From: "Greg Neill" 
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair alt.sci.physics misc.consumers.house pdaxs.services.electrical pdaxs.services.plumbing
Subject: Re: Clothes Dryer Heat-Settings Comparision?
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 15:40:16 -0500

"Nehmo Sergheyev"  wrote in message
news:foqzb.114551$M02.93055@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> A gas clothes dryer has an "air fluff" setting. This means it turns
> around and blows un-heated room-temperature air over the clothes.
> Eventually, the clothes will dry using this setting.
>
> Assuming average natural gas and electricity costs, assuming average
> household humidity, disregarding the inconvenience of the longer time
> for the job using air fluff, disregarding ware & tear on the machine,
> would it cost more or less in utilities to use air fluff rather than
> some heat setting?
>
> What if it were an electric heating-element dryer? What would the
> utilities' cost comparison be then?

Ah, there's nothing like turning your just-washed clothing
into an air filter for the house.  You could save a fortune
on furnace filters.