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General Forestry => Alternative methods and solutions => Topic started by: al77 on December 22, 2008, 12:38:15 AM

Title: Hydronic clothes dryer
Post by: al77 on December 22, 2008, 12:38:15 AM
Does anyone know a good source to buy a clothes dryer set up to run off of a outdoor wood furnace?

Title: Re: Hydronic clothes dryer
Post by: stonebroke on December 22, 2008, 09:53:28 AM
This sounds like a do it yourself project.

Stonebroke
Title: Re: Hydronic clothes dryer
Post by: JSNH on December 22, 2008, 12:41:38 PM
http://www.outdoorwoodfurnaceparts.com/new_page_8.htm

The only one I ran across. I don't have one but have though about making one or at least adding a hydronic preheat to the air input of my existing dryer.
Title: Re: Hydronic clothes dryer
Post by: Tom Sawyer on December 22, 2008, 01:11:33 PM
The guy that installed my OWB is working on converting his gas drier.  If I hear anything more I will let you know.
Title: Re: Hydronic clothes dryer
Post by: al77 on December 22, 2008, 07:42:50 PM
Yeah I could do one myself, I was hoping to find a pre built unit. I saw that one at furnace parts site. I live in Va so I'm sure the shipping would be outrageous on it.

I guess there is not that big a demand yet for such a thing. I have thought about just putting a hydroninc heater in the shed and just hang the clothes. just need something to get me by in the winter.
Title: Re: Hydronic clothes dryer
Post by: trapper on December 29, 2008, 10:11:39 AM
my stepson who works at a power plant figured it out about a three and half year payback for me (3 people) at our electric rates. That is not counting the extra wood in the boiler.