Apartment Dryer Vent Kit - Does This Work? Review/Test ( ProFLEX ) - Good For Non Living Area Garage

[@PINEAPPLEKELLY3]

Thanks I guess I will be Doing a review as well

[@803Garage]

Please do. If you find a better way / outcome or process I wanna see. =]

[@PINEAPPLEKELLY3]

@@803Garage I’ll try lol 👌🏻

[@bryanadams256]

I did exactly the same thing but in reverse! Bought one of those crappy kits. Threw it out after a month. Then used a 2.5 gallon pail. I examined the kit and realized the concept was the right idea but there is too much air circulation above the water. So, I cut a large hole in the lid for the flex tube. Drilled small holes all around the lid for the air to escape. The trick is to fill it with water to about 1/4 inch from the end of the exhaust tube. Works like a charm! No more precious heat to vent outside in the middle of winter!

[@803Garage]

Awesome. This is definitely the ticket. Thumbs up! 👍🏼

[@ezraana1]

@bryanadams256 Hi ! Im trying to do something with the air flow on my dryer. I have my dyer outside in the patio and all the lint and debre is all over the place. So Im trying to do what you just did but don't know how. Do I reall have to put water in the pail and how much? to the top or half way? I would appreciate your respond.

[@bryanadams256]

@@ezraana1 You have to put water! That's what catches the lint. The amount of water doesn't really matter. Put 6 inches or so.

[@LoisMcQuinn]

Thanks you saved me some money - looks like it would be easier to build from scratch and build in a filter like a shop vac to also help with dust. Thanks again- this ol'lady doesn't have cash to throw around!.

[@803Garage]

That is a better and an excellent idea. The water idea works. It’s like the oil bath filter in old farm tractors and cars but the water needs to be done differently.

[@ToniChauntel]

Trying to figure out where to place it in my apartment, no garage of course. It didn't blow out link like yours, but still debating on placement. Right now it's in my bedroom!

[@803Garage]

Nice. I’m wondering if I was at fault? Bad installer?

[@jst1man]

You should do what I did. 5 gallon bucket, top, cut hole in top big enough to fit vent then cut a 2nd hole in the side or top. Put a wire mesh over the 2nd hole using screws, fill with water to what you think is good and run! If! I said, if you do it right, no fluffy's everywhere and check once a month for water and lint.. I used this for 5 years with no problems, except high humidity in an enclosed space, but if you have a fan in the room run it.

[@803Garage]

This is excellent. I think I need to revisit this once I get slow with work. =] thank you. [= 💜✌🏼

[@ezraana1]

Thank you ....I really needed this.

[@ashantihardison5139]

So I have this product and I have no lint or dust issues. But my box is mounted to the wall at about eye level, I'm not sure if this makes a difference or not. The issue I have experienced is humidity in that area when I'm using it though, which I'm not a fan of. But it does work.

[@803Garage]

Yes humidity would be an issue. I originally wanted this as an option for helping to save energy. The humidity wouldn’t be bad because I need it. I have old hardwood. 35% min maybe I should revisit it. Hmm 🤔

[@803Garage]

Thank you =] 💜

[@zonoz7135]

The oil bath air cleaners were standard equipment on farm and industrial equipment as well as cars and trucks. I grew up on a farm and all our farm equipment, trucks, and my first car had oil bath air filters. They were created originally because our roads were not paved and an air filter was needed that could hold a lot of dirt. They work great, go a long time before needing to be cleaned,their air flow never diminishes, but are messy to clean. An and industrial equipment also had a pre-cleaner that created a tornado like action to get the air coming in spinning faster and faster, causing heavier particles of dust, dirt, bugs, plant matter to drop to the bottom of a clear removable "cup" that would be removed and emptied as many times a day as necessary which depended upon how dirty the working conditions were, before incoming air made a sharp turn into the oil bath part of the filter which caused the remaining particles of dust and debris to fall out of the air flow into the oil where they became trapped. They don't have that much oil in them so they don't leak and I've had tractors and combines on very steep slopes with no issues because they are air and water tight since they are exposed to the elements. Oil bath filters fell out of favor as our roads and the quality of paper air filters improved, engine bays became smaller, and the cost of equipping a vehicle with a paper filter was much, much less than an oil bath, although more expensive for the consumer when then had to buy a new filter element 1 or 2 times a year instead of a single quart of oil that could refill an oil bath cleaner 6-10 times.

