Do americans really need 'dryer vents'? Why do you care about it venting into the laundry?
> warm moist air
A) Mold B) You live in Spain, bro?
your dryer vent goes out the roof? Most I see are wall mounted.
> roof vent
Why a screen on the outside is not Code. It traps lint that makes it's way past the dryer vent. Best I've seen is a box that can capture any lint that makes it past the first filter, in a piece of nylon hose, just above the dryer controls, so you can lean forward and easily reach it, to clean it.
The built-in dryer lint screen doesn't even protect the machine, let alone any downstream 4" single-wall dryer duct. It's total crap and a cause of fires, wasted energy, mold, and your clothes not drying.
Eurobropoors use a condensing system to capture the water, instead of simply blowing the moist heat outside. Which, in their dwellings, if they are in one of their globohomosexual cities, the buildings don't have the ductwork for an exhausting dryer.
I'm pretty sure what I saw wasn't what you mentioned, but I'm glad it's Code. It should be standard everywhere.
What I saw was a box that had a diverter, to direct warm moist air into a basement (which was very dry, particularly during the winter). The port had a nylon sock to capture the lint that would otherwise blow out.
> lint trap
> use a condensing system
benefits, faults?
The one i worked on didn't condense so well, so it took awhile to dry and you still had to hang your clothes to get a final drying. It was a combo washer/dryer by Meile. I assume they have improved since then, and that a dedicated dryer would have more internal room for a better condenser.
Pros: is far less lint caused house fires. That's from a duct accumulation which rarely gets cleaned. And lack of a lint trap as the other anon described.
Also, efficiency? I don't think so: A condenser unit on a full sized dryer, is likely to use a compressor. Like a mini refrigerator in your dryer. As you could imagine, without an inverter circuit, it would use a decent amount of power to cool/capture moisture. And then you have to heat that same air back up. Whereas if you blow the hot moist air outside, and draw in room air and heat that up, seems more straightforward.
There are many types of systems but I think the most prevalent is essentially a hot coil that creates a moist environment, and when the air is moist enough, a diverter directs the air on the cool coil to provoke condensation. Repeat until dry.
Theoretically they could be more efficient than a purely resistive dryer; there are water heaters that use the same principle and they are touted as more efficient, while also providing some cooling to a hot room.
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I was thinking that if they used the inverter tech like in SEER 22 minisplits, the efficiency might be there.
For me, gas is cheap (free more or less). What they don't tell you, is it's a renewable resource caused by energetic interactions with the rest of the universe. Full of electrical strands, the sun interacts in a clearer way (it's not nuclear fusion), and the earth is a bit like a muted sun, with heat generated at the core, creating petroleum and natural gas. For those that said 'hell yeah you can put in a well, but access to it has to be in the deed' so that perpetually, the gas is free, it's quite a nice concept.
It's like that all over the States, anyway. And I imagine pretty much anywhere else they want to stick a pipe down. It's just a matter of whether the parasitic petroleum industry who collabs with the bankers for control of energy, wants to direct resources at drilling. They get a massive cut of whatever comes out of the ground, basically like charging people for air.
I mention it, because that being true, means there is no greenhouse gas or concerns about the planet 'overheating', or energy shortages where a complex dryer assembly is needed. The oldest dryer I worked on, had a tumbler and a timer. It was setup for propane but I modified it for natural gas (cut down on the air in the mixture by about 50%). The dial at the first 10 minutes was marked for 'Modern Fabrics' i.e. polyester.
It just blew heat in and was great. Nothing but a timer, torch and tumbler.
> benefits
Eliminate a wall penetration that would otherwise allow rats and insects to enter, provide an additional source of disinfected potable water beyond the daily allotment. >faults
Additional energy use, trap sanitation and overfilling issues, higher upfront costs.
unless they are running at the same time, why wouldn't the dryer push air into the bathroom?
use your fricking head
"codes" were made because of morons
Most vent fans have a flap to act as a check valve. But I'm sure about 20% gets around in that setup. Another negative would be more areas for the lint to collect.
> normal people
A) PrepHole B) troll
[...] > warm moist air
A) Mold B) You live in Spain, bro?
