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Dryer Problems: Inefficiency and Fire
Clothes Dryer Problems Can Lead to Inefficiency and Fire.
by Don Ames, www.detectenergy.com
Story appeared in my local newspaper the other day about an apartment laundry room that had dryer problems. It occurred to me, being the highly trained home energy auditor that I am, that any clothes dryer that had such a problem that it would catch fire, must have been a very inefficient clothes dryer for a long…
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