Dryer vent booster fan?
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Asko W6021 / T731 - pitiful drying performance - recommendations?
Comments (29)First off -- thanks to everyone for responding. aquarius2101 -- Unfortunately, these machines are less than a year old, and I don't have the disposable cash to just toss a $2200 purchase in the dumpster, and make another 2k-ish purchase. unixisgoodforyou -- Well, if I can get another servicer to come out, I'll give it a shot. Not that I haven't thought of doing this, but half the time, the guy's a no-show and reschedules, or he's way late -- so it's hard to time ;0 sshrivastava -- I'm about to call Asko again, after a running a couple more of their ridiculous 'open closet door' tests. As I predicted (and they were unwilling to listen to), there was no change in performance. spewey -- Vent run is within spec... I hopped up in the attic and tape-measured everything out a while back. I have 2 90 degree turns of hard pipe (considered 4 feet each) and around an 8 foot or so run across the ceiling area. I did tape up that break in the line a long time ago also. dross - I haven't really noticed any problems with the Kirkland stuff once I adjusted quantity. Sometimes there are a few little suds on the bottom of the door, but it doesn't appear to be anything major (at least as far as I can tell). Anyhow, on to my new results with door open. Test 1 -- full load of colored cotton clothes (almost entirely 100% cotton -- some 95% and 97% cotton stuff) ran from 9:20 until 10:00 (including 5 minutes of cool down) - clothes still very wet ran from 10:00 until 10:20 (with 10 minutes cool) -- clothes still wet ran from 10:20 until 10:45 (with 5 minutes cool) -- still wet ran from 10:45 until 11:05 - still wet ran from 11:05 until 11:39 -- fairly damp ran from 11:39 to 12:27 ran from 12:30 to 1:25 total run time -- around 4 hours for one load! granted, some of this was 'cool down' time that I didn't catch right away, but c'mon, give me a break. As you can see, this is pretty annoying. I had the dryer set to extra dry, and it kept stopping on me for whatever reason (bad moisture sensor?). Each time it stopped, I opened the door, cleaned the lint filter if necessary, and if there were any items that were dry, I pulled them out, cleared the current dryer setting, and fired it up again. Test 2 -- 6 cotton towels (100% cotton) I have the exact breakdown written at home, but I believe I had to restart the load twice, and it took a total of 1 hour and 40 minutes to dry 6 towels. Pretty unacceptable. I've noticed that with the first load, some items seemed to just collect in the back portion of the dryer, and remained wetter than the other items. I also have pictures of the load sizes -- maybe someone could tell me if they'd consider the first load overloaded? I find it hard to believe 6 towels is overloading a dryer, but... it's worth having a basis for comparison. 6 towels colored cotton load Thanks again to everyone for responding -- as soon as I contact Asko, I'll update everyone......See MoreDryer woes: booster fan or new dryer?
Comments (9)A couple years back I was experiencing similar problems due to a too-long dryer duct. I thought about a duct booster fan but the dryer also started eating clothes, and just needed to be replaced. I don't remember the brand, but I bought a "long-vent" dryer that instead of being able to use a 60 foot long vent (with each 90 deg turn counting as 10 additional feet) the dryer can handle a 150 foot long vent (again with each 90 deg turn counting as 10 additional feet) It has made all of the difference in the world. You put the clothes in, set it to "optimum dry" come back and the clothes are dry, what an amazing concept. Two minor complaints about the new dryer are: it doesn't match the front-loading washer next to it, and the controls are on a panel at the back of the machine instead of along the front edge, so they are harder to reach. One less minor complaint is you have to make sure that the ducting is securely attached to the back of the dryer or the greater force of its internal fan will blow the duct off and then proceed to fill your house with lint. Another issue is that most appliance salesmen will have no idea what you are talking about if you ask for a "long vent" dryer. You basically have to research the exact model number and make sure they order that exact model. -Bob...See MoreInstalling a booster Fan
Comments (8)If you do run a booster fan I would run the fan control through a light dimmer switch so you can adjust the fan speed/ noise or shut it off all together. My parents have one to the front room so when the wood furnace is in use it pushes a little more air to the living room that used to always be too cool but summer temps were fine. It is run off the lead for the wood furnace blower and from there to a dimmer switch by the furnace and then to the blower. It only runs about half speed and is not noticeable on noise unless on full speed which is obnoxious. It makes a big difference but only is active with the wood furnace. If you need more air in the room summer and winter I think I would opt for increasing the duct size or adding some ducts. if the room does not have a return then adding one or increasing the size of the current one can make a difference also. There are so many variables that figure in to making the best decision. I would start with a infrared camera run through. I solved one rooms problems by taping the edge of the carpet at the baseboard and foaming under the base trim. I had huge leakage and a can of foam solved it. I was about to add a duct to the room which would have made the room warmer but not solve the problem. Before adding air or modifying the system take the time to make sure there is some other problem that can be remedied to solve it....See MorePros and cons: vent cap designs for dryers, bath fans, etc
Comments (6)Heartsland is the best choice for wall vent. It is closed normally and stops everything including air penetration and then opens during use. Also does not trap lint for dryer vent. To make it look nicer, paint it the same color as the wall its on. I have one for a bathroom vent and one for a dryer vent (each originating in the basement). My vents for the main floor go out the roof (kitchen and bath). I installed a draft blocker in the vent line for the roof vents. The draft blocker was in the dryer vent section, but it is better to just use the heartland for the dryer and you don't need a draft blocker when using a heartland anyhow. I wouldn't really trust a draft blocker inline in a dryer vent anyhow would probably catch lint....See Moretrpltongue
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