Venting a Dryer
I just realized that the dryer in my brownstone is not venting to the outside (there is no hose attached to the vent on the back of the dryer). Recognizing this is a fire hazard, I need to do something asap; either have a professional come look at if/how venting to the outside can be…
I just realized that the dryer in my brownstone is not venting to the outside (there is no hose attached to the vent on the back of the dryer). Recognizing this is a fire hazard, I need to do something asap; either have a professional come look at if/how venting to the outside can be done or get a self-venting machine. Venting to the outside might be difficult given the location of the machines (it would be easiest to vent upwards, which is a no-no, versus sideways or down). I would also imagine an all-in-one self-venting machine isn’t as effective as having a separate washer/dryer. Of course the third, most environmentally option, would be to hang everything to dry.
Any suggestions? Can anyone recommend a professional individual/company to have a look?
Gawd, these high falutin bourgeois townhouse owners never know what they have.
After all that, he thinks it might be gas!!!!
What a waste of time. Get your story straight and then ask for advice.
Whatever it is, I still want to use your rinse and spin cycle.
Yes, I was excited by the inauguration and posted without thinking, something I never have done in the past.
I think I was the one who first mistakenly said CO2, but meant CO (and new DIBS meant carbon monoxide).
Biff, I have the same situation. Having my washer/dryer stacked units venting into my unheated laundry room didn’t help the clean up from the Great Pipe Bust of 2009 that I experienced yesterday. My plumber gave me a jaundiced look, and told me to either get it vented, or buy the kit mentioned. If you run to HD or Lowe’s, please pick one up for me. Thanks.
Thanks, I’m now thinking that unfortunately it’s a gas dryer, but will confirm tonight. If gas, I likely won’t have the cheap and easy solution available. One should always take one’s gas to the outside.
There are no other towels or fabric items in the closet. The doors are louvered (and usually open when the dryer is on).
Sorry, cmu, I meant CO. Thanks for pointing that out. Yes, it’s a big difference. And I was a chemistry major too, arrrggggghhhhhh.
CO2 is different from CO, one’s carbon dioxide (by-product of any combustion) and the other is monoxide (product of incomplete combustion.) Former is a nuisance, latter a killer.
A Co2 meter measures how efficient the burner is (more Co2 less efficient). A CO detector warns of potentially toxic conditions, and is required by NYC law in habitable spaces.
Biff….Your best solution, given that you have an elec. dryer is a ‘lint bucket’ – non-technical term.
If you had gas, I say take it to the outside!
SenatorStreet provided a link. You can easily get the Kit from Home Depot or Lowe’s and it’s an easy do it yourself. The ‘lint bucket’ can sit in the closet right next to your dryer. However, if you keep towels and other fabric items in that closet with your dryer, you may get lint and moisture on them. I say move them.
Also, move your dryer away from the wall. It shouldn’t sit so close to a wall.
Are your doors to the closet louvered or solid? Technically, they should be louvered so moisture and heat can escape. If they’re solid, I would keep the doors to the closet open while running the dryer.
I wish I had a washer/dryer in my unit. Can I come over and do a load?
I installed an unvented gas “fake coal” burner in my fireplace. We closed up the damper. The most reputable chimney guys in Philadelphia restored three chimneys in my friends home and installed one of these units in his living room, where they had sealed up the chimney.
They ran it for aover an hour for him with a real CO2 meter…not the cheap kind you place in your home and the level, as it is in a kitchen, was undetectable.
The CO2 only results from flames that don’t burn blue, that is, when there are unburned gases remaining.