes feel dry, but once we did that there's no damp feeling at all. The clothes are warm but not hot when we remove them, but somehow feel softer than with our old dryer in the previous house.

Re: energy use, we have about 250 watts of continuous background loads in the house. Over the weekend we did a lot of laundry while it was sunny and I watched the energy use closely over four loads. With both the washer and dryer AND the 50 gallon heat pump water heater running, we were using only between 1400-1600 watts for the entire house, including those background loads. Hope that info helps someone.

Wow that’s pretty good!

 

[green-river]

We are talking about two different situations we're trying to solve here, some people cannot take the 4/5 KW hits even though they are relatively short, some are just trying to use the minimum amount of power possible.
I know from my heat pump water heater, it uses about 1/6 of the electricity to do the same job, I don't care how long it takes and it's never been an issue for us but we do have very favorable circumstances here with warm water coming out of the ground and a warm garage to feed the heat pump.
As always different horses for different courses.

True, they are two different situations. The situation of:

1. Continuous load (the "take the hit") - on your inverter
2. Minimum consumption overall - on your battery storage

Solving for number 1 helps you solve for number 2 at the same time. Since a heat pump dryer both:

1. uses less at any instant (400w vs. 4000w)
2. overall consumption (1-½ hours at 400w vs. ¾ an hour at 4000w)

So yes, different issues. But related. If you're offgrid and also trying to plan an inverter for your loads, it helps to get smaller loads

 

[upnorthandpersonal]

If you're offgrid and also trying to plan an inverter for your loads, it helps to get smaller loads

This is often overlooked. I can run my heatpump drier on a 3kVA Multiplus 2 without it breaking a sweat.

 

[Daddy Tanuki]

This is often overlooked. I can run my heatpump drier on a 3kVA Multiplus 2 without it breaking a sweat.

Yes I have rapidly discovered that after hooking up a second 4448pae in parallel with the first. I was worried I was pushing it too hard so I added the second one. Initially had it set at the default 60% and it never turned on… so I dropped it down to 30 and it would come on regularly. Set it at 50 and it comes on occasionally at least when my centrifuge arrives I will have no worries

 

[Hedges]

... when my centrifuge arrives I will have no worries

Now there's a man who puts his money where his mouth is!

The gas centrifuge and nuclear weapons proliferation

Uranium enrichment by centrifugation is the basis for the quick and efficient production of nuclear fuel—or nuclear weapons.

pubs.aip.org

 

[Daddy Tanuki]

Now there's a man who puts his money where his mouth is!

The gas centrifuge and nuclear weapons proliferation

Uranium enrichment by centrifugation is the basis for the quick and efficient production of nuclear fuel—or nuclear weapons.

pubs.aip.org

you know its a waste oil centrifuge to filter waste oil for my heater , and diesel engines you turd! I don't have the needed 5 axis mill to make the correct configuration for a nuke... yet....(joke FBI, Joke CIA.... please you no drone me Alaskan Noob....