I live in a older brick home. I was told I need to put a hole in the wall. How do I go about doing that? Thanks for your help.
2006-12-26 11:17:25 · 13 answers · asked by Mary J 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
The dryer is electric and in the basement. I brought a lint trap to use for venting however, it got so steamy the walls were sweating. I think I have to vent outside.
2006-12-26 11:31:41 · update #1
Gas, electric, woodfired, or hamster-powered, all clothes dryers need to have their warm moist drying air vented to the outside.
Yes, there are devices that will exhaust that air inside your house; they are little more than lint traps. Using them will fill your house with warm moist air, which will condense on cool surfaces, including the insides of your walls. This will cause discomfort at best, structural damage at worst. Don't do it. You need a 4" diameter hole in a wall near the dryer.
Masonry holes are hard. The good news is it need not be perfectly round. Buy the vent cap first, and just make sure the opening will be covered by the flange on the vent cap. Then, using the duct on the vent cap as a template, draw a circle on your wall. (Make sure there are no pipes and wires where you will cut the hole.)
Using a masonry bit, drill a series of small holes around the circle you drew, no more than 1" apart. Then break out the brick in the middle with a hammer and stone chisel, and you will have your hole.
After installing the vent duct, seal around in with low-expansion insulating foam; it comes in an aerosol can.
2006-12-26 11:37:30 · answer #1 · answered by warm106fm 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Assuming it's a gas dryer, and assuming you have a double masonry wall, you need a long drill bit and either a hole saw large enough for the vent pipe (4") or you could chisel it out for a pipe to fit.
Electric dryers don't need to vent outside, but gas dryers do, as they produce carbon monoxide, a known killer.
2006-12-26 11:20:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suffer with COPD and scent sensitivity migraines and my neighbor's vent is 2 feet from my front door. The dust, lint, heat and scent get into my entire condo including my master bedroom that is directly above this vent. The City, Management Co., Bd. of Directors, and an attorney have not been able to help me. I plan to move. Does anyone know what "Exclusive Use" patio on property Titles and CC&R's entails. None of these people (including the attorney) will answer this for me.
2016-05-23 09:02:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go buy a ventless dryer. It's a condensation drying system, and it's only the European makers who make these items (Bosch/Miele/Asko). They're a little smaller than the American dryers, they're all electric, but it beats that vent into a bucket kit at Home Depot.
Good luck!!
2006-12-26 12:47:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the hardware store and get one of those water filled boxes that set inside. Not only is it easy to hook up but when you dry the clothes it puts needed moisture into the air and along with the heat if your in a cool area
2006-12-26 14:01:19 · answer #5 · answered by Larry m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there needs to be a duct (4") installed to the outside of the home.
the duct work should be made of metal and exhausted to the outside of the structure (code lingo). you may have to have this done for you as well as an electrician to wire the dryer receptacle
(220 volts) or a gas line. good luck and i wish i could help you better.
2006-12-26 11:31:47 · answer #6 · answered by barrbou214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tie a leg off a pair of panty hose over the vent this will catch the lint that normally goes out the vent I done this many times.
2006-12-26 11:26:37 · answer #7 · answered by mom363546 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can buy these boxes that you put water in and your hose from the dryer hooks into, they sit behind or beside the dryer. Go to a hardware store and explain the problem, they are real cheap but I can`t remember what it ais called and they will hook you up with one.
2006-12-26 11:28:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hire it done....especially through a brick wall...it has to be installed according to state and local codes (definately needs to be vented to the outside, NOT INSIDE YOUR HOUSE)....if it is gas, and it is improperly installed, you can get carbon monoxide poisoning and die....Good luck.
2006-12-26 11:21:17 · answer #9 · answered by ticklemeblue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can go to the hardware store and get an attachment to vent inside the house. It's a box with a filter in it, that allows you to run the duct into it, and let it exhaust into the house. I forgot what they are called, but I know they exist.
http://www.dryersolutions.com/ Here's a link for you to check out.
2006-12-26 11:20:44 · answer #10 · answered by FRANKFUSS 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