Venting two dryers

[rickr]

Hi all!
I there a way to vent two dryers from the same outdoor "flapper" style dryer vent? I could fabricate a "Y" however if I do that will one dryer vent into the other if one is not running? I can install another flapper vent if need be. What is the best type to use for the Northern States? I see a few dryer vents around here that have a "drain trap" look to them. Are they "critter proof" or are those better than the old style flapper type? What do you guys do?

Thank's
Rick

 

[coldspot66]

One dryer WILL vent into the other instead of going outside.The only way it would work is if you can somehow block one dryer while you are using the other. I have the drain trap style vent (2 actually) and like them, as nothing can get in, though they can be a little noisy.

 

[rickr]

dual dryer vents

Thanks Coldspot66,Is there a reason you used that style over the flapper? Perhaps I should change both to that system.
Rick

 

[coldspot66]

I guess I liked it because it didn't seem like lint could accumulate as much as a flapper style, and also it was 'different looking' lol. Plus I live near the ocean where it can get VERY windy. Doesn't flap in the wind and not alot of cold air getting into the dryer when not in use.

 

[rickr]

Dryer vent styles

Hi Coldspot66,Thanks for your input. I will look into changing my setup to "dual exhaust" drain trap style dryer vents.
P.S.
If you are in need of a house guest this summer at your home by the Atlantic Ocean, I am available!! LOL

Thanks again,
Rick

 

[kenmore1978]

dryer exhaust

Do any of you folks in the colder regions have one of those gadgets that recovers heat from dryer exhaust and keeps it in the house? How well do they work?

 

[rickr]

Not me!!

I have heard of those,however I wouldn't use that here. I HATE dust,and some of the lint just has to escape in the house. Plus I would not want all that heat and humidity released in the house. It would fog the windows,and TOO HOT in the Summer anyway. B.T.W. I could not find the type of dryer vent anywhere around here that works like a drain trap. I had to install an additional metal "flapper" type right next to the other vent. Friday it was very cold and windy when I did the laundry. I finished up by putting all the clean wash in both dryers,and went up to the kitchen. WOW it looked so funny as I looked out the kitchen window,I could see HUGE clouds of steam blowing by!!Sure looked funny. Sure wouldn't want all that in the house.

Rick

 

[kenmore1978]

Heat recovery vents

I think the exhaust air with the lint and humidity still goes outside, they are an "exchanger" design that simply recovers the heat from the exhaust air and returns it to the house air. The exhuast air itself is not re-directed back into the house, though I think there ARE some "cheapie" versions that do that and those are the ones you are thinking of.

This link is a little off-subject for this post, but it's interesting, since we move our dryers aroundmore than the average personwould.

VentPro Inc. – Creators of the DryerDock

www.dryerdock.com

 

[rickr]

heat recovery

That is interesting,but I'll use the dryers for drying my clothes,and let the 1941 Lennox take care of heating my house! LOL
Rick

 

[kenmore1978]

Dryer heat recovery

Those devices are really advantageous only if the dryer is located in the living space. If the dryer is in a basement, doesn't really matter, since it isn't sucking heated air from the living space and exhausting it outside. If dryer is in a living space, you would get the dual advantage of recovering both the heat the dryer generates, and the heat from the living space air the dryer sucks in.