Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
Home Repair (alt.home.repair) For all homeowners and DIYers with many experienced tradesmen. Solve your toughest home fix-it problems. |
Reply |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
Â*Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
#2
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
On 11/8/19 2:45 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
Â*Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? Take a look at this $10 device https://www.mccombssupply.com/chk100... BEgIqA_D_BwE or https://tinyurl.com/yylrgaph |
#3
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 13:45:18 -0600, Terry Coombs
wrote: *Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? A cyclone - like a workshop dust collector? or even a "drop box" with baffles? then run the exhaust through a furnace filter to catch the rest. |
#4
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 15:00:53 -0500, wrote:
On 11/8/19 2:45 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: *Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? Take a look at this $10 device https://www.mccombssupply.com/chk100... BEgIqA_D_BwE or https://tinyurl.com/yylrgaph That piece of crap doesn't filter ANYTHING - you end up with fine lint all over everything. Jafine's indoor drier vent filter isn't much better - about the equivalent to 2 layers of nylon stocking or one old sports sock. The unit from "bettervent" looks like it is significantly better for about $60.00 - You can get it from Amazon.It has a filter monitor that tells you when the filter needs cleaning Deflecto makes a decent looking one as well as well as "indoor lint trap" --https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/383861568236342092/ which has a crank to peel the lint off the filter and deposit it in a catch box. All of the above are listed on Amazon.ca |
#5
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
On 11/8/2019 2:48 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 13:45:18 -0600, Terry Coombs wrote: Â*Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? A cyclone - like a workshop dust collector? or even a "drop box" with baffles? then run the exhaust through a furnace filter to catch the rest. Â*Hmm , great minds and all that ... I was thinking of a box with a furnace filter mounted up on the wall behind the dryer . A cyclone probably wouldn't do much , dryer lint has so little mass that it might not separate . We have a big enough problem with dust and dog hair (he's worth the bother) , I don't want to add dryer lint to it . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
#6
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 13:45:18 -0600, Terry Coombs
wrote: Â*Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? Tape a pair of panty hose over the pipe. My Ex did that one year and by spring we had half of a lint stuffed mannequin. |
#7
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
On 11/8/2019 4:11 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 11/8/2019 2:48 PM, Clare Snyder wrote: On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 13:45:18 -0600, Terry Coombs wrote: Â*Â*Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? A cyclone - like a workshop dust collector? or even a "drop box" with baffles? then run the exhaust through a furnace filter to catch the rest. Â*Hmm , great minds and all that ... I was thinking of a box with a furnace filter mounted up on the wall behind the dryer . A cyclone probably wouldn't do much , dryer lint has so little mass that it might not separate . We have a big enough problem with dust and dog hair (he's worth the bother) , I don't want to add dryer lint to it . Make the box big enough so the dog fit is it while the dryer is running. It will catch the excess. I'm thinking a box with a 4" inlet and outlet and the filter being a partition in the center. The lid or base on the side after the filter would be a screen in winter but covered over in summer. You don't need the outlet if you want to remove or bypass the box in summer. |
#8
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 4:10:46 PM UTC-5, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 11/8/2019 2:48 PM, Clare Snyder wrote: On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 13:45:18 -0600, Terry Coombs wrote: Â*Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? A cyclone - like a workshop dust collector? or even a "drop box" with baffles? then run the exhaust through a furnace filter to catch the rest. Â*Hmm , great minds and all that ... I was thinking of a box with a furnace filter mounted up on the wall behind the dryer . A cyclone probably wouldn't do much , dryer lint has so little mass that it might not separate . We have a big enough problem with dust and dog hair (he's worth the bother) , I don't want to add dryer lint to it . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! Have you tried this to make sure that other than filtering, it works OK. You're going to be dumping a lot of moisture in one area and I would expect you could have condensation on windows, any cold walls, etc. |
#9
