Vent Tumble Dryer Through Roof

Obviously the ideal is to stick your dryer on the outside wall and vent it 10 inches.

Vent tumble dryer through roof. Unlike the vents shown above left the dryerjack affects airflow by less than 01 water column inches of pressure. Can you vent a dryer through the roof. This causes the steam from your dryer. If this happens enough an ice dam will form that s large enough to cause roof leaks.

When bath fans and clothes dryers vent through the roof they melt a bunch of snow. The international residential code allows you to run a dryer vent through the attic but you can t terminate it there. Considering that back pressure higher than 6 wci is generally recognized as inefficient you can see that venting through the roof with non dryer specific vents is immediately problematic. Difficulty cleaning dryer vent.

Venting through the roof is a common practice in areas where you can t get under the house. Then go outside and remove any siding trim pieces from around the vent hood. Next remove the vent hood retaining screws and pull the vent hood and stub pipe out of the wall. Dryerjacks are the first roof vents designed to meet the more stringent venting requirements of dryer exhaust systems.

As soon as i m in charge there will be no more venting of clothes dryers through the roof. Disconnect the hood from the stub pipe and toss the hood. I haven t seen anything to indicate that lint buildup is a problem as long as the run is as short as possible and pressure off the dryer is adequate. A vertical dryer vent is typically a problem because it acts as a moisture condenser.

I think the roof is a stupid spot to terminate clothes dryer vents because it s difficult to clean and. Start by disconnecting the dryer vent from the vent hood stub pipe. Venting the dryer outside in cold weather wastes a lot of heat. Phoenix isn t exactly known for getting a lot of rain or snow but occasional precipitation does occur.

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. After the snow melts below the vent it ll probably freeze again farther down on the roof.