Could I put a vented tumble dryer in a garage (no window but draughty) without the hose going outside?

Question

I want to buy a tumble dryer for the garage but there is no window to put the hose out of and I dont want to drill a hole in the wall. Condenser dryers seem an expensive option and I would't have thought it would create that much condensation. Or would it?!

Answer 1

Yep

Just creates warm damp air, that's all

Answer 2

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Could I put a vented tumble dryer in a garage (no window but draughty) without the hose going outside?
I want to buy a tumble dryer for the garage but there is no window to put the hose out of and I dont want to drill a hole in the wall. Condenser dryers seem an expensive option and I would't have thought it would create that much condensation. Or would it?!

Answer 3

You can get an attachment that connects to your dryer vent hose, looks like a box sits above or beside your dryer & you can open & close the vents. I have also been in your situation & ran the hose beside the dryer where it blows across the floor, put a piece of old panty hose over the end to catch lint. Be sure to change the panty hose about once a week depending on how much you use your dryer. Also, keeps your garage warm on cold winter days!

Answer 4

Not only does the hot air need someplace to go, all that moisture will make the house even warmer. Remember, too, that the lint filter doesn't stop all the lint. Venting the dryer into the room will coat everything with moist lint. Blech. Hang the clothing on hangers to dry them overnight. Tomorrow, when you have the vent, tumble the clothes to soften them back up. Letting them sit wet in the basket will encourage mold, and make the items stink (requiring a re-wash).

Answer 5

You can buy condensate traps the flexible hose goes into the trap where the water is collected and drained into a container and the air passes on through the hose much dryer this would work cause you could run a hose from the trap to outside

Answer 6

They sell an indoor dryer vent at Wal-Mart, Sears etc. It connects to the back of your dryer where the normal hose would go and has a little plastic container at the end. In the container you put 2-3 inches of water. It is made for using indoor.

Answer 7

You can buy an attachment for vented dryers where you put cold water into the device and attach it to the machine via a tube, it condenses it, I used this in my own kitchen when I couldn't afford a condenser dryer and it worked pretty well. You can buy them in Woolworths DIY stores or Cleeneze catalogue round the doors.

Answer 8

If it's drafty enough you should be ok. The problem is that the exhaust air is not only wet but warm. It will rise to the ceiling of the garage. If the ceiling is plasterboard it will eventually get moldy. If it is open rafters, it could be a problem for rot in the timbers.

Answer 9

Yes, but the garage will eventually get covered in fluff!. It's not just moist air that the vent vents

Answer 10

It should be ok without a vent outside,but if your worried about damp,put a plastic bucket with a layer of salt in,that will draw the damp out of the air.

Answer 11

Using a drier in an enclosed space will create a multitude of problems, condensation will form leading to wood rot, slime moulds and various other symptoms, the damp roof timbers will be more susceptable to attack from woodworm and fungal spores of wet and dry rot.
always vent to the outside,
Mike D,
Surveyor