ventless dryer question
I’m buying a place with a laundry closet that I’m pretty sure does not have a vent for a dryer and currently houses one of those electric combination condensation dryers that I’ve heard do not work very well. What’s the easiest and best way to upgrade to a stackable electric laundry unit? Have the sponsor…
I’m buying a place with a laundry closet that I’m pretty sure does not have a vent for a dryer and currently houses one of those electric combination condensation dryers that I’ve heard do not work very well. What’s the easiest and best way to upgrade to a stackable electric laundry unit? Have the sponsor upgrade the electricity to 220V (I’ve heard those electric ventless laundry systems work way better than the 110V) or have the sponsor just put a vent in the closet? I’m not sure which would be easier–thanks!
We are also thinking of replacing a venting dryer with a ventless one (so we can move it to a closet). Do they take a lot longer to dry clothes??
I have the LG full-size combo unit (about the same price, a little cheaper) than the bosch stacked and I love it almost as much as my family. Yeah, sometimes the clothes are wrinkled, but it has a steam feature that takes care of that.
It also takes 110 volts…
I bought the Bosch ventless for my rentals and they work fine. No complaints.
I have the Bosch 220 v washer/dryer unit…no vent…the dryer relerases the condensation into the drain…no problems with it.
Similar situation — but we didn’t want to pay for venting and went with the bosch stackable washer & dryer about two years ago. We really like them and really don’t see any difference in outcome between it and vented dryer. We do have to keep the closet door open while drying so air can get in/out of it (which you should do with a vented one anyway, so it’s not that different). Clothes do not come out piping hot like vented models, but they are perfectly dry, not wrinkled, etc. And the non-vented use less energy than vented models – good for my wallet and the environment!
Good luck!
Thanks for the info, yeah it seems like my two options are the Bosch units (which I’ve looked into and would require upgrading the electrical) or getting them to put in a vent. It’s new construction (already built, and there is venting in the building-just not my unit) and I’m not sure which they’ll agree to but it sounds like venting would be best for me and upgrading the electrical would be easier for them.
It’s hard to tell from your post, but is venting actually physically possible? If it is, then I’d suggest getting them to create a vent, which is not to say it’s easier… I suspect that upgrading the electric is easier — venting would require some construction. All that said, I wasn’t able to vent my dryer and got stacked Bosch units. I like them quite a lot honestly, but the dryer produces a lot of heat that gets dispensed into the apartment. A vented dryer will be a lot cooler.
no gas unfortunately, so I just have to make the best with this electric set-up.
If there’s a gas supply, gas vented dryers are way more efficient and faster. Next in line: electric vented. A 220V ventless dryer is OK; 110 is very slow.