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MR GUS
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« on: May 21, 2009, 11:42:22 AM »
Sorry it took so long to find again,  thought I'd stuck it in favourites.

http://www.raycotechnologies.org/how_to_build_a_wood_fired_clothe.htm

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« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2009, 01:06:01 AM »
Top Marks! Thanks, Gus.
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« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2010, 12:34:43 PM »
I made one of these a few years back - It worked for about 6 months but was getting too hot and I could not be bothered sorting out the air flow etc.. It's a scaffold pipe welded in the top of a gas cylinder/wood stove conversion. I piped the hot air (via a haidryer fan) directly into the side of the tumble dryer. I had a switch that disconnected the heating element in the dryer!
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« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2010, 12:49:44 AM »
Very impressive. I'm still toying with various ideas. What I'd really like to do is stick some water coils into a tumble drier, then it could recirculate water from a hot water cylinder, or direct from a solar collector, or from a heat source etc.
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2010, 05:18:42 AM »
This is cool!  I used to think about having my partner make me a solar powered charge for my cellphone but after seeing this, I want this too!!!
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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2010, 10:17:36 AM »
Ivan,

Why not build a small drying room/ cupboard with a radiator in it to dry the clothes, slatted shelves and rails for hangers at the top ?

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« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2010, 04:24:35 PM »
Or you could build a solar powered drier now summer is nearly here.

I was thinking perhaps a long piece of string between two posts, with clips to hold the clothes on. If there was wind as well as sunshine this could speed up the drying process. I wonder if this could catch on?  Grin Grin Grin

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« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2010, 05:12:51 PM »
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Very impressive. I'm still toying with various ideas. What I'd really like to do is stick some water coils into a tumble drier, then it could recirculate water from a hot water cylinder, or direct from a solar collector, or from a heat source etc.

Ivan - use a car heater matrix - nice and compact.

IIRC these are rated about 4kW



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« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2010, 10:13:54 PM »
my wife has managed to turn our expensive wedding present John Lewis bath sheets (like towels - but huge...) into sandpaper. Only battering in a tumble dryer makes them nice n fluffy - but we dont have a tumble dryer (but do have a water wheel laugh  Grin
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