Gas Appliance Technology Center: assessment of the state-of-the-art of gas-fired integrated appliances. Final report, December 1982-December 1983

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5746297

Hallinan, K; Jepson, S C; DeWerth, D W

The objective of the report is to provide an up-to-date technical and marketing assessment of gas-fired integrated appliances. The assessment was conducted by the Gas Appliance Technology Center. The oldest integrated system is the combination boiler-water heater. Several new versions of the system and a few integrated furnace-water heaters are currently marketed. While these integrated space and water heating systems may merit further evaluation, the integrated furnace-clothes dryer concept appears most worthy of further developmental study. A gas furnace-clothes dryer was marketed through 1960, but lost popularity to the electric clothes dryer. A gas-fired energy and space saving integrated furnace-clothes dryer, or perhaps a modular integrated furnace-water heater-clothes dryer, should be attractive to lower income purchasers and renters of condominiums, apartments and factory-built trailer homes.

• Research Organization: American Gas Association Labs., Cleveland, OH
• OSTI ID: 5746297
• Report Number(s): PB-86-158367/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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