I'll bet many more house fires have been caused by electric dryers! ;-) >
> Seriously though, there are so many failsafes I doubt very much that a gas
> dryer is any more dangerous than an electric one.
>
> They certainly seem to be more durable. 21 years old and still going > strong.
My first lasted about that long. (Support spider for drum failed, If I'd known I could get one at the time it would have been repaired). It was replaced by an almost identical one. Both White Knight.
Their service/spares dept is excellent in my experience.