In Arizona don't you just use a clothes line?

Well, from what I am reading, a vented dryer is the best choice in a closet, in AZ.

Although a clothes line would work too, and probably quicker!

You can put that clothes line inside if you want.

Just be sure to have an large incandescent light fixture in the closet which you can keep on for long periods of time to remove the moisture and humidity, which will lead to mold and mildew...now that I think of it, I think that's the chorus to a song I sorta remember...

FWIW, the light in the closet was a trick from Ft. Sherman in Panama, when I was going through Jungle Warfare School, a few months back...

We have a ventless dryer in our apartment in NY. I despise it. Ok maybe not despise, but I really, really dislike it. (No on second thought, I despise it.)

It takes forever to dry the clothes and ours doesn't have anyplace for the water to go so we have to take out the reservoir and dump the water after each load. But even if I didn't have to do that, I still despise it because it takes 3x as long to dry a load of clothes. And sheets and towels? Forget about it.

We gave up. Our housekeeper takes them to her house and washes them for us now. (That was partly because they are small machines and mostly because a sheet would never dry in the dryer.)

I've had both and I'd vent if you can.

Keeping all that moisture inside your closet to mold your clothes is nuts. Whomever suggested that needs to back away from the build entirely.

A condensing dryer or a heat pump dryer are what you're likely to find not a dryer that vents inside.. Here's some info. No they, of course, don't pump all the moisture into your closet. They condense it to a liquid and send it out the discharge pipe for your washer.. Heat pump dryers.

Vented is always best. Ventless exists for those who don't have the option of venting such as many old homes/apartments in Europe, NYC, etc. where people want a washer/dryer, but don't have much space and the ability to vent. It isn't the best solution, but it works better than nothing for those needs. I've had both and I'd take vented over ventless if that is an option.

Thank you everyone! This is a huge help. I will go with vented.

My parents have had a w/d in their closet for years and they’ve never had a problem. My contractor also does. I live in AZ where it is very dry, so maybe this is why there are no issues with mold that I’ve heard of.

My condenser dryer pumped out through the same drain the washer did.

It was slower than a vented dryer and the closet did get humid, but there was never any problem with mold or excessive dampness in the other clothes.

I would also put a vent fan in with a regular vented dryer as well.

Throwback to a summer in Scottsdale, when we stayed at my dad's winter home. The dryer died, dad didn't want to get a new one till he came back in October. So everything went outside to dry, draped over the patio furniture. Towels took two hours, maybe, everything else was dry in less! 120 heat will do that, even in the shade.

Thanks pal and bp! I am not too worried about mold, etc.

bp-that sounds like AZ! Hot and dry!