STOP Venting Your Dryer Vent Outside! REUSE The Heat And Do This Instead! DIY How To

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[@CostaMesaPhotography]

The idea of retaining the heat is attractive, the purpose of venting outside (as you know) is to shed the moisture. So those contraptions may filter particulates, and allow for the retention of heat, but I'd be concerned about the potential for mold or other undesirable effects of having hot moist air build up inside. I don't have an electric dryer, so this isn't even an option for me, but thought I'd share my concern. i've been watching your videos for a while now and thoroughly enjoy your content.

[@wolfling2039]

I live in the high desert where it’s dry and bitterly cold in the winter, during the morning hours. This sounds very appealing.

[@krg038]

I tried this years ago. Makes the room super humid but warmer.

[@tonytable1537]

That was my thought. I wonder if there is some way to safely incorporate a bulk supply of desiccant to one of these indoor filters to cut down on that

[@Kathleen253]

You beat me to it. I tried before with disastrous results, mold and mildew.

[@krg038]

@@tonytable1537 the dryer blows quite a bit of air. The best bet would be something the size of a refrigerator with drying agent.

[@Mymusickb]

I tried these contraptions. DON'T!! The moisture will cause way more issues than you think. Run as short of a vent outside, and keep clean. That's the proper way. The right way. This is NOT!!

[@jfdashley9028]

I agree, the heat that comes out is very humid and would fog up the windows of my house.

[@terrymorris8607]

My first thought was that it sounds like an invitation to mold.

[@jjjacer]

i think the 2nd one is designed to draw the moisture out and dump it in that drawer, (he said you add water to it, but if i remember the amazon ads the moist air collects there and you dump it after a while) but yeah , this adds a lot of moisture into the air, there was a Holmes on Homes episode where a dryer was basically causing mold due to this. Also sure it adds heat in the winter, but what about summer lol, my A/C barely can keep up, im sure adding a few thousand BTUs of additional heat will make for a pleasant summer.

[@captainofbluepearl]

I think this depends on how dry your climate is. Many places would not want anymore humidity in your house but I don’t think it’s a problem if you live in a desert climate.

[@candace289]

I tried didn’t work too much moisture in my house

[@nathanscandella6075]

I've tried the method with the blue filter store bought product (exactly the same as pictured here). While it technically does work, I would think very, very few people *should* try this. We have a very large dedicated laundry room (13-14 ft ceilings), and only have 2 people in a 4000 ft2 house (so, not a ton of moisture). When using this method, our laundry room (door open) got so humid that it actually rusted an ironing board we keep in there so badly that it would not slide open again, and had to be replaced. I have a smart home air quality meter, and the first few minutes of the dryer cycle, the humidity spiked to super high levels. We have a vent to the outside, but I think it's wasteful to dump all that heated air outside during the winter (heating season). Unfortunately, exposing your home and belongings to such high humidity is just rarely going to be a good move. Maybe only in the situations where your winter indoor air gets so dry that you otherwise need to run a humidifier. The problem with the above method (DIY humidifier) is that the humidity will be concentrated where your dryer is, and probably not disperse throughout the house fast enough. Good thought, will work out badly for most. [Note: after a couple months, I bailed on this DIY hack, and bought a proper heat pump dryer, which is the right way to go ventless or avoid wasting heated air]

[@davedeatherage4902]

Yes, helpful man. My wife and I appreciate the quality that you put into your videos, and the helps. From Oregon, 👍🇺🇸✝️

[@4vinylsound]

I would think that the wall mounted filter has a little tray on the bottom to catch the moisture coming out of the dryer and then you could dump it when it's full. Kinda like a dehumidifier has the same tray that you dump the water.

[@nathanscandella6075]

That's kind of what it's there for (also as a water trap to filter lint), but it only catches moisture that's condensed out of the air. The air that passes through the filter will still be saturated with lots of moisture, which means wherever you do your laundry will get humid very quickly. Most people don't have laundry areas where it's wise to do this.

[@genehammond7239]

Great idea saving all that heat !!!👍👍

[@ronm6585]

Thanks for sharing. Just be wary of the humidity being released into the home as well.

[@bigg_50_jonn]

I REALLY LIKED THIS ONE .... and I plan to use this one 👍

[@fredviarrial4780]

I have used the DYI version to heat my garage for the last 10 years. What I learned from you... adding a screen to the vent holes. IT is recommended to keep the bucket at least half full of water.

[@chickchoc]

Why is water required?

