{"id":10446,"date":"2007-03-06T12:23:36","date_gmt":"2007-03-06T12:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=10446"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:25","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:25","slug":"venting-a-dryer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2007\/03\/venting-a-dryer\/","title":{"rendered":"venting a dryer in a basement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"\" href=\"\"><\/a><br \/>\nIs it safe (and a good idea) to vent an electric dryer in a basement to the main sewer vent. <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re thinking of putting an electric dryer in the basement but to vent it we&#8217;d either have to cut through the foundation (too hard and probably not a good idea) or find another way to vent so the humid air doesn&#8217;t empty into the basement.  There is an upside down elbow shaped pipenext to to the stoop that is a vent from the main sewer line.  Could this be used as a vent line (withs some sort of one way flap in the vent tube so stinky gas wouldn&#8217;t come back into the dryer\/basement)?<\/p>\n<p>If MasterPlumber still posts, his views would be appreciated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it safe (and a good idea) to vent an electric dryer in a basement to the main sewer vent. 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