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Originally Posted by Janipoo
Would like any information on your thoughts of venting a dryer out into the garage. I am wondering if it will harm our vehicles.
That isn't likely to be minimum code compliant but I'm having trouble imagining a serious and likely danger to your vehicles from exhausting your dryer into the garage. I can think of some problems that your garage may have, but not cars so much.
That isn't likely to be minimum code compliant but I'm having trouble imagining a serious and likely danger to your vehicles from exhausting your dryer into the garage. I can think of some problems that your garage may have, but not cars so much.
That is what I am thinking too, our garage is drywalled. Our exhaust now is vented out the roof and there is something wrong. We had the engineer out from our home builder but it still takes hours to dry clothes. I purchased and LG front loader pair and just replaced them with another set due to the issues and the dryer is getting error messages that states there is a kink or blockage in the venting line.
The biggest problem is remembering to refill the bucket with water.
I think this is what the service guy was telling me about. Does your clothes still dry quickly with it being vented into the water and I was wondering if you have humidity that builds up in the garage?
Most garages have two if not three exterior walls.
I ran my MIL's dryer vent through the garage to the far side exterior wall. Works fine. An extra bend of ductwork is a heckuva lot better than having a lot of pretty messy and potentially unsafe lint around...
It'll increase the dewpoint in the garage. If you have colder winters it will allow moisture to form on everything that is below the dewpoint. In the long run it could be detrimental to your garage area and cause all sorts of problems. In all cases you want to get moisture, or water, as far away from the structure as you can.
Heat, and moisture, are the number one killers of structures.
Who would I call to get someone to come out and investigate our line now? I know my neighbors have the same floor plan and don't have an issue. Right now It is vented through the roof, we have a 1 story so it is going through the attick. The service guy says we have to have a dip or something that is holding water and causing the problem.
I just replaced a 3 year old LG Steam washer and dryer set thinking it was the dryer not drying and the heating sensor kept going up on it. But my new set is getting errors that there is a problem with venting and it takes hours and I mean hours to dry clothes.
504.6.1 Maximum length: The maximum length of a clothes dryer exhaust duct shall not exceed 25 ft (7620 mm) from the dryer location to the outlet terminal. The maximum length of duct shall be reduced 2½ feet (762 mm) for each 45-degree (0.79 rad) bend and 5 feet (1524 mm) for each 90-degree (1.6 rad) bend. The maximum length of the exhaust duct does not include the transition duct.
Exception: Where the make and model of the clothes dryer to be installed is known and the manufacturer’s installation instructions for such dryer are provided to the code official, the maximum length of the exhaust duct, including any transition duct, shall be permitted to be in accordance with the dryer manufacturer’s installation instructions.
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Why not run the vent THROUGH the garage?
