| As the cost of electricity continues to
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| | clamps. Some less expensive ones don't
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| skyrocket consumers are looking for new
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| | include the clamps. Clamps are vital for
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| ideas to help get the most value out of
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| | a proper installation. Do not be tempted
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| their appliances. This includes the
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| | to attach the venting sections to the
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| electric clothes dryer.
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| | recycler with duct tape. It will dry out
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| Although consumption cannot be lowered
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| | and cause the venting to fall off. If
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| there is a device to take advantage of
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| | required invest in two good quality metal
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| the heat it produces. It is called a
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| | vent clamps. A couple of four-inch clamps
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| dryer heat recycler. It has proven to be
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| | will cost about three dollars.
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| a winner in the fight to be more energy
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| | The recycler has a built-in filter screen
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| efficient.
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| | that needs to be cleaned just like the
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| A heat recycler does just what its name
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| | one inside the dryer. We prefer the type
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| indicates. It allows the warm air from
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| | that has a mesh screen filter as opposed
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| the household electric clothes dryer to
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| | to the one with a sock-like filter. It is
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| be redirected back into the laundry room.
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| | a couple of dollars more but the metal
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| This is an added bonus if the laundry
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| | filter is more durable and a lot easier
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| room is in a cold basement. Plus the heat
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| | to clean than the cotton type.
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| is free.
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| | So once the recycler is mounted and
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| The theory behind the recycler is simple.
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| | secured give it a test run. Set the
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| It uses the hot air from the electric
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| | temperature selector to hot and start
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| dryer to heat the laundry room. In this
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| | dryer. Allow dryer to run a few minutes.
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| way the room vent can be closed down.
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| | Test that the air comes inside when the
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| Hence lowering your heating costs.
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| | handle is in the winter position. Next,
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| The element in an electric dryer is
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| | move handle to summer position. Air
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| approximately 5000 watts. This is
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| | should then be seen to go outdoors. Go
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| equivalent to a couple of baseboard
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| | outside and confirm air freely escaping
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| heaters. The temperature of the air
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| | to outdoors. If not the screen in the
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| leaving an electric dryer is about 130
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| | outdoor vent cap may be blocked with
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| degrees Fahrenheit. So why waste it -
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| | lint. Or the vent cap flapper valve may
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| instead, put it to work for you.
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| | be sticking. Go back indoors and test all
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| For an investment of about $15 the hot
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| | joints for air leakage. If leaking air,
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| air your dryer normally dumps outside can
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| | tape joints with duct tape.
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| be directed back into the house. We have
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| | From then on all that is required is to
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| been successfully suggesting these to
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| | clean the heat recycler filter every few
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| clients for years.
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| | laundry loads. Plus, twice a year turn
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| There is a plastic handle on the side to
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| | the handle to redirect the airflow. Not
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| direct the air either inside or outside.
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| | much work to get all that nice free hot
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| In the winter months the handle is
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| | air for your home.
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| adjusted to direct the hot air into the
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| | Note that throughout this article I have
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| house. In the summer the air is directed
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| | been using the term electrical clothes
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| back outside.
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| | dryer. The heat recycler cannot be used
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| The heat recycler is easy to install. It
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| | with a gas clothes dryer. The venting
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| is usually mounted (screws are provided)
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| | pipe of a gas dryer must not be opened or
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| to a wall or beam behind, and slightly
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| | redirected. Small amounts of gas vapour
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| above, the dryer console area. Once
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| | and carbon monoxide may be present in the
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| mounted the dryer venting can be cut and
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| | outlet air of a gas clothes dryer.
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| reattached to the device. Follow the
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| | Therefore, for safety reasons, the heat
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| instructions to maintain proper airflow
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| | recycler cannot be used with a gas dryer.
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| direction. The recycler does have an "in"
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| | TECHNICIANS HINT: Experience has taught
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| and an "out". Always mount the recycler
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| | us not to mount the recycler directly
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| for easy access by all family members. If
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| | above the dryers start button. This
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| mounted in an awkward place no one will
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| | avoids the recycler giving you a blast of
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| clean the filter.
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| | hot air in the face every time the dryer
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| Before purchase make sure the model you
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| | is started.
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| buy comes complete with two venting
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