Venting Your Dryer Into The Attic

Dryer lint is also highly flammable.

Venting your dryer into the attic.

We are wondering if there is any other way to vent the dryer which is gas. Can a dryer vent go up through an attic. A dryer vent should be vented outside. Not all dryers will allow for this so be sure to check the owners manual to ensure it can be vented in this manner.

How can i vent it outside to make it less of a fire hazard improperly vented dryers and lint buildup cause over 15 000 fires a year. The international residential code allows you to run a dryer vent through the attic but you can t terminate it there. Your dryer only has the power to push that heavy wet lint so far so it s inevitable that some of it is going remain behind in the vent pipe. Cindy asks my dryer vents into my attic.

Doing so would fill your attic with. Sometimes such as in town homes or condos it s not possible to vent a dryer through a wall outside. In these cases it may be necessary to vent your dryer through the attic. The dryer vents into the attic and not outside.

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. Our association will not permit any outside venting. 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.