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Appliance feature request: clothes dryer intake ports (self.frugal)

submitted 1 year ago by lettruthout to c/frugal

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So each clothes dryer appliance has an exit port. You connect a hose to it to vent the damp air to the outside.

I want all dryers to have an intake port so that I can use cold air from the outside for drying. This will keep me from using (expensive) warm air from the inside of my house.

I suspect this will also make the dryer more efficient because the cold incoming air could contain less humidity.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

so that I can use cold air from the outside for drying.

But then you'd have to heat the air even more, resulting in more electricity use and added wear on your dryer due to longer cycles.

I'm willing to bet that any heat lost from inside your house is probably recovered if you open the dryer as soon as it's done. All the hot air from the dryer is released into your home, as well as the heat still coming off the clothes.