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Gas vs. Electric Dryer
Interesting that your builder is charging extra for the gas line. Is he
including a circuit for an electric dryer in for free? I've been offered one or the other at no charge with the 2 houses I've had built. The person who suggested putting in both had a pretty good suggestion. Relatively inexpensive, when you consider the price of your townhouse, the monthly payment you make will change by only pennies, probably. Keep in mind that if gas prices go up, electric rates may rise right along with them. Many utilities burn natural gas to generate electricity. Some may switch to another fuel if they can, but that fuel would likely rise as well. That said, when we switched from an electric dryer to natural gas a decade ago, we noticed a several dollar per month drop in our electric bill. Maybe $75 per year. We did not notice much of an increase at all in our gas bill. So call it maybe $65 per year, so total payback in less than 3 years. Your results will vary based on the utility rates in your area. In this area, electricity is relatively inexpensive $0.07 per kwh. and gas is about 77 per therm. I've had to replace one timer on my electric dryer in the 5 years I've owned it (Kenmore) In the 12 years I've owned 2 gas dryers, both Maytags, no repairs needed. Hardly representative, I know, but that's my experience. HTH Dave "BrianEWilliams" wrote in message om... We are buying a new construction townhouse. Installing a gas line to the laundry area will be $100. A gas dryer cost $53 more than the same model in electric. I have seen headlines saying gas prices are going up. My question is this. Does anyone have a opinion on how long it will take me to save back my extra $153 in upfront costs for the gas dryer? Obviously this depends on the relative price of gas vs. electricity in the future which no one can predict, but opinions are welcome. Also, are there any maintenance issues with gas vs. electric dryers? This is the gas model we are thinking of getting: |
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