Dryer Vent
#1
04-08-03, 02:11 PM
Dryer Vent
In remodeling our cellar, we want to move our electric dryer discharge from where it is now to a spot which will be under a deck. Will the moisture wreck havoc on the deck? If so, is it possible to vent the dryer through a basement window to the outside in the back of the house not near the deck? (our only other option)
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#2
04-08-03, 02:49 PM
If the vent will vent to the outside under the deck and the underside of the deck is not enclosed, then it should work fine. The main objectives are to get the moisture out of an enclosed area and out of the house.
#3
04-09-03, 07:50 PM
Just completed redoing the laundry room..venting the dryer is actually more complicated than at first glance.
First, use only Steel or Alum. ductwork, and only attach using duct tape. ( screws will catch lint and become a fire hazard and flex ductwork has the same problem - plastic flex is a firehazard waiting to happen)
The building code for dry vents are on a couple of sites on the web but if your using 4" duct, figure a maximum lenght of 10 feet ,
after that, you need to start looking at 6" ductwork.
First, use only Steel or Alum. ductwork, and only attach using duct tape. ( screws will catch lint and become a fire hazard and flex ductwork has the same problem - plastic flex is a firehazard waiting to happen)
The building code for dry vents are on a couple of sites on the web but if your using 4" duct, figure a maximum lenght of 10 feet ,
after that, you need to start looking at 6" ductwork.
#4
04-09-03, 08:23 PM
duct tape
I will mention that the only duct tape rated for use on actual duct work is the metallic tape with the paper protector over the adhesive. It is not cheap, either. Odd that duct tape, as we all know it, is not suitable for duct work. Link to interesting article about duct tape failures.
http://ducts.lbl.gov/ducttape/
http://ducts.lbl.gov/ducttape/
