Natural gas clothes dryers
Using very little electricity, natural gas clothes dryers operate more economically than electric dryers.
Benefits
Save energy and money
A natural gas dryer uses about half the energy it takes to dry the same load in an electric dryer. Gas dryers may also be less expensive to operate than electric dryers. Depending on energy costs and region, drying a typical load of laundry in a
gas dryer may cost 10 to 15 per cent less than in an electric dryer.
Instant, efficient heat
A natural gas dryer heats up instantly to full temperature with clean, gentle, moist heat.
Improve the appearance of your clothes
Depending on your dryer and its settings, your clothes may come out of the dryer with fewer wrinkles.
Less electricity means energy savings
A natural gas dryer uses electricity to turn the drum and natural gas to provide heat. Since much less electricity is required, the average savings is 10 to 15 per cent per load. If you do a lot of laundry, the savings can add up fast!
How a natural gas dryer works
Natural gas and electric dryers have similar operating mechanisms, except for the heating unit. When a natural gas dryer is turned on, electronic ignition lights a burner and the air is heated by a flame instead of an element. The warmed air circulates around the tumbling load of clothes, picks up moisture and passes through a lint trap before it's sent outside through an exhaust duct.
Before you buy
- Think about where the dryer will be located
- What are the dimensions of the space where it will be installed?
- Where will the dryer be exhausted?
- How much capacity do you need?
- Which direction does the door need to swing?
- Can you choose a stacked washer and dryer in the space you have?
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