Comments by "Traveller" (@traveller23e) on "Home Electrification: There's not a lot to do, and it doesn't have to be hard (Part 1)" video.

  1. Just a note regarding dryers: I'm not sure how common they are in the US, but in Europe condensing dryers are very much a thing. These basically just use a heat pump to evaporate the water from the clothes and then condense the water into a tank that you empty when it's done. They're practical because you don't have to deal with either the same level of mold or potential hot-air exhaust ports, but they've also got to be way more efficient than any gas-powered alternative.
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  2. I've lived much of my life in houses with a limited electricity supply, and yeah it's really not that big a deal. Just when the circuit breaker trips you feel like a bit of a moron as you go to turn the washing machine off so you can finish drying your hair or using the oven.
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  3. Yeah, a lot of things especially tech-related are a disaster waiting to happen and really need to be standardised at the very least and also preferably open-sourced. However, it should be noted that this isn't something to demand from companies; companies exist for one purpose, and one purpose alone: making money. The real people to demand action from are lawmakers who can create provisions for the regulating authorities to authoritatively regulate.
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