Venting Electric Dryer Into Attic

When our dryer was replaced we decided to bring the dryer venting system early 1960 up to code by replacing the tubing that vented into the attic.

Venting electric dryer into attic.

Not all dryers will allow for this so be sure to check the owners manual to ensure it can be vented in this manner. For dryers that are located in a place where venting to the outside is difficult it s ok to simply vent the dryer into a container of water. A dryer vent should be vented outside. To make the dyer more efficient you can buy an inexpensive heat diverter and install it in the exhaust duct of electric dryers only not gas dryers you ll save about 50 worth of heat per load in the winter.

The air is usually loaded with lint and if you don t vent it outside it can cause all kinds. The attic is usually colder than the rest of the house during the winter and that can create a problem for a dryer vent. You can buy a box called an indoor dryer vent kit at home improvement stores and it manages to control most of the lint but not the water dumped into the air. That is the old material type tubing simply ended by a overhang side of the house where it exhaused into the attic and not outside.

Venting the dryer outside in cold weather wastes a lot of heat. When a dryer is in. Sometimes such as in town homes or condos it s not possible to vent a dryer through a wall outside. The problem with attics.

But we don t recommend it for two reasons. Dryer lint is also highly flammable.