It is a very small room, really just a large cupboard, i am putting a tumble dryer in it but the one i have been given is not a condensing one so i need to do something with the steam. I know you can get the boxes that collect the steam and convert it to water but i am not sure where you get them and how good they are. Would getting an extractor fan put in the window work and how much would it cost? Could i just get a dehumidifier? Would that be enough. Suggestions please xxx
2007-11-05 04:42:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Don't bother, use an evaporator/condensor dryer, I have one. Rather than go through the trouble of fitting an extractor fan and trusting a builder not to rip you off, a condensor dryer condenses the water into a tank that you empty every now and again.
Lot less messy and you have a ready supply of purified water to put in your steam iron!
If you want to use the one you have, chect the back for a duct opening.... you can get a flexible duct and just hang that out of the window
2007-11-05 04:55:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have one of those boxes, but the hose connects to the front of my tumble dryer then on to the box. I have one of those space saving dryers. Some larger driers have to have the hoses connected to the back. You will still need to direct the steam out of the window some how. Having a hole cut in the glass could be tricky, cos if it is double glazed the whole pane will have to be remade, if it is single glazed someone will have to come and cut the glass to install the extractor, which could work out expensive just for the call out fee. Whereas the box with the water is only £15.
2007-11-05 04:51:47 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot give you an exact estimate, but what you should know is the tumble dryer you bought should have come with a round duct to be attached to the dryers discharge port in back to then be exhausted out side, see if the store or manufacturer will provide you with one, OK if not you will need to call a handiman service or hvac supplier and ask them for a reputable person to do the work, remember you want a free house call or explain it by phone, you want a estimate in writing for all the work and you don't want time and materials estimate. this is like a hour or two work miss. good luck to you, and I hope I have helped.
2007-11-05 05:00:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've got a double hung window, why not
cut a hole for your dryer vent tube in a board,
close the sash on the board and you've got
your outside vent with not too much leakage.
2007-11-05 15:01:05 · answer #4 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHY NOT DRILL OUT A HOLE THROUGH THE WALL FOR THE DRYER HOSE. USE A 110MM DRILL CORE BIT WITH A SUITABLE DRILL. IF YOUR WALLS ARE BRICK OR BLOCK, IT WILL BE EASY.
2007-11-05 09:03:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they work fine...heres one....
http://www.dustbag.co.uk/default.asp?type=&i=Search+Results&s=TUMBLE+DRYER&set=1&res=1024x768x32
2007-11-06 00:29:02 · answer #6 · answered by johncob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