Can You Run A Dryer Vent Into The Attic

Cindy asks my dryer vents into my attic.

Can you run a dryer vent into the attic.

The international residential code allows you to run a dryer vent through the attic but you can t terminate it there. Dryer lint is also highly flammable. Metal duct going vertically from the dryer through the second floor ceiling. Send your questions to tom.

Of course that can be an issue since the second room will then become much hotter. 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. Venting your dryer to the attic is not only a potential fire hazard but can result in moisture problems which causes more problems. 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.

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. In these cases it may be necessary to vent your dryer through the attic. The dryer vents into the attic and not outside. Get help with your home improvement projects.

A dryer vent should be vented outside. You could cut a hole through one of the interior walls and run the unit s vent hose into that other room. 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. It s ok to vent the dryer directly into the house so that the air can be used as either a source of humidity or a source of heat.

So the unit will be sucking heat out of one room and pouring it into another. Seal the ceiling penetration so that the duct can expand in length as it heats up during use a standard roof boot such as you d use to flash a vent pipe would work. Sometimes such as in town homes or condos it s not possible to vent a dryer through a wall outside. Doing so would fill your attic with warm moist air that could rot the.

Not all dryers will allow for this so be sure to check the owners manual to ensure it can be vented in this manner.