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Bitcoin Mining Clothes Dryer

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Here at the homestead we host guests at our house as well as a 20ft yurt so one of the largest power usages is the electric clothes dryer. In the busy season, the dryer is usually running for several hours a day. It made a lot of sense to use a Bitcoin miner for the heat instead of the heating element in the dryer.

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I tried to use what I already had as much as possible to connect the miner to the dryer, so for less than $100 I was able to make it work. Basically needed a 20a 220v breaker and 220v outlet plus some ductwork. I simply cut a hole in the heating duct in the back of the dryer and attached a 6in duct coupling to it. If I need to I can cap off the coupling and continue to use the dryer as normal. Basically if the Bitcoin miner breaks down I won't be stranded without a dryer.

To operate, I set the dryer to timed dry, set the heat to air dry, and turn on the miner. After using it for a dozen loads or so it definitely works well. Next I will be working on how to reduce the noise from the miner fans but to start I wanted to make sure it was capable of drying laundry first. Feels good to get sats back for one one of the largest power usages on the homestead!

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Guy Swann 1y ago

Have you noticed that it takes any longer to dry the clothes? Have you compared the electricity usage and sats output by chance?

I’m really curious about any hard details you can gather on this because it’s something nostr:npub1ajv7m32k0cpgzha32qszsh304qusjvwwmavus0ttktzldms4xzusuftppj has been talking about for a long time and I’d considered it as well.

Heating the house with miners has been great, but it’s significantly more expensive than the gas heat we had (our gas is significantly cheaper than electrical), but we don’t get that benefit with the dryer. So that might make it a more interesting proposition. 🤔

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rev.hodl 1y ago

I tried to do a direct comparison for the power usage but it was too difficult. The dryer seemed to draw a lot of amps to get the heating element hot then power down and cycle on and off again throughout. I didn't have a meter that could easily track the power usage for the dryer.

As far as time to dry, I treat drying a little differently in my situation. I try to keep the dryer running continuously throughout the day as I do laundry. So as soon as the washer is done, hopefully the dryer is done too. That way I can keep feeding the dryer.

All in all, I've been very impressed with how well it works for how cheap/simple it was to modify the dryer.

If you have a miner sitting around, not hashing, why not find a way to put it to work?