I wanted to know if anyone has ever disconected the dryer vent to the outside of the house... so all the exaust goes inside the house. Reason for that is to put humidity in the house during the winter, and to get the clean clothes dryer smell in the house.
If anyone has done this, how did you do it? Other then disconecting the dryer vent?
2007-11-28 14:30:30 · 10 answers · asked by ツ Connors Mommy ツ 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
They make an inside dryer vent, a canister that you connect the vent hose into, but you MUST keep it supplied with water, and keep it cleaned out to prevent mold. Any home store.
2007-11-28 15:00:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is truly best NOT to mess with the dryer vent to the outside of the house. ^The clean fresh smell should come onto the clothes as they dry in the dryer, and smell good coming out of the dryer.
Plus, you need the outside vent system, and it needs to be cleaned regularly to help prevent a household fire, from lint build up in the dryer/vent system.
Take care.
2007-11-28 19:19:47 · answer #2 · answered by SAK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doing this is an incredibly bad idea, especially if you live in a heating climate. All the water (and it will be gallons) will be fed into the house, creating a musty, extremely high humidity home. If you live in a heating climate, water will literally run down the windows and the walls will sweat. If you do this, you WILL have mold damage in the years to come. Mold starts to form when the humidity exceeds 30%-40%. You'll get the musty, wet dog stink everywhere. Everybody nowadays knows the health dangers of mold.
DO NOT DO THIS!
2007-11-28 15:32:25 · answer #3 · answered by D. T. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well ours vents from the front of the door so u can direct the grill for the air to flow towards a window. that way most of the steam goes out a door or window and ou still get that gorgeous smell of laundry in the house but as u have a hose then just bring it to the front of the machine and kinda point it towards the window, the humidity is ok it dries up after a while. remember and use a combination of great smelling soap powder and conditioner. i love the smell of that in the house
2007-11-28 22:21:25 · answer #4 · answered by allaboutme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will make your house super humid and hot. the walls in my wash room were sweating with humidity once when the hose fell off the back of my dryer. also, it s very inefficient and may take your clothes two cycles to dry, using too much electricity, because the humidity inside doesn't let the clothes dry. Its best just to go ahead and let it vent outside. I like it when my yard smells like fresh laundry.
2007-11-28 15:26:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
um... ok.... well, on those note, i've been doing it for years, but mind you, it's in a standard basement with concrete walls, so i dont have to be concerned about moisture on the walls, and no... it wont be gallons.... I do for the exact same reasons, electric ofcourse, you cant do it with gas dryers cause of the carbonmonoxide, helps heat my basement, and puts that fresh laundry smell throughout, i just dont hook it up to the vent, thats all. If your location has drywall, then just use a piece of plastic or something to protect the walls behind where your dryer vents.
2007-11-28 16:05:08 · answer #6 · answered by Eric 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is an attachment that you can buy to put on the dryer vent for this , check at a appliance store, , or put a panty hose on the vent ,
2007-11-28 14:34:33 · answer #7 · answered by William B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is a gas dryer, you'll be pumping carbon monoxide into the house. And waaaaaaay to much humidity.
2007-11-29 13:43:55 · answer #8 · answered by Bobo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And the lint, too.
2007-11-29 03:19:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Champ278 has your answer.......
2007-11-28 21:29:08 · answer #10 · answered by little eagle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