BUSINESS IDEA OF THE DAY.
Or "business idea du jour" if you live in the 35 e. snowking complex, was a way to recycle/reuse the heat from a dryer. this idea promptly put me to research. an average dryer uses aprox. 200 cubic feet of air per minute. it pulls air from inside the house spilling it outside. in the winter, that means the hot air that you already paid for, is being dumped outside at the rate of having a window open with a fan in it. in addition, it creates a vacuum inside your house, meaning all of those small cracks around doors, windows and chimney's turn into a highway for cold air to cool your house.
i try not to use a dryer. one of the first things i do when i move into a new house is install an indoor clothesline. p-cord and i-hooks. works great. and my clothes don't shrink or wear out as fast. anyways, i started writing a business plan for this idea to create a filter for the lent, and allowing hot, humid air (clutch in dry climates) to not escape outside, but inside.
after 2 hours of geeking out... damnit. it already exists. there are a few models actually, here is one. i will be purchasing one for my house, even though i won't be living here in 5 months. it's less than 15 bucks. just google shop "indoor dryer vent" and you'll find a bunch of dealers.
in other news, i should be getting a replacement camera soon. pictures of the so far cold/dry ski season to come.
