Desperate to find gas clothes dryer

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<p>My old dryer died this week and can not be repaired. I have searched and can not find a 25 inch gas dryer that vents to the right. I am desperate to find something that fits. Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>Go to Lowes or a local appliance store and ask them.</p>

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<p>Called three appliance stores. That’s how I know there are no right vented gas dryers. The last place suggested a European condensation dryer. Seriously…they are super expensive!</p>

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<p>Why does it have to be gas? There seem to be more options if you’re willing to go electric.</p>

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<p>I figured gas because there is a gas line there and no electrical outlet.</p>

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<p>I think part of the issue may be the specific width you’re looking for - you can buy a vent conversion kit for most (not all) gas dryers, per son, the big box appliance sales expert.</p>

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<p>Gas drying is far, far cheaper, in terms of energy efficiency and cost than electric. You want gas, if at all possible.</p>

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<p>Yeah, the vent shouldn’t be a problem. If it’s on the back, you should be able to use a kit to route it to the side.</p>

<p>Or, all of Whirlpool’s 27 inch wide dryers (gas or electric) can be converted from rear venting to bottom venting or side venting (either side) with a $50 4-way dryer vent kit:</p>

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<p>The problem is going to be finding something 25 inches wide. It looks like the standard sizes these days are 29 inches or 27 inches wide. Are you that tight for space ? No way to scoot the washer to the side a little bit?</p>

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<p>Extension cords can be very useful.</p>

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<p>Just bought a new washer/dryer. Researched extensively (caught a Cyber Monday on top of Black Friday deal!). I noticed websites stating only electric dryers had all of the available venting options. Therefore I know you will NOT find the option you want. This likely has to do with needing to vent the products of the gas heat source as well as the lint and moisture from the inside of the dryer, or the placement of the equipment converting the energy source to heat. Our house doesn’t have a gas line and my understanding is the reliability of gas dryers, plus price is higher. Electric dryers need a special outlet- depending on the home a preexisting one in the US will be one of two kinds and the dryer cord will be a separate piece plugged into both the dryer and the wall.</p>

<p>Purchasing a washer that extracts the most moisture from the clothes can reduce the energy needed for drying. Top load he washers have a max spin speed of 1100 rpms. Front load washers start at 1100, midrange (the ones on sale a week or so ago) usually 1200 and go up to 1400 rpms maximum.</p>

<p>There is always a tradeoff involved. Washers and dryers vary in height and depth but most (unless huge or extra small capacity) are 27" wide- good when the laundry room/passage to garage doors are 30" wide and they need to get into the room. Installation manuals have directions for required space on each side and top for various locations as well.</p>

<p>You may need to have work done to accommodate either a gas or electric dryer in that spot. Good luck.</p>

<p>PS- who knew how complicated buying a washer /dryer is???</p>

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<p>What brand are you replacing? GE and Whirlpool make 24 inch width units.</p>

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<p>Bad link above, my mistake. The gas dryer widths listed at Abt range from 27-29 inches.</p>

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<p>Same range of widths at the Sears site, but you can select '‘venting’ (left column) where they list 24 right venting units (but at least 27 inches wide).</p>

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<p>The 24" wide are all washer-dryer combo stacked units with far less capacity- 2.2 or 1.5 cu ft washers- than most and not high efficiency. Both gas and electric available- choice of 2 each. Since you will be hopefully using this for many more than 10 years you may want to consider changes to accommodate the typical 27" wide dryer (and washer). The costs of doing twice as many loads with extra water and drying time may make changes more reasonable. Not even sure you could do much bedding- such as blankets and comforters- with such small units.</p>

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<p>Gas is best…cheaper and MUCH FASTER drying time…no lag time between “assembly line washing”. </p>

<p>Electric dryers use a different plug-type so the person who suggested an extension cord must not realize that.</p>

<p>Are you sure that your old dryer is that narrow? Was it non-standard? What brand is it?</p>

<p>If it is that narrow, what space do you actually have? </p>

<p>How much do you want to spend? Is your washer near dying as well?</p>

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<p>Find a store that specializes in appliances. If you live anywhere near a metropolitan area there will be one. The place we use also has an appliance repair service. I’m talking about a place that values customer service, a place that will help you figure this out, that will send someone out to evaluate your space and help you pick out and install a product, and will stand by their work and product. Not Sears, not a big box place. Those stores are great for most of us with standard spaces and configurations, fine for those of us who can find a product in Consumer Reports that will work for us. That does not describe your situation. You want to work with someone who knows what they are doing, not a sales person. You may pay a bit more, but it will be worth it if you have unusual requirements.</p>

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<p>Sorry for the misunderstanding. It is not the width I am worried about. It is the depth. That is why I can’t use a rear vent. I did find a Whirlpool right vented gas dryer but it is too deep and will block the exit door to the deck. We use the door when we come in from the hot tub so we don’t drip water through the house. H says he is not running a new 220 line so I fear we will just have to block the door.</p>

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<p>I spent a lot of time searching for a shallow depth electric dryer, so I know it can be frustrating. There’s a Hotpoint gas dryer that’s only 25.5" deep; it’s the closest I know of to your specifications. It vents left, rear or bottom; if none of those options work, maybe you could try the vent kit that Interesteddad linked earlier. GE has one with the same venting options that’s 25.75". (You can see both on AJMadison and other online appliance stores that let shoppers search by size specs.)</p>

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<p>I’ve always had gas appliances and it is not difficult to find dryers. I just bought a “cheap” small gas dryer from Home Depot (around $300) that works incredibly well to install in a house for a senior family member. There are kits that can fix your venting issue. If the “store” installers won’t install because of the modifications - and that can really happen with the big boxes…have the appliance delivered and use a local appliance repair person.</p>

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<p>Went to Sears, Warner Stellians and Appliance Smart yesterday. Every place said there are no 25 in deep/flat back gas dryers on the market.</p>

<p>edit: Just checked the AJ Madison site and the GE and Hotpoint seem to be the best option! Thanks!. I will check with an installer and see if I can vent from the bottom. There is not enough space to vent from left or rear.</p>