Attic Air To Dryer

Insulated duct 23 ft.

Attic air to dryer.

We can install heating and air equipment replace and or repair duct work clean duct work clean dryer vents add attic insulation and more. Eddie lonnie and eddie s daughter at the lodi street fair. Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool. 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.

The lower duct is the normal dryer exhaust and is vented through the wall to the outside. 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 fan installed in the attic plenum works great. Attic ventilation works on the principle that heated air naturally rises primarily utilizing two types of vents.

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. To the attic air supply and provides all of the heated air needed for drying. The upper duct connects. Increase dryer efficiencies and reduce potential liabilities by thoroughly cleaning out the dryer vent.

This picture shows the hookup with the method 2 dryer modification for method 1 the. We are also a licensed heating and air company. Hooking the dryer up to attic air supply. I used a 6 inch.

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. 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. At upwards of 140 f the aluminum intake duct radiates noticeable heat into the room. Hot dry attic air in.

Dryer lint is also highly flammable. I picked it up at the local salvation army store for 20. Attic air specializes in attic insulation attic ventilation including attic fans roof vents eave soffit vents wholehouse fans bathroom exhaust fans attic mold attic moisture insulation removal attic decontamination attic infestation mitigation dryer ventilation and exhaust duct insulation. Insulating the duct keeps the laundry room at a comfortable room temperature.

Moist exhaust air out.