[...] > roof vent
Why a screen on the outside is not Code. It traps lint that makes it's way past the dryer vent. Best I've seen is a box that can capture any lint that makes it past the first filter, in a piece of nylon hose, just above the dryer controls, so you can lean forward and easily reach it, to clean it.
The built-in dryer lint screen doesn't even protect the machine, let alone any downstream 4" single-wall dryer duct. It's total crap and a cause of fires, wasted energy, mold, and your clothes not drying.
Eurobropoors use a condensing system to capture the water, instead of simply blowing the moist heat outside. Which, in their dwellings, if they are in one of their globohomosexual cities, the buildings don't have the ductwork for an exhausting dryer.
He probably uses a European ventless dryer. They work kind of like a dehumidifier
> normal people
A) PrepHole B) troll
[...] > warm moist air
A) Mold B) You live in Spain, bro?
[...] > roof vent
Why a screen on the outside is not Code. It traps lint that makes it's way past the dryer vent. Best I've seen is a box that can capture any lint that makes it past the first filter, in a piece of nylon hose, just above the dryer controls, so you can lean forward and easily reach it, to clean it.
The built-in dryer lint screen doesn't even protect the machine, let alone any downstream 4" single-wall dryer duct. It's total crap and a cause of fires, wasted energy, mold, and your clothes not drying.
Eurobropoors use a condensing system to capture the water, instead of simply blowing the moist heat outside. Which, in their dwellings, if they are in one of their globohomosexual cities, the buildings don't have the ductwork for an exhausting dryer.
[...]
He probably uses a European ventless dryer. They work kind of like a dehumidifier
europoo's will do anything to prevent putting holes in their "superior" brick walls (because they can't)
Not a pro, in any way, but man this setup looks bad. Anything that's going to cause the dryer exhaust to lose pressure and not be able to blow lint out sounds like a fire waiting to happen. That's why boy scouts used to pack wadded up dryer lint as a super-easy firestarter. Yes, I've seen homes burn down, from dryer fires -it's very common. My drying vents straight out, 1 foot, directly into the garage. It's a humidifying pain in the ass and it can cause bare metal to rust and I don't fricking care, because there is Zero chance of lint getting trapped near the heater coils.
I'm sure they have, but some of them haven't - you can tell, by the fire marshal who's tramping through the ashes. The way my house was built, there's absolutely no easy way for me to mod it.
Is the dryer electric, or gas?
Because if it's the latter you'd be dumping combustion leftovers into your bathroom. Which may be an improvement, depending on how many eggs you eat...
Because a bathroom exhaust fan doesn't have the power to eject dryer lint, so it's a fire hazard as it gets more and more clogged
because israelites decided they have the authority to tell White Men what to do in their own homes and they use golem police and courts to enforce it
What would your process be for cleaning lint out of your exhaust pipe?
You know there is something wrong with you right? Normal people don’t go on and on like this.
> normal people
A) PrepHole B) troll
> warm moist air
A) Mold B) You live in Spain, bro?
> roof vent
Why a screen on the outside is not Code. It traps lint that makes it's way past the dryer vent. Best I've seen is a box that can capture any lint that makes it past the first filter, in a piece of nylon hose, just above the dryer controls, so you can lean forward and easily reach it, to clean it.
The built-in dryer lint screen doesn't even protect the machine, let alone any downstream 4" single-wall dryer duct. It's total crap and a cause of fires, wasted energy, mold, and your clothes not drying.
Eurobropoors use a condensing system to capture the water, instead of simply blowing the moist heat outside. Which, in their dwellings, if they are in one of their globohomosexual cities, the buildings don't have the ductwork for an exhausting dryer.
>box
It's called a lint trap and it's code in some situations.
I'm pretty sure what I saw wasn't what you mentioned, but I'm glad it's Code. It should be standard everywhere.
What I saw was a box that had a diverter, to direct warm moist air into a basement (which was very dry, particularly during the winter). The port had a nylon sock to capture the lint that would otherwise blow out.
> lint trap
The one i worked on didn't condense so well, so it took awhile to dry and you still had to hang your clothes to get a final drying. It was a combo washer/dryer by Meile. I assume they have improved since then, and that a dedicated dryer would have more internal room for a better condenser.
