How To Vent Dryer Into Attic

Flexible dryer hose vented to the soffit.

How to vent dryer into attic.

Dryer lint is also highly flammable. We are wondering if there is any other way to vent the dryer which is gas. When our dryer was replaced we decided to bring the dryer venting system early 1960 up to code by replacing the tubing that vented into the attic. The dryer was originally connected to the same duct as both bathroom vent fans.

Not all dryers will allow for this so be sure to check the owners manual to ensure it can be vented in this manner. As seniors cleaning out the vent is a hassle because we can t climb into the attic or move out the stacked washer dryer to get to the vent. However condensation collected in the low spots of the flexible hose. Venting the dryer outside in cold weather wastes a lot of heat.

Recently we have simply vented the dryer into the attic. Do not vent a dryer directly. 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 problem with attics.

A dryer vent should be vented outside. The attic is usually colder than the rest of the house during the winter and that can create a problem for a dryer vent. Sometimes such as in town homes or condos it s not possible to vent a dryer through a wall outside. Our association will not permit any outside venting.

The dryer vents into the attic and not outside. 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. That is the old material type tubing simply ended by a overhang side of the house where it exhaused into the attic and not outside. To make the dyer more efficient you can buy an inexpensive heat diverter and install it in the exhaust duct of electric dryers only not gas dryers you ll save about 50 worth of heat per load in the winter.