[@Gamer_2017_]

@@chickchoccatches the lint

[@willmallory9085]

Excellent video Brother

[@l.medina6251]

I live in the desert & we have no humidity! I have put a pr of pantyhose or tights on the end of the pipe going to the dryer & then directing the moist air into the house for decades. It works fine. When the pantyhose fills with lint, I toss it. Too hot to do this in the summer. Instead I run a couple of cool mist humidifiers. The moisture helps my asthma. In a locale that has humidity already, too much moisture can cause issues.

[@donl1410]

Those have been floating around since the 70's. Pumping the moisture into your house is an invitation to mold. Building codes say VTO. Vent to outside.

[@lorenzocriscuolo7869]

I’m using the Better Vent one,which is identical to the Funmas. It’s great in the winter but not so much when it gets hot in the summer. Also, I have to turn a fan on and open the door of the laundry room for better ventilation otherwise the heat,humid air gets trapped. This is a temporary solution until I purchase a heat pump dryer.

[@wannabetrucker7475]

where i live we only have a week at most of very cold weather, so i use the small white one in the closed kitchen, in this case the humidity is very welcome. If i were going to do this more often i would probably use my dehumidifier (which i usually save for the horrid summers).

[@Steve-bm2zm]

I use this in the winter. Also The clothes get dry much sooner. You also aren’t pulling warm air from the house and dumping it outside.

[@oldkid6]

I use a Better Vent which almost looks like the FUNMAS but a little different design. I had to use an atypical type of vent because my dryer is in an odd space and vents into the garage. I live in Florida and let me tell you that the garage in the summer without venting a dryer into it gets well over 100 degrees and all the humidity that goes with it sucks, big time! I understand wanting hot air to come back inside maybe for the winter, but even then venting a dryer into your house sounds crazy to me. To combat the humidity I installed a window AC and dehumidifier in the garage for the summer just to keep it bearable. I thought about hiring a contractor to build a roof stack vent but not do I not want to to spend that much money, I know it's going to eventually get clogged. It sucks three ways to Wednesday, but it is what it is...thanks for the video, I found it entertaining but what the heck do you do in the summer? Just let it vent inside your house with the AC on full blast, the moisture and humidity it creates is freaking nuts.

[@montanasojourn]

I used the first suggestion FORTY years ago. I believe you should put water in the bottom to catch lint. One problem with venting inside, who wants HOT air in the HOT summer. Otherwise, I do like the channel. Edited for spelling.

[@dkat1108]

Fantastic I have always wondered about doing this. Now what about in the summer when its cool at night and I want to cool my house with outside air but the noise from cars is to much to open the windows ? I have been told "not" to cool your house with a power intake fan for some reason I have no idea why ?

[@billyblackie9417]

How much should you put in the container please? This is a great idea

[@chrisdixonstudios]

Love your fix tips and subscribed. Here is a super simple way for electric dryers: rubberband a lady's Leg nylon stocking onto end of exhaust hose. Be sure to leave whole below knee portion. So dust goes into foot and air goes thru stocking. Easy to clean and Lots of heat! Yep some dust gets past, but very little and less than in my garage anyways. God Bless

[@nancyherrmann2491]

I bought the one you were holding the square one with the little blue filters sticking out of. I only use my dryer in the winter and it's only me so I don't have any problems with humidity. I suppose if I used it in the summertime I would want it vented out I wouldn't want any mildew or mold growing

[@troyyarbrough]

I really like the DIY version, but our utility space is very limited. I'm not sure where I would put the bucket. The FUNMAS 3-in-1 looks promising because I could mount it on the wall above the dryer. Gonna have to do some head scratching on this. Thanks for the video.

[@tnmcru2153]

Those might be OK if you live in very dry area (SW parts US) and for short time. The moisture is incredible. I can close the door to my laundry room WITH outside vent. The walls will drip moisture...

[@underdog24861]

I am going to try the Home depot method. It seem much cheaper than the other products and would work just as good. Thanks Fix This House!

[@deancitroni4447]

I love this idea I would rather have one with moisture because it would also catch any lint that was coming through the tube. Downside is in the summertime you need to get behind your machine again and change it out because no one wants that hot air blowing in when it's 95° outside

[@jrivero56]

I really like your video but is this safe to use in a garage? What about the humidity coming out if the dryer? Wouldn’t that create mold? Thank you again! Jose

[@neilcharles2520]

That's good if you live in a cold state,but not good for warm places like Florida..

