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> It consists of a heat pump embedded into a bathroom ceiling that blows out warm, dehumidified air onto clothes hung below. Heating the room to up to 35C (95F)
by adrianmonk 2y ago
> It consists of a heat pump embedded into a bathroom ceiling that blows out warm, dehumidified air onto clothes hung below. Heating the room to up to 35C (95F) to 40C, this room-sized clothes dryer can make short work of a load of washing (hung on a rail straddling the room) in about three hours.
This might be fine in cooler climates, but here in Texas, I'm using AC more often than not, and this would fight against the AC, which seems wasteful.
Point being, when something is done differently in different parts of the world, sometimes it's because a different solution works better in different circumstances.
- avar 2y agoIf you're going through the trouble of embedding an appliance in your ceiling you could just heat insulate the "drying room" from the rest of the house, and place a door on it that wouldn't allow air to pass through. Given that, I'd expect such a device to be more efficient in Texas, not less.
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoJapan is pretty hot and humid in the summer, but AC isn’t guaranteed. The shower rooms are usually pretty hermetically isolated from the rest of the house, however, including the toilet.
- lmz 2y agoWouldn't the AC's outdoor unit release some hot air that would be great for drying your laundry? Although it maybe not possible if you're forbidden to dry laundry outside.