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 15:10:58 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote: On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 4:10:46 PM UTC-5, Terry Coombs wrote: On 11/8/2019 2:48 PM, Clare Snyder wrote: On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 13:45:18 -0600, Terry Coombs wrote: Â*Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? A cyclone - like a workshop dust collector? or even a "drop box" with baffles? then run the exhaust through a furnace filter to catch the rest. Â*Hmm , great minds and all that ... I was thinking of a box with a furnace filter mounted up on the wall behind the dryer . A cyclone probably wouldn't do much , dryer lint has so little mass that it might not separate . We have a big enough problem with dust and dog hair (he's worth the bother) , I don't want to add dryer lint to it . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! Have you tried this to make sure that other than filtering, it works OK. You're going to be dumping a lot of moisture in one area and I would expect you could have condensation on windows, any cold walls, etc. In the dead of winter when it is dry as a March Fart that moisture disappears pretty quickly in the house. I did have the dryer near an intake for the forced air ducts but we never noticed a problem. |
#10
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 8 Nov 2019 14:46:34 -0600, Terry Coombs
wrote: On 11/8/2019 2:00 PM, wrote: On 11/8/19 2:45 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: **Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? Take a look at this $10 device https://www.mccombssupply.com/chk100... BEgIqA_D_BwE I have one very much like this and that's what I was going to suggest. You beat me to it. or https://tinyurl.com/yylrgaph * That's a fine device for directing the airflow . But it has no filtering ... I know from experience that some lint gets past the filter device inside the dryer . I don't want that lint settling all over the house . It says "Includes: One Heat Keeper Air Diverter, Two 4" Adjustable Plastic Mounting Straps and Removable Lint Filter Cap. " So maybe it's just not showing the lint filter cap. At any rate, mine has a piece of window screen, or possibly finer than normal window screen (I can check if you ask) and every once in a while I have to clean off the lint. I don't get much lint. For one thing I the dryer has a long lint trap that I have to clean every 2 or 3 loads (It whistles when its full.) and I dont' think I get much line because everything is cotton and polyester. Does that make a difference? I think so. Except towels and underpants are all cotton, but I stop the dryer before the towels and shirts and pants are fully dry. I don't want to spend the money and I think it hurts sta-press clothes to be dried all the way, because they get hot at the end,. My gizmo is 30+ years old so you may not find the exact thing, but really the window screen is all that matters. It's about 6" x 6" and in mine, has a plastic frame and slides in and out of a slot in the side. I've used this every winter for over 30 years and I've never noticed more condensation on the windows, or water on the wood window sills. The sills still have good paint, the wood has no rot. My furnace humidifier wore out several years ago, but for 15 years I ran both. (The replacements didn't work, and only one brand will fit my furnace.) |
#11
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
|
#13
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
On Sat, 9 Nov 2019 10:56:34 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
wrote: On Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 12:40:58 PM UTC-5, micky wrote: In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:56:07 -0500, wrote: On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 15:10:58 -0800 (PST), trader_4 wrote: On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 4:10:46 PM UTC-5, Terry Coombs wrote: On 11/8/2019 2:48 PM, Clare Snyder wrote: On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 13:45:18 -0600, Terry Coombs wrote: *Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? A cyclone - like a workshop dust collector? or even a "drop box" with baffles? then run the exhaust through a furnace filter to catch the rest. *Hmm , great minds and all that ... I was thinking of a box with a furnace filter mounted up on the wall behind the dryer . A cyclone probably wouldn't do much , dryer lint has so little mass that it might not separate . We have a big enough problem with dust and dog hair (he's worth the bother) , I don't want to add dryer lint to it . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! Have you tried this to make sure that other than filtering, it works OK. You're going to be dumping a lot of moisture in one area and I would expect you could have condensation on windows, any cold walls, etc. In the dead of winter when it is dry as a March Fart that moisture disappears pretty quickly in the house. I did have the dryer near an intake for the forced air ducts but we never noticed a problem. Yes. Never caused a problem for me either. In the winter in most of the US, houses need extra humidity to keep the wood furniture from drying out, espeically the piano. What piano? That's got to be the rarest piece of furniture in U.S. houses in the second decade of the 21st Century. Cindy Hamilton Actually more like the second rarest - after the gramaphone (mabee add in the parlor organ) |
