Can I vent my dryer into my basement???
big_al_41
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Comments (6)What about gravity? Will you have to have the blower of a jet engine to push the fumes downward? I don't know, just asking! We always thought we had no venting at all, but when we demoed our kitchen we were suprised to find they actually vented our OTC microwave vent hood down into the crawlspace. I can tell you from experience it was as good as having no vent at all. It sucked zero fumes, grease, or steam. (Not to mention who wants a greasy crawlspace if it actually HAD worked!?! Thank God it didn't!)...See MoreLaundry People-- How do I clean my dryer filter vent?
Comments (14)I asked how it was vented because that can effect drying time plus best way to clean. And if you have a bird guard over the vent outside, it can clog and you can remove it and clean it. Also add one or two old dry towels to your wet load. Helps them to dry faster. A blower( leaf) is the best way to clean out the vent pipe....See MoreWho do I️ hire to move my washer/dryer up from the basement?
Comments (3)If you're moving it to a place where no water, power and/or venting exists, then you'll need a plumber for the water supply and drain, an electrician for power, handyman or there abouts for the dryer vent. If contemplating gas, then a plumber to run the gas line. If you're building a utility closet upstairs for all of this and not doing any of it yourself, then a contractor would be the way to go....See MoreI don't like my Blomberg vented dryer at all.
Comments (9)'' jane__ny When I dry down pillows or comforters, I always use the timed drying and let it run for an hour or longer on high. '' jane_nw, graywings123, thank you. I just realized that it is set in my mind that 20 min is enough for pillows, just like it was with my old gas dryer. I have 70 min setting, I will try it. Thank you! '' live_wire_oak I thought this it was a typo until it was repeated 16 times. Dawn is when the sun comes over the horizon. Down is the fuzzy undercoat of a waterfowl. Down needs far more air flow than a small cubic foot dryer can ever provide. This is why people correctly use laundries, with jumbo sized machinery, even when they have regular sized machines at home. Or they have it dry cleaned, as most down products care label suggests. Have you read your care labels? On each product? Unhappiness is not at all surprising given that the incorrect parameters are being used in order to reach an incorrect process, and an incorrect conclusion. When you base everything on the wrong premise? Everything that follows is wrong. Nutshell. '' live_wire_oak, besides the fact that English is my second language I am dyslectic. I know that late in a day when I am tired or early in the morning when I am not wide awake I should stay away from writing but I still write. I apologize))) I made all my pillows myself, there are no labels. I wash them once a year when there are plenty on sunny days, dry them on the sun and run them trough the dryer twice a day to speed up drying. In general, down filled products can be washed - at least that's what my mom and granny did, and I do too. I don't see any loss of warmth or fluffiness/batting/quilting integrity. I will probably buy a new comforter soon, but my existing one form IKEA is <> 10 years old and still performs fine. I also use sun/dryer combination to dry it. In general, I don't buy 'dry clean only' products. I have coats that have to be dry cleaned, I can't think of anything else. I really needed smaller machines, my house is old and my laundry room is actually a tiny hallway between the kitchen and the sun room, regular sized non stackable machines occupied hefty amount of space and the dryer was partially blocking one door way. I made the right decision getting smaller w/d. I don't entirely rely on the dryer to dry down filled items, but I rely on it fluffing them. There always has to be a way to adjust/bypass unwanted feature and gardenweb community always offers great guidance, that's why I referred to it's collective wisdom....See Morebig_al_41
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