I never knew some washer/dryer units run on gas

[Anonymous]

There is no such thing as a gas clothes washer. Dryers can be gas but only if you have the high voltage circuit that's required. This is the same type of circuit used for level 2 car chargers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as a gas clothes washer. Dryers can be gas but only if you have the high voltage circuit that's required. This is the same type of circuit used for level 2 car chargers.

Ooops, sorry, I meant electric dryers need the high voltage. Gas dryers need a gas pipe connection. Most people don't have both in their laundry area.

[Anonymous]

Had gas dryer in old house. Ran exactly same way as our current electric. No difference in operation.

[Anonymous]

People, there's a big difference in installation of gas vs. electric appliance. You cannot simply remove one and put in another without rewiring electric or running a new gas pipe. This is true for your dryer, oven, water heater, furnace, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a gas dryer, gas hot water heater, gas stove and gas heat. And a gas fireplace. My oven is electric. And my washer runs on electricity - but when it runs on the hot water cycle, the water is heated by gas. I cant afford to replace all the appliances with electric ones.

+1. I am replacing the gas appliances with electric when they die.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People, there's a big difference in installation of gas vs. electric appliance. You cannot simply remove one and put in another without rewiring electric or running a new gas pipe. This is true for your dryer, oven, water heater, furnace, etc.

+1. We'd have to upgrade our electric to accommodate an electric water heater and laundry set.

[Anonymous]

I'm going to blow your mind. Refrigerators can run on natural gas.

[Anonymous]

When I was growing up, we used to hang our wash on the line dryer in the back yard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to blow your mind. Refrigerators can run on natural gas.

Yes, I've seen propane powered refrigerators. They are generally meant for houses without electricity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I was growing up, we used to hang our wash on the line dryer in the back yard.

Definitely the most economical and green method of drying laundry. Of course you have to plan laundry day around the weather forecast. Also, some HOAs do not allow outdoor clothes lines or drying racks, although I wouldn't turn you in if I saw one.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a gas dryer, gas hot water heater, gas stove and gas heat. And a gas fireplace. My oven is electric. And my washer runs on electricity - but when it runs on the hot water cycle, the water is heated by gas. I cant afford to replace all the appliances with electric ones.

Oh please. You can afford it easily; they have sales all the time.

You can afford it, you just don’t want to do the right thing for the planet.

I'm in a similar situation and will wait until the appliance breaks down before replace with electric. It seems wasteful to rip everything out now. Some of the items are only 8 years old from when we renovated.

This. Use some common sense. Getting rid of a newish appliance causes more harm than good.

Believe it or not, some states (like Maryland) are encouraging people to do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to blow your mind. Refrigerators can run on natural gas.

Definitely for the off-grid crowd. The biggest problem is that they have to be vented to the outside just like any other gas powered appliance.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a gas dryer, gas hot water heater, gas stove and gas heat. And a gas fireplace. My oven is electric. And my washer runs on electricity - but when it runs on the hot water cycle, the water is heated by gas. I cant afford to replace all the appliances with electric ones.

Oh please. You can afford it easily; they have sales all the time.

You can afford it, you just don’t want to do the right thing for the planet.

I'm in a similar situation and will wait until the appliance breaks down before replace with electric. It seems wasteful to rip everything out now. Some of the items are only 8 years old from when we renovated.

This. Use some common sense. Getting rid of a newish appliance causes more harm than good.

Believe it or not, some states (like Maryland) are encouraging people to do this.

Myth, not fact. Maryland's recommendation is for newly built housing, not older houses with existing appliances.

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Anonymous wrote:HORRIBLE!

We are in a climate crisis, people! Gas appliances are causing it.

You really need to get all gas appliances out of your house as soon as possible!!

This is true. Especially gas stoves:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1115811.page

They are unethical, as well as very dangerous.

Stop it. Burning natural gas directly in an appliance is more efficient than burning it in a power plant to generate electricity and then transporting it across the countryside to a transformer to a local distribution line to power a dryer (with line and efficiency losses all along the way). Indoor air quality is not an issue for a properly vented appliance (dryer or stove). If you want to “save the planet,” hang your laundry in an outside line. Otherwise, please educate yourself with something other than propaganda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:HORRIBLE!

We are in a climate crisis, people! Gas appliances are causing it.

You really need to get all gas appliances out of your house as soon as possible!!

This is true. Especially gas stoves:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1115811.page

They are unethical, as well as very dangerous.

Stop it. Burning natural gas directly in an appliance is more efficient than burning it in a power plant to generate electricity and then transporting it across the countryside to a transformer to a local distribution line to power a dryer (with line and efficiency losses all along the way). Indoor air quality is not an issue for a properly vented appliance (dryer or stove). If you want to “save the planet,” hang your laundry in an outside line. Otherwise, please educate yourself with something other than propaganda.

Wrong. Gas appliances are bad.

Science is real.