I've had to do that before, it wasn't very reliable but it's something! It would be cool to get into dehydrating food and canning. I admire that you do :) The goal is to eventually be completely self reliant so it's definitely in the plans.
Ah that makes sense, I have not really looked into those ecofans. I'm excited to read the blog about that! Good advice you followed haha I should've done that also re: starting with the smaller setup. It's amazing how much of an appreciation I've developed for laundry machines now. Having animals makes everything get dirty much faster and I do not miss only going to town for laundrying once every 1-2 months. I've also washed things in the tub before and it does not get the animal smells and fur out at all.