Attic Air To Dryer

Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool.

Attic air to dryer.

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. At upwards of 140 f the aluminum intake duct radiates noticeable heat into the room. I used a 6 inch. We can install heating and air equipment replace and or repair duct work clean duct work clean dryer vents add attic insulation and more.

Hot dry attic air in. 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. Adapter was used at the vent attached to the dryer intake. Insulated duct 23 ft.

Hooking the dryer up to attic air supply. Attic ventilation works on the principle that heated air naturally rises primarily utilizing two types of vents. The fan installed in the attic plenum works great. Eddie lonnie and eddie s daughter at the lodi street fair.

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. The lower duct is the normal dryer exhaust and is vented through the wall to the outside. Increase dryer efficiencies and reduce potential liabilities by thoroughly cleaning out the dryer vent. I picked it up at the local salvation army store for 20.

Moist exhaust air out. Dryer lint is also highly flammable. 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.

We are also a licensed heating and air company. 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. This picture shows the hookup with the method 2 dryer modification for method 1 the. Insulating the duct keeps the laundry room at a comfortable room temperature.

To the attic air supply and provides all of the heated air needed for drying.