Pros: is far less lint caused house fires. That's from a duct accumulation which rarely gets cleaned. And lack of a lint trap as the other anon described.
Also, efficiency? I don't think so: A condenser unit on a full sized dryer, is likely to use a compressor. Like a mini refrigerator in your dryer. As you could imagine, without an inverter circuit, it would use a decent amount of power to cool/capture moisture. And then you have to heat that same air back up. Whereas if you blow the hot moist air outside, and draw in room air and heat that up, seems more straightforward.
There are many types of systems but I think the most prevalent is essentially a hot coil that creates a moist environment, and when the air is moist enough, a diverter directs the air on the cool coil to provoke condensation. Repeat until dry.
Theoretically they could be more efficient than a purely resistive dryer; there are water heaters that use the same principle and they are touted as more efficient, while also providing some cooling to a hot room.
I was thinking that if they used the inverter tech like in SEER 22 minisplits, the efficiency might be there.
For me, gas is cheap (free more or less). What they don't tell you, is it's a renewable resource caused by energetic interactions with the rest of the universe. Full of electrical strands, the sun interacts in a clearer way (it's not nuclear fusion), and the earth is a bit like a muted sun, with heat generated at the core, creating petroleum and natural gas. For those that said 'hell yeah you can put in a well, but access to it has to be in the deed' so that perpetually, the gas is free, it's quite a nice concept.
It's like that all over the States, anyway. And I imagine pretty much anywhere else they want to stick a pipe down. It's just a matter of whether the parasitic petroleum industry who collabs with the bankers for control of energy, wants to direct resources at drilling. They get a massive cut of whatever comes out of the ground, basically like charging people for air.
I mention it, because that being true, means there is no greenhouse gas or concerns about the planet 'overheating', or energy shortages where a complex dryer assembly is needed. The oldest dryer I worked on, had a tumbler and a timer. It was setup for propane but I modified it for natural gas (cut down on the air in the mixture by about 50%). The dial at the first 10 minutes was marked for 'Modern Fabrics' i.e. polyester.
It just blew heat in and was great. Nothing but a timer, torch and tumbler.
> use a condensing system
benefits, faults?
> benefits
Eliminate a wall penetration that would otherwise allow rats and insects to enter, provide an additional source of disinfected potable water beyond the daily allotment.
>faults
Additional energy use, trap sanitation and overfilling issues, higher upfront costs.
unless they are running at the same time, why wouldn't the dryer push air into the bathroom?
use your fricking head
"codes" were made because of morons
Most vent fans have a flap to act as a check valve. But I'm sure about 20% gets around in that setup. Another negative would be more areas for the lint to collect.
>Most vent fans have a flap to act as a check valve
yes, but at the end of the run, which would be on the roof
You would be blowing farts into your dryer and you would go to work smelling like shit
your dryer vent goes out the roof? Most I see are wall mounted.
Do americans really need 'dryer vents'? Why do you care about it venting into the laundry?
>this guy dumps hot wet air into his house
smart
He probably uses a European ventless dryer. They work kind of like a dehumidifier
europoo's will do anything to prevent putting holes in their "superior" brick walls (because they can't)
Why is that pipe red hot?
looks like sunlight through foam-core pvc
Because your bathroom extractor will start spinning backwards when the dryer is venting. It's just stupid.
Because the vent can get clogged and your dryer will smell like farts
Not a pro, in any way, but man this setup looks bad. Anything that's going to cause the dryer exhaust to lose pressure and not be able to blow lint out sounds like a fire waiting to happen. That's why boy scouts used to pack wadded up dryer lint as a super-easy firestarter. Yes, I've seen homes burn down, from dryer fires -it's very common. My drying vents straight out, 1 foot, directly into the garage. It's a humidifying pain in the ass and it can cause bare metal to rust and I don't fricking care, because there is Zero chance of lint getting trapped near the heater coils.
Some folks have figured out how to vent to outdoors without issues.
I'm sure they have, but some of them haven't - you can tell, by the fire marshal who's tramping through the ashes. The way my house was built, there's absolutely no easy way for me to mod it.
Your clothes smell like poo.
Is the dryer electric, or gas?
Because if it's the latter you'd be dumping combustion leftovers into your bathroom. Which may be an improvement, depending on how many eggs you eat...