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110 volt portable dryers..... |
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Post# 271125 , Reply# 2   3/21/2008 at 04:11 (5,851 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Unless you have a washing machine with a very fast final spin, or an extractor, I shouldn't bother. Even after a final 1100 spin in my Miele, a half load of towels takes about 45min. Often will spilt up loads letting somethings air dry to lessen the work. If you do decide to go for a 110v dryer, try to find a vintage model. Least they had 1350watts of heating power, verus the puny 1200 or less offered today. L. |
Post# 271166 , Reply# 3   3/21/2008 at 09:03 (5,851 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)   |   | |
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Well, if a 110V dryer is all you can have, you might as well have one. We got by with one for years, though we had a basement. The practice was to hang laundry on the lines in the laundry room overnight then send it for a fluff 'n fold in the dryer for a wee bit. More work, certainly, than just throwing the wet wash right in the dryer, but also cheap. We had a Lady Kenmore portable dryer that had 1450 watts (I'm pretty sure) and in the 25 or so years we had it, all it ever needed was a new belt. veg |
Post# 271222 , Reply# 4   3/21/2008 at 13:52 (5,851 days old) by vintagesearch ()   |   | |
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thanks everyone. :) |
Post# 271282 , Reply# 5   3/21/2008 at 19:21 (5,851 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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I had a small Kenmore dryer for a couple of years back in college. The apartment didn't have hookups so I did the whole washer hooked to the kitchen sink thing. I hated the washer...it was the new kind that they make now. horrible washers... Anyways, the dryer was fine. It did take a very long time to dryer certain things but it did work and I was happy to not have to put a dollar in it. On average I would plan an hour per load in the 110 dryers. Half the power and twice the time. Jon |