[@803Garage]

I love your well worded and thought out reply. =] thank you for taking the time to type all of that out. It’s exactly why I wanted this to work and was so disappointed 😢

[@StupidCatLady]

I might get this and add a light mesh over the holes. Not enough to restrict the air flow, but enough to catch the lint

[@803Garage]

This is an excellent idea. If you don’t mind mild dust / debris it will work really well.

[@StupidCatLady]

@@803Garage I thankfully own an air purifier that does an amazing job at pulling nastiness out of the air. I unfortunately didn't have a washer dryer set up and had to buy portable ones, but the only place I had space for them was in my bathroom. My bathroom is smack dab in the middle of my apartment and has no way to vent, so fingers crossed that this works.

[@803Garage]

@@StupidCatLady if you have an awesome air purifier then I think this will work wonders for your setup. I also thought about building a larger box to catch the debris and I would use furnace filters to construct it. Overkill but it was an idea that I believed would still allow the dryer to operate properly however the size would be impractical.

[@StupidCatLady]

@@803Garage Maybe impracticable, but possibly worth it through the effectiveness. I'm at least fortunate that I have a small portable dryer so the air flow is not as forceful. A larger dryer may always have some level of issues when venting indoors

[@803Garage]

@@StupidCatLady yes. You are 100% correct. I forgot the apartment size dryers are 110v so they are lower heat and less forceful air. I think this is actually what this dryer vent is meant for.

[@maha77]

I saw a review where someone fasted a mesh screen around the openings to catch the lint that flew out. It should come with that standard. Or put a pair of pantyhose around it

[@803Garage]

Pantyhose is definitely a great idea. I have seen that somewhere? Hmm 🤔

[@nashfunk389]

Could you not put a pair of pantyhoes over the moisture box holes to stop the small dust particles from escaping into the room?

[@803Garage]

I did that once and the pantyhose was blocked by dust within a few minutes. I got the idea back in the day from C.S.I. =] the idea is like to try is the oil bath from the days before paper intake filters for motors / farm tractors. Maybe one day I’ll re-visit this idea. =]

[@jfdd43]

How does this work at stopping humidity? I could only imagine how humid a room would get with a running dryer venting into it

[@803Garage]

It does basically nothing for stopping humidity. Like if you have a unvented and sealed space you’ll definitely have mold in no time. Ideally this would be good for a big house that’s very dry and heated mainly through electric baseboard heating and all the doors are open with fans circulating the air. So in other words it’ll be a pain. But the idea is neat but not practical.

[@psychiatry-is-eugenics]

If you can get one , an industrial bag house filter bag works better . 15 feet long and 6 inch diameter .

[@803Garage]

That sounds intense. I’ll look that up later so I know what it is exactly. Thank you for that idea.

[@rubyserenity90]

am i supposed to add water?

[@MidniteClubII]

I made a filter with a homedepot 5 gallon bucket and lid. cut 4' hole on top and added 5x1" holes around the edge of lid (unoriginal copied another utuber). Would adding cooking oil to the water help capture more dust and lint?...

[@803Garage]

Back in the day air filters for vehicles and heavy equipment used oil as a filter element. So maybe 🤔 adding cooking oil would help. It’s definitely worth a shot honestly.

[@handcraftedin2]

How much water to put

[@victorvalenzuela6949]

I’ve seen people was a nylon on the end. So no mess flying everywhere.

[@803Garage]

I first saw that on CSI =]

[@glassscapemediaproductions]

What if you use coffee filters over the holes with tape or something

[@803Garage]

A coffee filter my be to fine. But very permeable cloth style filter to catch the bigger debris and if it's cloth it can be hand washed quickly. Might be an idea to try.

[@Bizzare77777]

@@803Garage Can you just wrap a towel around the filter holes or does the hot hair need to escape in order for it to work?

[@803Garage]

@@Bizzare77777 I think a hot towel wouldn’t let enough air through. It would be way to restrictive.

