|
Home and Garden
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
11/14/09
I bought a cottage with a stacked washer / dryer in the hallway. The dryer is vented into the crawl space. It seems to work fine. My heat pump unit is located in the crawl space also and when I went into the crawl space to change the air filter I noticed a lot of lint collecting in the area of the dryer vent. Is this OK? Should I get one of those plastic box lint catchers? Someone told me mice can get in dryer vents located near the ground. Any ideas? Find Us On Facebook
Whoever installed that stacked washer / dryer unit and vented it to the crawl space did you no favors. The codes, as I interpret them, require dryers to be vented to the exterior, and...
Copyright © Capital Gazette Communications LLC, 2012.
See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use |
| #1 - English county's official language? (16 comments) |
| #2 - Right Stuff: Judge O'Malley's decision (11 comments) |
| #3 - Animal Control: Injured pit bull used as 'bait dog' (7 comments) |
| #4 - Bates gets $1M grant for gym, theater (7 comments) |
| #5 - Dwyer joins same-sex marriage debate (7 comments) |
|
If you encounter other problems, please email nlundskow@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you.
In order to post or vote on a comment, you must be signed in with a hometownannapolis account.
Take a look at a summary of Commenting Guidelines.
Report Abuse or Vote In order to allow the user community the ability to collectively rank the value of comments posted on the Capital Gazette websites we have implemented a thumbs-up/down system. All logged-in users may participate by voting up/down each comment. If others vote on your comment, your individual score will go up/down depending on the votes. Initially, everyone starts with a score of zero, and must earn credits to have significant voting weight. Individuals with higher scores will have more voting weight. 0
0
Dryer Venting - 2009-12-07 15:52:48
Great advice by Jim. Each and every dryer has specifications including how far you can vent the appliance.
In leaky condos in Vancouver we inspected, the dryer vents grossly exceeded manufacturer's specifications by trying to exhaust the dryers over 30 to 50 feet or more. The appliance isn't designed for it so the moisture and lint doesn't get out of the building. The lint will pack the pipe and become a fire hazard. If the water from drying laundry doesn't get outside the building, it is staying inside.
One highrise we consulted on may have put 250,000 gallons of water inside their building walls and ceilings. Watch out for this issue when buying condos or homes and manufacturers say do not use vinyl hoses on the dryer venting. Here is a link to a dryer venting manual by appliance manufacturers. http://bit.ly/8xgah8
Thanks for writing on an important issue that becomes part of every building inspection we do.
unhide Comment hidden due to low ranking. Why is this comment hidden?
Curtis Bennett - kelowna, bc - Karma: Neutral
If you encounter other problems, please email nlundskow@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you.