"Joseph Meehan" wrote in
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Linda Grant wrote:
Hello. My gas dryer is not economically feasible to repair (its very
old)
and I want to buy a new one. I've never had to buy a dryer before.
I found two that interests me and would like
some advice on which would be the better buy.

The first one is a Sears Kenmore with 22,000 BTU's. The other one is
a Maytag with 18,000 BTU's of heating power. My understanding is
that it would be better to buy the dryer with more BTU's. Is this
correct? Would the difference in BTU's be significant in its abilty
to dry clothes.

The Maytag is somewhat more expensive but not a great deal. It has a
door that swings open while the Kenmore has a drop-down hamper door.
I like the
door that swings open better.

Thankyou.

The BTU input has very little to do with a dryer's performance.
Other
design factors are much more important. Remember that the gas is on
ONLY when it is called for. It heats the dryer up to the design
temperature and then, like your furnance, it cycles on and off to keep
it at that temperature. I would suggest that too high a BTU input
would be at least as bad as too small.



Thanks. I didnt know that. I always thought more was better.