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darz5150
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# Posted: 11 Jun 2025 02:27pm
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Does anybody have one. I am thinking about getting one.
I think someone mentioned having one before..
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DaveBell
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# Posted: 11 Jun 2025 08:22pm
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Fan and clothes line.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 11 Jun 2025 10:07pm
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I've been living in a cabin for about 20 years.
I have a clothesline, 2 wooden clothes racks, 2 retractable clothes lines by the wood stove etc.
Since my wife passed away. I was doing laundry the other day, and had everything on the clothesline and racks outside, then got hit with a small rain shower out of nowhere.
I thought someone on here posted about having a small electric dryer that they used with a portable washing machine with a spin dryer like what I have.
So I was thinking about adding a small electric dryer.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 11 Jun 2025 10:17pm
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There is a Laundromat at a motel about 2 1/2 miles away. But I prefer not to go there unless absolutely necessary. It costs $4 bucks per load in the washer, and about a buck to dry it.
But I prefer to wash my things in a way to avoid the funk of a public facility. When I do laundry at home, at least I know what funk is involved. As opposed to bed bugs among other funk.   
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paulz
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# Posted: 11 Jun 2025 10:37pm - Edited by: paulz
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You’re probably not thinking of me but I earlier this year put and posted about a 110v washer dryer combo behind the cabin. The dryer was natural gas that I converted to LP, about 15 bucks for the jet. I don’t normally use the dryer, doing the clothes line in the cabin over the wood stove thing. But it’s there if needed.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 11 Jun 2025 11:15pm - Edited by: darz5150
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Actually I did think of you. You've posted pics of your set up. That's kinda what got me thinking of getting a small dryer, as a back up. We have always done well with the wood racks/clothes line and retractable lines and wood stove even in the winter. Even the fans like Dave suggested work well.
I still really like the Panda washer/spin dryer that we have. But I am still adjusting to doing everything on my own.
The little rain shower that I got really made me consider a small electric dryer. I will probably get one, but I was just looking for real world input on what to get.
I have grid power, solar and generator power.
The solar easily runs the washer, and I was trying incorporate running a small dryer also. The spin dryer on the washer works great, to where it doesn't take a whole lot to finish drying the laundry.... Unless it rains when the sky is clear and the laundry is outside. Lol
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paulz
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# Posted: 11 Jun 2025 11:43pm
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Couple things.. the dryer is 110v too of course, lp is just for the heat. And, being upright instead of sideways, the drum won’t start up with a heavy wet load, too much weight. I can start it spinning by hand and slam the door if I’m quick lol. It seems to take more juice than the washer, which of course sits sideways.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 12 Jun 2025 07:58am
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An elec dryer is going to be an energy HOG, not terrible as you have grid and gen but I wouldnt try to run one with my solar/inv (why when there is other to feed a hog). And small vs mini?
So just an apt size elec dryer should work, no?
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darz5150
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# Posted: 12 Jun 2025 09:40am
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Quoting: gcrank1 So just an apt size elec dryer should work, no?
That's what I am looking at.
Some can be wall mounted and don't have to be vented.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 12 Jun 2025 11:28am
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If not vented you WILL get ALL that humidity into the space.
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Fanman
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# Posted: 12 Jun 2025 01:33pm
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We have full size washer and dryer at the cabin... outside under an overhang as there's no room inside. The first few years we didn't have the dryer, but after a couple of very wet summers where wet laundry was constantly hanging on lines on the screen porch my wife put her foot down and demanded a dryer... which I got used for $50. Painted 'em dark brown so they aren't so visible against the dark logs of the cabin. Like @paulz ours runs on LP, converted from NG, 110V just runs the motor, our 2000W inverter generator easily handles it if the mains power is out. But we still use the outside clothesline when the weather is good.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 12 Jun 2025 03:03pm
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Quoting: gcrank1 If not vented you WILL get ALL that humidity into the space.
Good point. I will probably vent it. Not to mention where will the lint go. They sell indoor vent kits. I will wait to see how it works first.
I still will use the other clothes lines and racks when the weather is good.
Another thing I have to deal with when hanging stuff outside is the cottonwood fluff. When it comes down, it covers everything.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 12 Jun 2025 04:31pm
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And the past weeks we have been dealing with the thick yellow pine pollen!
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