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Heat pump dryers from LG and Whirlpool. Expensive and highly efficient. Whirlpool's is ventless. Unsure about LG

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The LG DLHX4072W (MSRP $1,599 in white or $1,699 in gray) is LG's first attempt at a heat pump dryer for the American market. It promises major energy savings, plus less wear and tear on clothes. I believe this has a vent

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Steve and Tony, I wonder about heat pump water heater. My understanding is that it generates a lot of cold air. Also noisy. http://www2.buildinggreen.com/blogs/heat-pump-water-heaters-cold-climates-pros-and-cons. What other high efficiency water heater options to we have? I would love to power the water heat with solar electric. RCB. We probably can't afford. Crow Wing Power offers

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Vent-less dryer avoids punching a hole in building envelope for vent. However, how well do they work? LG's LG WM3997HWA combo washer dryer is 4.3 cu ft and runs about $1,900. One needs the extra size to effectively dry clothes, as you want to only use about 50% of drum capacity for best results when drying. http://www.lg.com/us/washer-dryer-combos/lg-WM3997HWA-washer-dryer-combo Get pedestal so that we don't have to lean over to load. Pedestal also provides a bit of storage.

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