[@renymullen4582]

My DYI dryer vent is even much simpler than yours! I live in a dry climate & need all the humidity I can get...especially in winter!. Start--cut hose to preferred length & tie a cord around with a loop--then clip the loop to a hook or other easy access for movement. The End of Hose has a Fabric Netting 'Sock' that is about 18 inches long---Half going up the hose & secured with easy to remove elastic band. The other half swings freely into a bucket or trash can. when the fabric 'sock' is full of lint, hold over trash can & pull inside out, shake well. Launder with Other 'socks'! Attach a second one to the hose as before! I have made 4 of these fabric socks & just keep rotating. :D

[@garylee3229]

In Ontario Canada, it’s illegal to run dryer vents to inside homes.

[@TheKingOfInappropriateComments]

Might be ok for single person households that don't do a ton of laundry. It would be sort of like having a hot shower for an hour at a time... that sort of steam, heat and humidity. If you can get a reasonably high powered (150w+) fan to dry the place out when you do it. It looks like it would be an appealing solution to where my grandparents used to live where they were not allowed to have their own washer and dryer in their condos because of the lack of venting. Some people managed to do it anyway. But that was in Florida where you don't need the heat and the humidity would be an issue. So you'd have to manage that stuff if you had to operate somewhere that you couldn't vent. Then again for the less frequent maybe just run the ducting out a window or something like that.

[@dougstahnke7524]

I tried this. It made my laundry room steamy hot. I would like to stream the dryer hot air into my HVAC duct so it will circulate evenly through the entire house. The lint will have to be filtered out before the hot air enters the HVAC ducting. Will it work?

[@jamesrobinson1913]

What about in the summer when you are air conditioning your home?

[@ThomasLeonard454]

Isn't the moisture from the dryer action bad for other items in the house like electrical appliances?

[@mpxz999]

Holy. Just wait until a building inspector comes by a home with this when the time comes for an insurance claim related to mold or fire. Claim denniiiied 😅

[@kazafitzpatrick]

Seems like at switch in the venting needs to be added to toggle the hot air outside during the summer. I do like the value of keeping the heat in doors during the heating season.

[@teardowndan5364]

Only use this if you have problems with excessively dry indoor air and need extra humidity, otherwise you will have mould and possibly rotting issues in cold spots. Ideally, you'd use a heat exchanger to ditch moisture. Better yet, if you can afford it, get a condensing dryer which uses a heat pump to heat the air so it can pick up moisture, then cool it to condense moisture, rinse and repeat without external air flow, only needs a drain line to dump the condensate if you don't want to have to manually empty the tank.

[@jayneela3077]

Why hose/ duct connection on the top? For bucket it is okay.

[@dbax6800]

The DYI looks good, but I wouldn't use it is a little too bulky the wall mount would be the best

[@tomodonnell5738]

Great video very helpful. In some cases venting outside is next to impossible these are very good options

[@Rebecca-sn9gh]

I've tried the FUNMAS, it irritated my lungs (I have asthma), I imagine it wasn't able to catch all the lint micro particles. Using it also left moisture on the walls and ceiling of the space I was using it in, this was in a fairly arid climate.

[@Kathleen253]

I had same results along with mold and mildew which are horrible for asthma.

[@davideakin7434]

Better to change out your dryer to a heatpump dryer.

[@mikegower2419]

I did this in my basement and because of the high humidity it produces I had issues with my electrical box, It started rusting and and mildew began forming in the box causing connection issues. Only do this if you have low humidity or a great dehumidifier and really need the extra heat-otherwise don't do it,

[@avidcollector869]

Isn't there CO2 that gets vented outside too? My smoke alarms get set off if the exhaust hose for the laundry drier has a hole in the tin foil.

[@nathanscandella6075]

No. Lots of things can set off a smoke alarm, but dryers do not create CO2, unless they're natural gas dryers, of course.

[@lorenwilson8128]

This would be OK in a very cold, dry climate. Not a good idea in Houston.

[@Digital-Dan]

And when the outside temp is 85+?

[@stevec9669]

Wouldn't these devices let all the moisture into the house?

[@papatutti59]

Yes.

[@RiseOrRelinquish]

Not sure about this. What energy I save, will be spent right back, since my dehumidifier will be running non stop!

[@dougdrake8507]

Yeah, wait until the humidity kicks in and creates mold, mildew and start peeling wood apart. Not all hot air is good!

[@scjimmyjoe]

Keeping the heat inside the house in the summer in the south......yea...I don't think so.

