Attic Air To Dryer

At upwards of 140 f the aluminum intake duct radiates noticeable heat into the room.

Attic air to dryer.

Long to bring the heated air down from attic heater to the dryer. Increase dryer efficiencies and reduce potential liabilities by thoroughly cleaning out the dryer vent. Because the dryer vent s air seal to the outdoors cannot be made between the heated space and the unheated space the second floor ceiling natural convection in the ductwork when the dryer is not running may still convey enough water vapor to the attic ductwork to cause condensation. Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool.

Hooking the dryer up to attic air supply. Hot dry attic air in. We are also a licensed heating and air company. Attic ventilation works on the principle that heated air naturally rises primarily utilizing two types of vents.

Eddie lonnie and eddie s daughter at the lodi street fair. Adapter was used at the vent attached to the dryer intake. If your home s attic insulation is over 25 years old or if it s been contaminated by rodents feces water damage then use our attic cleaning and insulation replacement service. The fan installed in the attic plenum works great.

The attic air duct runs down the same wall where the dryer exhaust runs outside. These guys ran a 20 foot long piece of 6 inch flex into their attics which was filtered on the intake side and hung it high up in the eve where the temps are the highest and sealed off their dryers to air tight so the motor would pull the hot air into the dryers and dry the clothes. Insulating the duct keeps the laundry room at a comfortable room temperature. Dryer lint is also highly flammable.

The lower duct is the normal dryer exhaust and is vented through the wall to the outside. I picked it up at the local salvation army store for 20. I used a 6 inch. Some homeowners use a much simpler system of venting down into a bucket of water like in the photo at the top of this page.

To the attic air supply and provides all of the heated air needed for drying. Insulated duct 23 ft. The upper duct connects. 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.

Moist exhaust air out.