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Re:Why Nuclear Power, Not Renewables, Is the Path to Low-Car... by mpweiher on Monday June 14, 2021 @10:28AM (#27502928)
> Dryers in Europe are famously ineffective

Citation needed.

Europe's Clothes Dryers Consume Half As Much Energy As America's

https://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/06/11/euro...

> many people still air dry on clotheslines

I have a very efficient and effective dryer and still dry on clotheslines from time to time. Saves energy, is very quick when the sun is shining.

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Re:Why Nuclear Power, Not Renewables, Is the Path to Low-Car... by kleiba on Monday June 14, 2021 @10:33AM (#27503001)
We bought an especially energy efficient dryer in Europe a couple of years ago. It takes about twice as long to dry a load of clothes (2.5~3 hours) as the one at my folk's house in North America.
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Re:Why Nuclear Power, Not Renewables, Is the Path to Low-Car... by seszett on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:12AM (#27503533)
That's part of how it gets to a high efficiency. You sometimes have a fast and inefficiency mode as well, although I've never needed to have my clothes dry right now, so I just run the dryer during off-peak hours and the clothes are dry in the morning.
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