Nor really sure if any of you have ever heard of one of these dryer vent units. I just hooked it up to our dryer today. It basically redirects the warm dryer heat into the indoor air. At the same time our laundry room is very cold because of our remodel by extensions dublin and its location. After we added the dryer vent, we noticed how much warmer the back of the house was. There wasn’t any dust or lint flying in the air because of how it redirects the air down into the box then back up. I would imagine a screen or fish net panty hose or something along that line would help to filter things. You can also contact a duct cleaning Melbourne service from time to time to get it cleaned.
So if you are in need of a little more heat, or like to be environmentally friendly by using a by-product of drying clothes, then go to your local hardware store and look in the dryer vent section for one of these units.
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We picked ours up at the local hardware store… but here are a few I found on Amazon.
LTF Supurr-Flex® Lint Trap Kit $8.84 FREE super saver shipping
Dryer Heat/Energy Saver (ACEEX12)
Update*** Just want to address a few concerns posted on Facebook.
These do not work on gas dryers
The filters are not the best so a little extra “fuzz” will come out. SO if you have asthma then it may not be a good fit for your family. Growing up my Dad put a nylon sock over ours to catch any extra fuzz….. but we all know a nylon is not the best filter on the planet.
The dryer air is humid so if you live in a humid area it may cause you air to be too moist and cause mold. You can get dehumidifier, or if you live in a DRY climate like me and if it is vented into a large room you should be ok. Just want to make sure your humidity is not to high in your home.
It is easy to take off come summer months and put the hot air back ourside.
As always just cause it works for my family does not mean it is always a “fit” for yours. Use your own judgment.
My husband and I had one of these in an apartment shortly after we first married. Even in Missouri (a very humid state in the summer) the extra humidity was no issue (unless a certain someone forgot to leave the tiny laundry room door open. I would recommend getting one that has some sort of filter in addition to the water bucket as the water alone won’t catch all the lint.
Long story short, my husband left ours behind one move and we haven’t gotten a new one yet. I was looking around for recommendations and reviews and in all the articles I read, there was one that made a unique point when it comes to the “money saving” aspect of using the heat to heat your home: When you dry your clothes in a dryer, it pulls warm air from your home (which you’ve paid to heat), heats it some more (which you pay for also), then blows it outside AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. And where do you think the air comes from? That’s right, you’re blowing nice, warm air (that you’ve paid to heat AT LEAST TWICE) and no matter how “air tight” your house is, cold air from outside still has to be brought in to replace it, which costs more to heat than air that is already warmed.
This should only be done with electric dryers. Gas dryers produce carbon monoxide that is vented to the outside with the damp air. Please don’t vent that sir into the house!
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