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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laundry drying inside of a tumble dryer. When it’s too cold and wet to dry laundry outside, a tumble dryer is your best friend.

Virtually all the major appliances in my off-grid home run on gas, including the refrigerator. Our gas dryer has been a workhorse since we purchased the property in 2006, and it wasn’t new when we ...