I recently moved into a condo and purchased a spacesaver washer and dryer unit for the utility closet. The major problem is that there is no outside vent for a dryer vent. I live on the second floor and there is an attic. Is it ok to vent the dryer up into the enormous attic of my condo?? I am hearing all kinds of pros and cons on this. I have purchased an indoor dryer bucket that you fill with water, but it also makes my living space warm and i can imagine what it will do in the summer....eek.
2006-12-10 02:13:30 · 11 answers · asked by Dusty 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
I had this same problem in a condo I was renting. Venting to the attic will still make your house hot, unless you can get up in the attic and have a long enough hose to vent outside somewhere up there. What I did, it was a pain in the butt, but it was a solution. During winter, I would put an nylon (Pair of old hose or knee hi) on the end of the hose and let it heat the house. During summer I connected a really long hose to the dryer cut a hole a little bit smaller than hose in an old pizza box. Put the end of the hose through the whole and the put it in a window and shut the window around it. It worked perfect. It works best with those hoses that kind of squish together like an accordian, that way when you are done, you can squish back together and slide it next to your washer.
2006-12-10 05:46:37 · answer #1 · answered by t f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a real good idea. Although as a condo owner, I realize you have some say about certain things, but I'd bet there are probably some rules about that sort of thing. It will make a ton of lint that will deposit up there in the attic area. If you're going to go that far, you may as well go out thru the roof with some of the 4" metal vent pipe and let the lint blow away.
2006-12-10 02:22:59 · answer #2 · answered by Corky R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As said, no venting to the attic. Check your condo agreement to see what it says about washers and dryers. You may not be allowed to have them. If they are allowed, find out how the tenants association permits them to be installed. You will have to vent to the exterior so hopefully the closet has an outside wall or at least a short route to the outside.
good luck.
2006-12-10 02:24:20 · answer #3 · answered by St N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think management will like you cutting a vent hole into their attic. Your vent pipe is supposed to be as short as possible and then use the aluminum vent pipe. That flexible stuff just adds resistance and gathers lint. What you are doing now will have to suffice. Try to close the door to block off the dryer.
2006-12-10 02:26:43 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOOO - don't vent it into the attic.
The ideal fix for this would be to run a 4" duct through your attic space to your soffit vent, which is located at your roof overhang.
Your dryer blows out verrry humid air which does not work well with wood or insulation.
2006-12-10 02:56:50 · answer #5 · answered by Building Inspector 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the outside of your house is a vent where the lint exits. Go to any hardware store and buy a $2 strainer bag from the paint section. Place it over the exit vent and secure it with 3 small screws. It will still allow the lint to pass freely but the strainer bag will catch all of the lint. Empty when needed and place it back over the vent
2016-03-29 01:56:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEEDLESS TO SAY IT IS NOT THE PERFECT WAY BUT BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION U HAVE TO, I DONT LIKE BECAUSE THE DISTANCE TO HAVE YOUR DRYER PUSH THE AIR OUT, MOST DRYER MOTORS DONT HAVE THE VOLUME TO DO THIS, SECOND LINT GET STUCK INTO THE VENT PIPE AND HAS A TENDENCY TO BLOCK UP, AS FOR THE AIR GOING INTO YOUR ATTIC IT IS OK BECAUSE YOUR ATTIC IS INSULATED FROM THE LIVING QUARTERS.
2006-12-10 02:20:40 · answer #7 · answered by john t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vent bucket is best answer.Venting into attic you would most likely get thrown out when they found out.Ask you management how they do it.You may not even be allowed to have one.The attic is a no,no,no matter what fried's tell you.
2006-12-10 02:19:46 · answer #8 · answered by Larry-Oklahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hate to ask a question to a question but ... it is hard for me to believe they built a utility closte with no dryer vent? Ask your neighbors if there is one ion their closet and if not, maybe it was not meant for a dryer and maybe the dryer is supposed to be downstairs? if there is one? Something fishy here!
2006-12-10 02:29:39 · answer #9 · answered by Zippy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can run a vent pipe through the ceiling and through the roof
or it might be easier to have a hole for vent cut through the nearest wall.
if you run it straight into the attic, heat will build up and you'll feel it no matter what time of year.
be blessed!
2006-12-10 02:20:49 · answer #10 · answered by ramzee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