[Greenbuilding] Venting Dryers Inside?

[Corwyn]

On Dec 27, 2006, at 07:43, Lawrence Lile wrote:
> This seems like a signifigant source of heat loss for the house, 
> allowing all of this combustion air to infiltrate.  I am thinking 
> about hacking an outdoor air vent into the case of the dryer chassis, 
> to allow it to draw combustion air directly from outside instead of 
> trying to suck it from the house.  Any reactions?

Lawrence,

Hmm.  I started thinking that this was like the woodstove issue, not 
much help since the exiting temperature of the air needs to be the 
same, so you are comparing the dryer heating the air versus your 
furnace (almost certainly more efficient).  However, I realized that it 
isn't the temperature so much as the change in amount of moisture that 
can be carried.  Starting with dryer air from outside might help.  But 
I suspect not much.  Anyone know the relevant calculations?

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn

p.s. please trim your posts.

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