substantial equivalents applicant has found suitable for implementation of the present invention the silicon rubber heater products commercially available from watlow columbia inc of columbia mo those products provide a reliable low power source of heat at a temperature appropriate for use within the clothes dryer 10 with minimal risk for heat damage to the clothing held therein as also will appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art the slip ring assembly 42 is readily adaptable for delivery of electrical power from the power source 41 to the heating elements 30 as is also typical of currently available clothes dryers the clothes dryer 10 of the present invention must contend with the moisture removed from the drying clothing in the present invention however the moisture evaporated from the drying clothing is removed from the interior space 28 of the rotating drum 20 through the vacuum pump 36 in particular an exhaust 38 from the vacuum pump 36 discharges water vapor into the interior of the fixed housing 11 as a result the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises an exhaust blower 49 adapted to force air from within the fixed housing 11 through an exhaust duct 50 which is preferably adapted for interface with a conventional household dryer vent to.