The 'new' tech drier hydronics is just better control of a heat source to evenly heat a normal forced air clothes dryer system. You can bet there is a 'smart' motor spinning the drum & the forced air exhaust may be variable to better ramp up temperature of wet clothes to where it will shed moisture faster. The fact they are offering retrofit options they promise to install in thirty-minutes should warn us of something, just not clear as to what!
http://www.dryermiser.com/Home/tabid/4910/ctl/Terms/language/en-US/Default.aspx
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I figure a lot of it is based on cost. When gas was cheap, it wouldn't make much sense to spend $500 on a ulta efficient heat exchanger for a consumer drier. It would have made sense to spend $10 for 15%.
Now it might make sense to use a 100W compressor heat pump exchanger. I expect it would retail under $100, mass produced. Smaller, lighter, but not a lot different parts than the $89 dorm fridges.
http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/502047
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