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[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Tangently related- im a big fan of the easiest 10%. Effectively, the easiest 10% of change does just as much as the hardest 10%.

Want to use the dryer less? Big stuff on line, little stuff in the dryer. That kind of thing.

Chucking a solar panel on your roof gets you 10% of the way there in a weekend then forget about it for 5 years.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I feel like I read somewhere about someone routing the Arizona air from outside into a dryer intake and running it without the heat and saving a big chunk in electricity too. It's too bad I live in rain and humidity town.

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I mean, you got it use it

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 points 9 months ago

I really like this, thanks for sharing. It really does highlight "If we each do just a small change, it will make a noticeable difference"

[–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well, not to be that guy but given your specific example of a dryer there is a way you can get over half the way there. Get a heatpump dryer. They use 1/4th the amount of electricity as a standard electric dryer and can literally be plugged into a standard 110v 15A outlet they don't need the big ass 220v 50a plug. Heavy items like thick beach towels take a bit longer but otherwise they function identically

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Different country, all our dryers and appliances run off mains power - 220v 10amp. The big issue is that they can't be mounted upside down, so we can't have one.

[–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's definitely a unique mounting circumstance, I'm very curious why specifically upside down mounting

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Because you put them above the washing machine, and flip them upside down so you can reach the buttons - its a space thing. They even have mounting brackets they come with and the front panel removes so you can turn it upright. I never did though, mine are upside down. But I don't care.

But yeah, means we can't use heat pump or condensation dryers unless you have extra space.

[–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Is it like a top load washer or something? I have the melee heat pump dryer and the matching washing machine and they come with a stacking kit. I don't need to flip it upside down because all the controls are on the front anyway rather than the top

They are quite compact, as I am using them in an RV at the moment so I needed something capable of fitting through a 24 inch door and those were just fucking barely able to do it at 23 and a quarter inch