Lets say its cold outside. If I use the dryer at night won't it suck cold air in thru all the cracks? Making the house colder. Air goes in the dryer and out the vent. The air in the house has to be replaced somehow. So I assume cold air will be sucked in thru the cracks. But the dryer does get warm and should somewhat transfer the heat into the house. Is this a good trade? Wouldn't it still be best to use the dryer during the warmest part of the day in the winter. And the opposite would be in the summer to use the dryer at night when its coolest. Of course in the summer I would try to dry outside. Anybody got a good theory on this?
2007-02-20 18:18:15 · 6 answers · asked by Wattsup! 3 in Environment
I wish all the rocket scientists wouldnt answer at once. pertaining to some of the first 4.
2007-02-20 19:08:26 · update #1
When your clothes are wet.
2007-02-20 18:21:53 · answer #1 · answered by Curt Monash 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no massive difference between summer and winter. Even if there were, the money you'd save by changing your methods would be enough to maybe buy a cup of coffee and that's it.
With that being said however, it's best to dry your clothes at night because there is less use of electricity and commotion around the house. If your dryer is behind a door/in a room, it's best that you have the door open while the dryer is in use. If you don't, that's ok too but will use up more electricity and take a bit longer to dry the clothes because the heat and moisture will not be able to escape the area.
In the end though, just do your drying at night, but whether it's in the summer or winter will make no difference at all.
2007-02-21 02:29:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a given day, it's best to use the dryer when it's warmest.
Vents should always go outside so the humidity doesn't come back into the house, that slows down the drying.
btw, we run our apliances at night to offset the electrical drain on the circuit, per the request of the electical company.
2007-02-21 02:25:31 · answer #3 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha I was gonna say "when your clothes are wet", but someone said that!
Well I haven't had the air on in a while, and it's been pretty chilly out. When I'm doing a "day of laundry" or using the dryer a few times in a row, I find the place gets pretty warm. Although, it's a small place, so easy to heat quickly.
2007-02-21 02:28:05 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah Says 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just think, if you had a directional 1 in 2 way out, 1 out outside vented, the other to your heating ducts with a flapper door and on the in side, a very nice sized twin lint screen set, you could use the heat and energy your wasting. heck you could even dump it int the air intake side of your home heater.
nowadays, we have heat exchangers to minimize carbon monoxide. the lint filtering would have to be a shade more efficient,OR, a spark system that sparks every time you fire the drier against the ducting to burn the lint every cycle. souds crazy, but ever hear of a flame type gas sniffer?
2007-02-21 02:36:16 · answer #5 · answered by l8ntpianist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never...just febreze yourself weekly
2007-02-21 02:26:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