Venting the dryer

[albertshaw]

If you have an electric dryer, would venting the dryer indoors save on heat in the winter?

I know I am not suppose to do it with a gas dryer – danger of carbon monoxide and other toxic gas.

But an electric dryer does not produce any harmful gasses – or am I wrong?

[theeagle]

yes you can vent an electric dryer inside .use nylons on the end of the pipe to catch extra lint. there are kits that have a flap to divert to inside or outside.

remember that doing this will also cause an increase in house moisture.

Remember the past or all is lost. http://www.geocities.com/theeagles_page/

[DanO]

** If you have an electric dryer, would venting the dryer indoors save on heat in the winter? **

It could. I don’t know if you’re actually notice any different on your heating bill though… depending on how much you have the dryer running.

** an electric dryer does not produce any harmful gases – or am I wrong? **

No but that is not the only consideration. A dryer does produce fine particulate matter which even the best (except a HEPA) filter won’t catch. It can lead to repertory problems and may also be against local building code.

In order to properly recover the heat, some sort of heat exchanger should be used to keep the exhaust air going outdoors.

IMO if you can avoid venting a dryer indoors (short of having to rebuild you house), you should vent it outdoors. You can read a bit about dryer venting at the following link:

– How long can my dryer vent be?
LINK > http://www.appliance411.com/links/jump.cgi?ID=778

JFYI

Dan O.
http://www.Appliance411.com/?ref411=Clothes+Dryer
The Appliance Information Site
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