I remember seeing people discuss indoor drier vents for the winter season (electric dryer). I would wait until the basement humidity gets down a bit, but there is no reason to be using electricity to heat the outside while when I've got the pellet stove trying to heat the inside and humidifiers going to keep the rh from getting below 20%. Who has one, what type do you have, and what are your likes/dislikes about it? BTW, I'm not necessarily looking for a $5 special, but I am looking for a non-complicated setup.
We do it...the down side is the dust that makes its way through the lint screens...been meaning to try a water trap, but haven't yet.
We use the air from the dryer to help heat the basement and put a bit of humidity back into the house. This is what our set-up looks like
This name sounds like a manufacturer of kids toys or something. As soon as I read it I thought of Whamo! I think they used to make hoola hoops or some such paraphernalia!
My mother did this at her last cape she had, where she normally heated with baseboards/natural gas. It worked out great from early December to mid March or so, when it was cold and the air was very dry. During milder temperatures it was unbearable in that house though, like a sauna. I believe she also ran an air purifier to filter out the dust, and a de-humidifier if it got too muggy in the house. If you're a bachelorette not generating a lot of laundry, it shouldn't be pumping too much humidity into the air I would think.
We just take the hose off the vent on the wall and zip tie an old nylon to the end. Stuff a piece of fiberglass insulation in the wall where the hose was hooked up to.
Gosh I feel even dumber than I already am for not even knowing this was a thing..BetterVent Indoor Dryer Vent | eBay I’ve never saw or heard of anyone doing this around these parts..
I only run two loads of laundry a week (each on different days), and the basement is wide open so moisutre won't get trapped in a "laundry room". In the deep of winter the basement can get down to 10% humidity. Right now it is at 62% humidity, so certainly wouldn't put it in play right now. The problem with this is that I don't have any old nylons (or new for that matter). If I have to buy something, I might as well buy a purpose made item. I saw that, and I like the looks of the filter. I just wish it had the bypass so that I could just slide a plate or something to change from outdoor exhaust to indoor exhaust. Thank you for looking. You might have gotten it from your local hardware store - I see Ace sells a version.
Yeah, I guess they do. I think the only time I have ever seen my wife wearing them is at a funeral. I get a good 5 years out of a pair!
