Why not vent gas dryer into garage?
Brian Hoffman
My gas dryer vent piping extends about 25 ft. along the back wall of my
garage and out the side of the garage. I hate this. I want to install
cabinets along the back wall, and the dryer venting is in the way.
Plus, I worry about back-pressure shortening the life of the dryer.
Why do building codes require this? What harm would there be in letting
the dryer exhaust into the garage? A little warm air? A little lint?
Can someone enlighten me on this subject? Thanks.
Bob De Weese
Well... First of all there's more than just "warm air" coming out of
the dryer. (Ever wonder where the water goes?) If you just vented it
into the garage, the humidity lever would probably rise to an extremely
high level, most likely ruining anything you may be storing in there.
Opening the garage door a few inched wouldn't help because the warm
humid air will rise to the highest point of the garage.
Here's a sugestion that may or may not help. There are products for
dryers that you can put on the end of the vent hose. They simply set on
the floor next to the dryer (or in the garage, for that matter) to
collect the water/moistier and only allow the air to escape. The only
drar back is that you have to empty them on a regular basis. I have no
personal experience with them, but they've been on the market for so
long, one would *assume* that they work (at least some-what).
Hope this helps
Bobby
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R
>Why do building codes require this?
Didn't know they did.
>What harm would there be in letting
>the dryer exhaust into the garage? A little warm air? A little lint?
A lot of moisture to rust your tools and nurture the mildew that will
be growing on everything else?
R
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>Brian Hoffman wrote:
>>
>> My gas dryer vent piping extends about 25 ft. along the back wall of my
>> garage and out the side of the garage. I hate this. I want to install
>> cabinets along the back wall, and the dryer venting is in the way.
>> Plus, I worry about back-pressure shortening the life of the dryer.
>>
>> Why do building codes require this? What harm would there be in letting
>> the dryer exhaust into the garage? A little warm air? A little lint?
>>
>> Can someone enlighten me on this subject? Thanks.
What you need for this situation is a condensing dryer. It doesn't have
a vent. For an example go to:
http://www.westlandsales.com/washer/
I have no interest in the company at that URL, I only found it by doing
a net-search for "condensing dryers".
Sam
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Gavin S. Allan
HEY PEOPLE!!! READ HIS QUESTION!!!!
He is using a GAS dryer. Gas dryers have CO and CO2 in their exhaust. This
stuff MUST be vented outside!!!
Besides the lint and humidity, there are combustion products and by-products
that will likely cause illness or even DEATH. Gas dryers MUST ALWAYS be
vented outside.
Run the vent to the shortest point to get the fumes and exhaust outside.
Follow all code and dryer manufacturer's recommendations for length, size,
materials, layout, and construction. You may be sorry if you don't....
Gavin
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Brian Hoffman wrote:
>
> My gas dryer vent piping extends about 25 ft. along the back wall of my
> garage and out the side of the garage. I hate this. I want to install
> cabinets along the back wall, and the dryer venting is in the way.
> Plus, I worry about back-pressure shortening the life of the dryer.
>
> Why do building codes require this? What harm would there be in letting
> the dryer exhaust into the garage? A little warm air? A little lint?
>
> Can someone enlighten me on this subject? Thanks.
>
A neighbor of mine vents his ELECTRIC dryer into his attached 2-car
garage. The moisture that comes out the dryer vent is such that he
has to open the garage door whenever he runs the dryer. Even so,
the sheetrock is moisture-stained in places, and the ceiling sheetrock
is sagging down from the moisture.
Tom K
>Here's a sugestion that may or may not help. There are products for
>dryers that you can put on the end of the vent hose. They simply set on
>the floor next to the dryer (or in the garage, for that matter) to
>collect the water/moistier and only allow the air to escape. The only
>drar back is that you have to empty them on a regular basis. I have no
>personal experience with them, but they've been on the market for so
>long, one would *assume* that they work (at least some-what).
>
These dryer vent water collectors do not work. Do not vent your dryer in
the attic or the garage. The water vapor will condensate on any cold
surface and cause the car and tools to rust out and as well as the wood and
sheetrock to rot. Have you seen moldy ceilings in bathrooms? Enough said.
Tom
Tom K
JustBugg
Uh... Hello?????????
He is using a GAS DRYER!!!!!!!! I don't think he wants the burnt and unburnt
fumes entering his house at all.
If he does this, it's just like an ""AT HOME KEVORKIAN FAMILY SIZE KIT"" You
will KILL you and your family!!!
We're dealing with GAS not electric.
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Robert Gracie
Hello Brian,
Not a good ideal, you will wind up destroying the finished surfaces,
i.e., sheet rook walls, wood, etc.. in the garage. Contrary to what most
people believe, venting a **gas** dryer inside live space is as dangerous
as using your gas oven. Most gas dryers are around 21-22,000 Btu's and
most gas oven burners run at around 19-20,000 Btu's. and if you are using
the surface burners at the same time, it's even more.
*****With that said, we do not recommend venting any dryer inside the
home, especially a gas dryer, because things happen, and you are better of
safe then sorry.******
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Brian Hoffman <bhof...@discover.net> wrote in article
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JustBugg
>Not a good ideal, you will wind up destroying the finished surfaces,
>i.e., sheet rook walls, wood, etc.. in the garage. Contrary to what most
>people believe, venting a **gas** dryer inside live space is as dangerous
>as using your gas oven. Most gas dryers are around 21-22,000 Btu's and
>most gas oven burners run at around 19-20,000 Btu's. and if you are using
>the surface burners at the same time, it's even more.
>
I agree with your statement about the toxic content of a dryer exhaust. Your
comparison with an oven was excellent. My point was unconsciously missed I
believe....
Great, it doesn't emit that much CO. But combine the two and you have just
doubled it. Do you see my point. Unless you want to schedule drying times
aside from cooking times. Why not let the fumes from the hot water tank along
with the furnace exhaust into the house? Either the Water tank or the furnace
could equal both the dryer and the oven combined.
What I'm saying is, that you are doubling the fumes in your home. You may be
tolerant to the oven itself, or the dryer itself, but try not to combine both.
Robert Gracie
Hello Brian,
Absolutely....Although a properly running **dryer** will produce very
little too no CO. even with a clogged vent... I do agree though....It is
just not worth the unforeseen possibilities.
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JustBugg <just...@aol.com> wrote in article
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BERNIEL1
Depending on where you live....if you live in the north where it is cold
this excessive moisture will probably condense nicely in the garage and
possibly cause some damage. If you have a gas dryer the exhaust does
contain CO (carbon monoxide) and this is not that great to have in the
house.
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> Our drier has vented into the garage since it was built - 50 years ago. I absolutely hate it. The lint flies EVerywhere causing a constant gritty mess. Haven’t noticed any issues with moisture tho.
>
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dryer+vent+lint+filter+indoor&ref=nb_sb_noss
Clare Snyder
wrote:
>Our drier has vented into the garage since it was built - 50 years ago. I absolutely hate it. The lint flies EVerywhere causing a constant gritty mess. Haven’t noticed any issues with moisture tho.
Clare Snyder
Jack
> Odd....35 years and 3 gas driers later, not one installation guy ever said a word against venting to the garage. They all said the same thing, “ you’re too far and too many angled turns from an outside wall”.
catalpa
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>absolutely hate it. The lint flies EVerywhere causing a constant gritty
>mess. Haven't noticed any issues with moisture tho.
vented outside the building.