Dryer- Gas vs Electric
 

3rd eye wrote:
I just had the appliance guy at the local borg tell me that a gas
dryer is not as efficient as electric due to our mile high altitude
here.

I know. Most of these guys at the borg are hardly what I'd consider
experts in their field.

It's the first I'd heard of that.

Any merit to this?

I think he is crazy. Maybe he makes more off electric models.

BTW Gas is ever as "efficient" as electric. Gas is always something
less than 100% and electric is always 100%. If course in most places the
cost per BTU is much cheaper for gas. Ask the local gas company for cost
comparison.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

Dryer- Gas vs Electric
 

Joseph Meehan wrote:
BTW Gas is ever as "efficient" as electric. Gas is always something
less than 100% and electric is always 100%.

Perhaps Joseph intended to say "never" instead of "ever." With gas
appliances the combustion gases must be exhausted, and some of the heat
goes with it. With both gas and electric dryers, some of the heat is
lost in the moist exhaust, so the decreased efficiency with gas isn't as
big an issue as it is with other appliances.

Dryer- Gas vs Electric
 

Bob wrote:
Joseph Meehan wrote:
BTW Gas is ever as "efficient" as electric. Gas is always
something less than 100% and electric is always 100%.

Perhaps Joseph intended to say "never" instead of "ever."

Yea, I just got to find a spell check that knows what I mean not what I
type. :-)

With gas
appliances the combustion gases must be exhausted, and some of the
heat goes with it. With both gas and electric dryers, some of the
heat is lost in the moist exhaust, so the decreased efficiency with
gas isn't as big an issue as it is with other appliances.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit