Thread Number: 72410
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
Exhaust From Downstairs Dryer Entering My Dryer |
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Post# 956896   9/10/2017 at 09:37 (2,412 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Yes, you read that correctly. There are four dryers upstairs in the pass-through hallway (one is mine) and four downstairs in their hallway. Moments ago I opened my SQ dryer and warm very moist air is entering through the back of the drum. The drum is wet. You can feel the air blowing in! The dryer directly below me is running.
We must be sharing a vent. Haven't noticed this before, but I would imagine it is the first time I opened my dryer when the one below me was running. All dryers are electric. |
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Post# 956897 , Reply# 1   9/10/2017 at 09:41 (2,412 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 956911 , Reply# 2   9/10/2017 at 10:23 (2,412 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 956932 , Reply# 3   9/10/2017 at 12:38 (2,412 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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It sounds like it has a shred exhaust as you and others mentioned, usually this is not legal, but who knows where you are or if you can get anything about it.
As Louis suggested a back draft damper can be added in your dryers exhaust, or you can just run loads whenever the downstairs neighbor does, LOL. |
Post# 956950 , Reply# 4   9/10/2017 at 15:45 (2,412 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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yeah, I seen this once, and thought 'how odd'.....it was like an oblong heating duct that ran down the whole apt complex, wide open at both ends, and the dryers duct was just slid into this plenum from each apartment....well it was an interesting setup to say the least....
as I have a few dryers that vent out through the eaves, no damper door.....these draft blockers help a lot......and probably best to keep them horizontal where possible.....there are a few styles to choose from.... some may argue, but don't know that I would want excess condensation inside my dryer, not to mention if they go overboard with scents.... hope this helps.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO Yogitunes's LINK
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Post# 956952 , Reply# 5   9/10/2017 at 16:02 (2,412 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)   |   | |
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I would wonder if the vent system was plugging up. Does your dryer dryer slowly? |
Post# 956953 , Reply# 6   9/10/2017 at 16:13 (2,412 days old) by brucelucenta ()   |   | |
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Ah yes, the joys of sharing a space with others. |
Post# 956966 , Reply# 7   9/10/2017 at 18:21 (2,412 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Thanks for the comments and suggestions, everyone! I will look into getting a backdraft damper.
The dryer is slower than the Maytag was, but that's understandable if it has to push air for a long distance. A load of six dress shirts dried in 18 minutes this morning on high heat. A full load of heavy bath towels takes well over an hour, but the SQ top-load washer doesn't spin at 1400 as did the Maytag. I have no idea where the ducts exhaust to the outdoors. Will have to take a walk around outside. The place was built in 1978 according to my landlord. Wonder if the ductwork has ever been cleaned out? I'm with Martin on this one: I don't especially want all that moist exhaust from other dryers entering my dryer. |
Post# 957085 , Reply# 9   9/11/2017 at 07:19 (2,411 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Air coming from inside front of dryer: I was a bit stunned by the phenomenon, so might have incorrectly assumed it was coming in through the screen on the back of the dryer drum. So you're saying it was probably coming up through the lint filter at the front of the drum?
I threw in six dress shirts, started it and went straight to the computer to file a report to the experts at AW. For the curious: I didn't wash six dress shirts alone in my little water hog. The rest of the load sat in the washer until the shirts were dry. I hate to iron and therefore dry dress shirts separately from everything else to minimize wrinkling. |
Post# 957087 , Reply# 10   9/11/2017 at 07:41 (2,411 days old) by MrAlex (London, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 957090 , Reply# 11   9/11/2017 at 08:07 (2,411 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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yeah, if you think about it, the air from the other units is flowing in reverse direction of what your dryer would do normally...
_____________________________ I'm with Frig on this one......I may wash a load together, but some things get separated when dried..... shirts go in for about 10 or so minutes, then pulled out and hung to finish drying... may even toss in socks and underwear at the same time, their quick to dry in about another 15 minutes..... then goes in the pants/jeans....3 or 4 pair per load gives best results.... noticed too, if your not using a Whirlpool/Kenmore with 'soft heat'....dry most everything on LOW, it will give the best minimal wrinkling results.... goes without saying, Towels can be dried on high....everyone has their own way of doing things, always looking for new ideas... |
Post# 957097 , Reply# 12   9/11/2017 at 08:58 (2,411 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 957195 , Reply# 13   9/12/2017 at 04:17 (2,410 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Dress Shirts-- I've tried a number of methods---either accidentally or on purpose---with these JCPenney shirts. I get the most wrinkle-free results drying them completely and hanging them up immediately. Have tried hanging them up straight from the washer as well as various stages of damp-drying, but complete drying seems to work best with this particular fabric.
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Post# 957350 , Reply# 16   9/13/2017 at 05:16 (2,409 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Matt--The Achilles' heels of the JCPenney Stafford dress shirts are the collar points. They're fairly stiff and the fabric begins to wear away at the points rather quickly. I can squeeze almost two years of wear from one before the missing fabric at the points grows to an intolerably noticeable size. The rest of the shirt shows almost no sign of wear. Have read numerous user reviews at JCP complaining of the same thing.
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Post# 957769 , Reply# 18   9/16/2017 at 14:05 (2,406 days old) by Imperial70 (MA USA)   |   | |
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For me: Dress polo and most T shirts never go in the dryer. |
Post# 957839 , Reply# 20   9/17/2017 at 04:31 (2,405 days old) by MrAlex (London, UK)   |   | |
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