{"id":15762,"date":"2024-11-26T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.richardjay.com.au\/?p=15762"},"modified":"2025-02-25T13:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:43:42","slug":"comparing-drying-times-across-electric-gas-and-heat-pump-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richardjay.com.au\/comparing-drying-times-across-electric-gas-and-heat-pump-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing drying times across electric, gas and heat pump machines"},"content":{"rendered":"
Electric dryers are a popular choice in smaller applications, and are ideal for those who want a plug and play solution. However it is worth noting that the 20 amp electric dryer options do limit the possibility of providing enough heat to promote cycles below one hour, if drying times are a consideration for your business. For example, a dryer<\/a> with a 4kW element that needs to dry a load from an 8kg washer with 50% remaining moisture will take around one hour to remove four litres of water retained from the load of laundry. Gas is by far the most popular heat source for dryers in high-use applications, at a cost of only $0.03 per MJ, providing the fastest heating times and lowest cost per cycle.
\nWe have seen a move away from gas in mining and certain states due to government regulations, so electric heat is becoming more popular in on-premise laundries. However, electric machines do incur three times the running cost of gas, unless the customer has a large solar installation.<\/p>\nGas dryers \u2013 drying times<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nGas dryer cycle times are on average between 20 to 30 minutes. At Richard Jay we supply both natural and LPG options, allowing flexibility.<\/p>\nHeat pump dryers \u2013 drying times<\/strong><\/h4>\n