Gas dryers are taking some heat, but they still have a place in many laundry rooms In some areas, gas dryers can be much cheaper to operate than electric dryers. By Keith Flamer If your home has a ...

According to our recent surveys, electric dryers account for 73 percent of the machines owned by CR members. Nonetheless, our decades of research and testing show that gas dryers perform just as well.

Electrolux designs washers and dryers aimed at residential use. Its product lineup includes front-load and top-load washers, along with electric and gas dryers. Known for energy-efficient features ...

Per unit, electric dryers consume about 782 kilowatt hours each year while gas dryers use about 2.28 million Btu a year, according to DOE data. That doesn’t count other environmental factors ...

For the dryer, you need either gas or — in the US — a special 220 V outlet because the heating elements require a lot of wattage, and doubling the voltage keeps the current levels manageable.