[@ichlex8109]

I can’t get the foil duct to fit over the housing.. it’s like the same size

[@803Garage]

You do want a tight fit. You could ad a bit of baby powder to make it slip on or oil but even vegetable oil will get messy. Mine was tough. I used two hands 🙌🏼 and got it to slip over. The other thing you could to to help add in this would be take some sandpaper and lightly taper the edge like they do in an engine to help slip the piston and rings into the sleeve. Same thing but different. I hope these ideas help. =] 🤞🏼

[@verak6913]

I thought those kits were made for portable/compact dryers not large capacity dryers like yours.

[@803Garage]

That is an excellent point which I didn’t know but it does make sense. However in my case with the larger dryer it only serves to be a better example of use issues. I’m not saying it’s a bad idea. I wish it only worked better but perhaps 🤔 because the smaller and lower voltage dryers don’t push the same capacity of air … it would work better because the fluff would work better with the water type filter. Hmm 🧐

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

That was my thought, I'm looking for an indoor vent for my portable dryer, which is probably half the size of this one (1.5 cubic ft, 120volts). This review initially put me off them because i dont want lint everywhere...but since my dryer is much smaller and less powerful, I wonder if I'd have better luck.

[@heidijakowski4146]

But it still puts moisture (& fuzz?) In the air which can cause mold & mildew issues....

[@803Garage]

Yes. I found that issue which was why I don’t use mine. I wanted it to filter and heat. The humidity could have been felt with but it didn’t work at all for me. I found the same issues with it as yourself.

[@ecospider5]

My house gets to 30% humidity in the winter. So I want the moisture. That is why I am looking at these. But I would not use it without a WiFi humidity sensor so you can see if it causes a problem. I plan to only use it in the winter when I want the heat and humidity.

[@803Garage]

@@ecospider5 just make sure you add a general filter in line of the dryers exhaust and it’ll be way better when combined with this.

[@jackieadkins6672]

What if you put a screen in the water part?

[@803Garage]

Good suggestion. The screen would definitely help but how fine of a screen is the next question. I was told this setup is usually for a 110 volt apartment size dryer which makes sense. Less CFM which allows the water filter to work easier.

[@cwolf8841]

Why not SS hose camps vs tape?

[@803Garage]

Tape was just handy at the time. If I felt this was an amazing idea for my setup I would definitely use a more permanent fastening device like a hose clamp. That way you know it’s not going to come off and send more debris into the environment where we breath. =] that is definitely an excellent observation. =]

[@PioneerCity1767]

You're suppose to have a filter covering the holes in the bucket.

[@803Garage]

Do you know of or have an examples?

[@skaterlover1999]

Didn't have a hard time putting the white pieces together. I AM having a hard time putting the dang hose on!

[@803Garage]

@@skaterlover1999 WD-40 may help. =]

[@pearlaudelo1366]

I found this as I was looking for a HOW TO video on that Assamese product as I'm freaking out as this dryer us exactly in my frontroom "Hidding" in my apartment lol.. I will keep ths for now but looking for a better product.

[@803Garage]

There are better ideas. I think I need to revisit this video honestly because of how popular it is. Hmm 🤔

[@Augustino7]

works for a gas dryer?

[@803Garage]

Do not use it on a gas dryer. That would be very dangerous. 😳 A gas dryer creates exhaust - carbon monoxide - this needs to be sent outside your home so no one gets hurt or worse dies from asphyxiation. Do not use this filter or vent type. I’m sorry for the bad news.

[@Dottiellama]

I just got one! Is there somewhere specific to dump the lint water?

[@bonriver9420]

I would skim the lint off and throw it in the garbage and then dump the remaining water outside on the ground.

[@ichlex8109]

In the toilet

[@JoeMngnllo]

He showed the bucket and water was splashing everywhere, just cover the top of the bucket with a lid and make a hole

[@JoeMngnllo]

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[@803Garage]

That is a fantastic. I would have but I didn’t want to spend anymore time on it. I’ll be 100% honest.

[@rimonique]

Mine came without the zip ties..

[@803Garage]

Dang. Mine actually broke shortly after from what I assume was age. I had high hopes for this to save on heating.

[@MKelly-56]

Why don’t you show how to attach to back of dryer?? That is the most important and difficult part!

[@803Garage]

I didn’t think it was important. Maybe I should do a quick video on it. Hmm 🤔