#14
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
Yes. Never caused a problem for me either. In the winter in most of the US, houses need extra humidity to keep the wood furniture from drying out, espeically the piano. What piano? That's got to be the rarest piece of furniture in U.S. houses in the second decade of the 21st Century. Actually more like the second rarest - after the gramaphone (mabee add in the parlor organ) We have a piano and a gramaphone .. both probably older than 100 .. John T. |
#15
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
On Sat, 9 Nov 2019 10:56:34 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
wrote: On Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 12:40:58 PM UTC-5, micky wrote: In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:56:07 -0500, wrote: On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 15:10:58 -0800 (PST), trader_4 wrote: On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 4:10:46 PM UTC-5, Terry Coombs wrote: On 11/8/2019 2:48 PM, Clare Snyder wrote: On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 13:45:18 -0600, Terry Coombs wrote: Â*Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? A cyclone - like a workshop dust collector? or even a "drop box" with baffles? then run the exhaust through a furnace filter to catch the rest. Â*Hmm , great minds and all that ... I was thinking of a box with a furnace filter mounted up on the wall behind the dryer . A cyclone probably wouldn't do much , dryer lint has so little mass that it might not separate . We have a big enough problem with dust and dog hair (he's worth the bother) , I don't want to add dryer lint to it . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! Have you tried this to make sure that other than filtering, it works OK. You're going to be dumping a lot of moisture in one area and I would expect you could have condensation on windows, any cold walls, etc. In the dead of winter when it is dry as a March Fart that moisture disappears pretty quickly in the house. I did have the dryer near an intake for the forced air ducts but we never noticed a problem. Yes. Never caused a problem for me either. In the winter in most of the US, houses need extra humidity to keep the wood furniture from drying out, espeically the piano. What piano? That's got to be the rarest piece of furniture in U.S. houses in the second decade of the 21st Century. Cindy Hamilton My ex has two |
#16
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Dryer exhaust filtering
On Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 8:52:31 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Sat, 9 Nov 2019 10:56:34 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton wrote: On Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 12:40:58 PM UTC-5, micky wrote: In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:56:07 -0500, wrote: On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 15:10:58 -0800 (PST), trader_4 wrote: On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 4:10:46 PM UTC-5, Terry Coombs wrote: On 11/8/2019 2:48 PM, Clare Snyder wrote: On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 13:45:18 -0600, Terry Coombs wrote: Â*Out here in the woods we heat with ... wait for it ... wood . It's a dry heat ... and while we don't often use the electric dryer , when we do I'd kinda like to keep that heat and moisture in the house . So I'm looking for a way to filter the minor amounts of lint that get past the in-dryer filter screen . I've used old pantyhose legs in the past with limited success but I think there must be a better way . Anybody done this and have a suggestion ? A cyclone - like a workshop dust collector? or even a "drop box" with baffles? then run the exhaust through a furnace filter to catch the rest. Â*Hmm , great minds and all that ... I was thinking of a box with a furnace filter mounted up on the wall behind the dryer . A cyclone probably wouldn't do much , dryer lint has so little mass that it might not separate . We have a big enough problem with dust and dog hair (he's worth the bother) , I don't want to add dryer lint to it . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! Have you tried this to make sure that other than filtering, it works OK. You're going to be dumping a lot of moisture in one area and I would expect you could have condensation on windows, any cold walls, etc. In the dead of winter when it is dry as a March Fart that moisture disappears pretty quickly in the house. I did have the dryer near an intake for the forced air ducts but we never noticed a problem. Yes. Never caused a problem for me either. In the winter in most of the US, houses need extra humidity to keep the wood furniture from drying out, espeically the piano. What piano? That's got to be the rarest piece of furniture in U.S. houses in the second decade of the 21st Century. Cindy Hamilton My ex has two As of 2015, 1 in 3,788 families own a piano. Cindy Hamilton |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Dryer exhaust and bathroom exhaust distances | Home Repair | |||
Roof exhaust fan with too much exhaust | Home Repair | |||
** Filtering with Extreme Prejudice ** | Woodworking | |||
Filtering Newsgroups on AOL | Woodworking | |||
filtering aniline dye? | Woodworking |