Vent A Dryer Into Attic

The dryer vents into the attic and not outside.

Vent a dryer into attic.

To make the dyer more efficient you can buy an inexpensive heat diverter and install it in the exhaust duct of electric dryers only not gas dryers you ll save about 50 worth of heat per load in the winter. Recently we have simply vented the dryer into the attic. Dryer lint is also highly flammable. As seniors cleaning out the vent is a hassle because we can t climb into the attic or move out the stacked washer dryer to get to the vent.

How can i vent it outside to make it less of a fire hazard improperly vented dryers and lint buildup cause over 15 000 fires a year. If it s really difficult to find a way to vent the dryer to the outside an acceptable alternative is to vent it directly into the crawl space. The less back pressure is created by the roof vent the more efficiently the system performs. We are wondering if there is any other way to vent the dryer which is gas.

Considering that back pressure higher than 6 wci is generally recognized as inefficient you can see that venting through the roof with non dryer specific vents is immediately problematic. However condensation collected in the low spots of the flexible hose. Some homeowners use a much simpler system of venting down into a bucket of water like in the photo at the top of this page. Not all dryers will allow for this so be sure to check the owners manual to ensure it can be vented in this manner.

You can buy a box called an indoor dryer vent kit at home improvement stores and it manages to control most of the lint but not the water dumped into the air. The dryer was originally connected to the same duct as both bathroom vent fans. Venting your dryer to the attic is not only a potential fire hazard but can result in moisture problems which causes more problems. Flexible dryer hose vented to the soffit.

In these cases it may be necessary to vent your dryer through the attic. Cindy asks my dryer vents into my attic. A dryer vent should be vented outside. Do not vent a dryer directly.

The attic is usually colder than the rest of the house during the winter and that can create a problem for a dryer vent. The problem with attics.