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Default Dryer vent hose - does it have to go straigh out the rear?

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:08:19 -0700 someone who may be nafuk
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Am trying to plan the position of a tumble dryer. Does the vent hose
have to go out the wall behind the dryer, or can it go out a wall to
the side of the dryer without having the dryer project out beyond the
worktop?


That depends on the dryer and where it has outlets. The manufacturer
of your proposed dryer should have this information on their web
site.

Some dryers can have a rear hose bent through ninety degrees without
hitting anything in one direction but not in the other, due to the
shape of the back.

Also consider "flat" ducts.

All ductwork should slope gently away from the machine to the outlet
grille, to avoid runs of condensation.

On the larger scale why have a hose pipe conveying expensively
heated air directly to the outside? Why not use a condensing drier?

On the even larger scale why use any extra energy to dry clothes. A
traditional pulley, as they are called here, dries clothes without
any extra energy consumption and most houses can have one or more
fitted. http://www.castinstyle.co.uk/product.php/285/0/



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