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Heat recovery in a laundry system

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6028161

In a laundry system including a washer, a dryer, and a water heater, improvement is disclosed of using a heat pipe to recover waste heat, whether it be from the hot air exhaust of the dryer or from the conductive losses from the dryer and to transfer that heat to the feed water of the water heater.

Assignee:
IFI; EDB-82-012597
Patent Number(s):
US 4275510
OSTI ID:
6028161
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English