[@aaronblackford981]

I must have missed something as I was only kinda watching in beginning but you kept saying put water into at least two different. Products. I would think you would want to keep those areas empty to remove excess water, not fill them up with extra water

[@viggenz24]

Do not use these, the humidity in your home will be far too high.

[@averteddisasterbarely2339]

Let's see if i understand the sequence of drying WET clothes ..... first of all , they are wet ! The heating element evaporates the moisture from the clothes , the vent transters the moisture outside so it doesn't accumulate anywhere else ! Yes there well be some captured heat but , it's no different than a vaporizer you'd use to relieve a stuffy head cold ! This is inviting mold and mildew into the house because they both thrive in a wet and warm environment ! And lastly .... it's a challenge to keep the house cool in the summer time and this would only compound that

[@jonleone777]

Only problem i see is the amount of humidity this will put in your house

[@RobertBennie-vx8zs]

What about summer time your adding a lot of heat to your home making your ac work harder

[@commonsense2462]

Do forget to turn on your laundry fan for the humidity to escape from this indoor venting method.

[@yanniefalcon]

I created something like that and let me tell you the mildew it created in my basement and spores you have to have a humidifier on because that throws out a lot of dust from the clothes you won’t see it right away but you will see it within a wk definitely bad idea run that outside the experts ran it out for a reason. That could maybe work if you’re not drying anything but honestly that’s a bad idea over all just buy a space heater! Because someone could try to use that has source of heat next thing you know their house is on fire 🔥 not everyone is that bright you know. If ain’t broke don’t fix it get a space heater if your cold 🥶 and don’t over load your outlet keep a space heater separate from everything else you want to plug 🔌 in don’t plug anything in the same outlet as the space heater has it will be too much power through one outlet and will cause a fire 🔥 behind your wall if you over load and outlet and it’s not gfic sorry buddy didn’t mean to shade your video but health wise not everyone’s home is like yours. I’m just tryna save lives here!

[@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259]

And grab a dehumidifier while out shopping for this device.

[@gwine9087]

This will pump a massive amount of humidity into your house and cause major issues.

[@berthogendoorn2133]

Venting warm moist air into the home is not recommended as it can result in mold build up.

[@dolfinwriter5389]

Why would you PUT water into the bucket or the little tray on the commercial one? There is going to be all of the water from your clothes drying going through that vent, and some will condense in that filter and drain into the bucket or tray. Makes no sense to add water before. I think that bucket one is going to be really messy also, with the combination of dryer lint AND moisture condensing and falling into the bucket. I would not just pour that water down your drain or in the toilet either. That discharged lint is a major source of clogs in old houses with cast iron sewer piping. Ask me how I know that! I had to run my clothes washer for many years with a panty hose filter on the washer discharge hose because the lint from the washer itself would clog our drains, until we had a major operation done to replace and sleeve, and in some cases bypass all of our old cast iron piping.

[@naenae9969]

You will be pumping a large amount of water vaper into the house, which isn't good.

[@Chan_Fry]

But I need LESS heat and humidity in my house, 95% of the year. Venting outside is a lifesaver.

[@Tatu223]

✌🏻😎

[@bobrunge7594]

You never showed any of them running

[@TheYTSucks]

LOL I already thought this channel was kind of hacky this confirms it. Hard pass.

[@staberdearth3130]

Nope! Far too much humidity. This is perhaps worse that the bathroom vent that is lazily vented into the attic space. I repeat. NO!

[@Beaver.17]

Yikes. This creates more problems than it solves. Plus it's against code; and for good reason. Bad idea.

[@jpbeauch1]

Don’t do this. Very bad idea. This will lead to too much humidity in your house and you will get mold!

[@somedudeonyoutoob]

please stop with the interruptions

[@bananaa2761]

Here’s a thought, hear me out: If you’re going to hook up your electrical dryer ALONG with the indoor venting kit in the kitchen, why don’t you TURN ON the microwave exhaust fan as well while the dryer runs? 🤷🏻‍♀️ I mean our bathrooms have exhaust fans and we live in the day and age of kitchen having exhaust fans too. But hey, to each their own.

[@Spp235.]

Dumb idea…BEST IDEA - THEY NOW HAVE HEAT PUMP DRYERS!! Not only do they use 1/4 or less energy but they don’t need to vent outside AT ALL. They simply condense the water vapour and drain it in the sink. The heat is recycled so no need for a leaky external vent. And no need to emit water and air particles inside to create mold.

[@Subie-Driver]

Dumbest idea ever. The dryer air is full of moisture and causes more problems with steam and mould than it’s worth.