05-23-2014, 09:05 AM
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Originally posted by KathyH
I was a gas dryer lover on the mainland and brought one. I found it went through a 5 gallon tank more quickly than I liked, and it was annoying when it ran out unexpectedly. I wasn't using it for cooking, drying only (family of 2-4).
I wouldn't go back. I like my electric dryer much better, which has great features including very precise gradations in heat -- but then, I am fussy about taking care of clothes. The old electric dryers were awful, but in the last decade or so where electric has gone electronic, that has changed.
I crunched the numbers on gas versus electric two years ago in operating costs. I don't have the numbers anymore, but I determined that the financial savings didn't add up to get a gas model. You need to factor in unexpectedly running out and burning gas in your car to go fetch more propane into the cost analysis even if it happens very rarely. Sometimes we use the electric dryer but its pretty rarely. You do need a covered/sheltered area to hang clothes to line dry them though.
The only reason I would get a gas model is if I was off grid.