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We moved our almost new gas dryer from CA without realizing that there is only an electric hookup here. We are trying to decide whether to put in the gas line to the dryer (there is gas heating & we'll be having gas put in for a stove anyway) and keep our dryer or get rid of ours and purchase an electric dryer. It seems it will cost about the same either way. So, in the long run, is gas a lot more expensive here? Would electric be much cheaper or just a little? We do a lot of laundry. Thanks.
Any replies of gas vs electric would be appreciated. I'm looking at rentals that all, for some reason, seem to have gas heat/hot water/etc. I've heard it's a lot more expensive than electric - but don't have any proof. Help for all of us, please???
I'm very interested to find out about this, too. We've always had gas for oven, stove, water heater and dryer but our new home builder in NC uses electric standard for everything. Why is this?
With gas prices as high as they are these days, I would lean towards electric for as many things as possible. Some things gas is a good deal better....heating and stoves for example. But water heaters and dryers? I don't see the reason to make them gas when either works just as fine.
Well we had the same scenario. we opted to have a gas line installed. Pricey $900 through PSNC (who was the least expensive). I did not want an electric dryer regardless of cost just because they do not dry as well as gas (I have had both)they take longer, shrink clothing more. I am fine with our decision. I think coming from CA you will be shocked at what gas will run you over winter just because you are not used to having to run your heater like you have to here. I got our gas bill today and it was $230. In CA mine was between $10-18.00. I really do not think it has much to do with the dryer but just overall having to run the heater all day (I am home).
We had the same choice coming from AZ and chose to install the gas line. I've always read that over the long haul, gas dryer is cheaper. Even more than that though, it dries clothes much faster, which I love.
If a gas line cost $950 (which seems exceptionally high to me, I had a gas fireplace installed which required a 40' run of gas line through an outside wall and then thru my masonry fireplace and it was $500) I'd personally sell my gas dryer and buy a new electric one, assuming the cost differential was at least a few hundred bucks. I seriously doubt an electric dryer would eat up $300 in utilities OVER running a comparable gas dryer. And you get a brand new dryer out of the deal instead of a boring brand new gas line.
If a gas line cost $950 (which seems exceptionally high to me, I had a gas fireplace installed which required a 40' run of gas line through an outside wall and then thru my masonry fireplace and it was $500) I'd personally sell my gas dryer and buy a new electric one, assuming the cost differential was at least a few hundred bucks. I seriously doubt an electric dryer would eat up $300 in utilities OVER running a comparable gas dryer. And you get a brand new dryer out of the deal instead of a boring brand new gas line.
My utility room is upstairs that is why it cost so much. They had to run the line a special way so that it would not disperse the gas unevenly to my kitchen appliances,fireplace, heating etc. Hey the first quote I got was $1500! Plus I did get a brand new dryer out of the deal as the people who purchased our home in CA also bought the W/D with it!
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