Clothes Dryer

[SamDeleted]

Good call. Thanks for your help.

I love it when my clothes are stiff as a board when they come off the line. Or covered by beetles / ladybugs / other bugs. Or have dirt all over them because neighboring farmers are plowing. Or smell like crap because neighboring farmers are spraying manure.

Not all of us are quite that sensitive, it's the real world, get over it! Lol

 

[DIYrich]

I'm guessing the 120/240 rating is because parts of the dryer run on 120, and others at 240. The heating element is 240v. Don't know how hot it will get with just 120v.

 

[Jet]

I'm guessing the 120/240 rating is because parts of the dryer run on 120, and others at 240. The heating element is 240v. Don't know how hot it will get with just 120v.

It will produce 1/4 the wattage on half the voltage. If the heating element is shortened by one half the resistance halves. That theoretically should double the current and make it designed for 120. Yes the rest of the dryer runs on 120 I think. I don't know about the motor though.

 

[DIYrich]

Wires are rated on amperage, with a voltage limit more related to the insulation. Cutting the heating element is more risky than maintaining the high voltage.

 

[squowse]

Good call. Thanks for your help.

I love it when my clothes are stiff as a board when they come off the line. Or covered by beetles / ladybugs / other bugs. Or have dirt all over them because neighboring farmers are plowing. Or smell like crap because neighboring farmers are spraying manure.

Lord, theres no hope for the planet. Cant even dry your clothes on a line any more. Sounds like a very inhospitable place that you live

 

[solarhombre]

I just found this pricey washer/dryer combo that uses a heat pump, doesn't need a vent, and runs on 120V: https://www.geappliances.com/applia...Heat-Pump-Technology-Washer-Dryer-PFQ97HSPVDS

Mine are just 2 years old, but if/when they die I'd get gen 4 of this wonder. Anyone here has it and can provide data on power use?

 

[MurphyGuy]

I just found this pricey washer/dryer combo that uses a heat pump, doesn't need a vent, and runs on 120V: https://www.geappliances.com/applia...Heat-Pump-Technology-Washer-Dryer-PFQ97HSPVDS

Mine are just 2 years old, but if/when they die I'd get gen 4 of this wonder. Anyone here has it and can provide data on power use?

Sure, if you want an appliance that's going to give you problems .. Most of these consumer things are junk. The fancier they get, the more likely they are to break.

Get a Speed Queen

 

[NC_hydro]

Interesting. I've never experienced it until we went off-grid. We have owned all newer homes though. Built 2008, 1997, and now 2022. I just don't want it to send a surge to all of my expensive electronics and appliances.

This is why I have my Fridge on a UPS (Fridge only uses 90Watts)

 

[Ampster]

Get a Speed Queen

Does Speed Queen make a heat pump Dryer?