Venting Your Dryer Into The Attic

Our association will not permit any outside venting.

Venting your dryer into the attic.

Venting your dryer to the attic is not only a potential fire hazard but can result in moisture problems which causes more problems. Cindy asks my dryer vents into my attic. The dryer vents into the attic and not outside. As seniors cleaning out the vent is a hassle because we can t climb into the attic or move out the stacked washer dryer to get to the vent.

Some homeowners use a much simpler system of venting down into a bucket of water like in the photo at the top of this page. Dryer vents don t need cleaning. We are wondering if there is any other way to vent the dryer which is gas. Not all dryers will allow for this so be sure to check the owners manual to ensure it can be vented in this manner.

Sometimes such as in town homes or condos it s not possible to vent a dryer through a wall outside. In these cases it may be necessary to vent your dryer through the attic. Dryer lint is also highly flammable. Your dryer only has the power to push that heavy wet lint so far so it s inevitable that some of it is going remain behind in the vent pipe.

The international residential code allows you to run a dryer vent through the attic but you can t terminate it there. How can i vent it outside to make it less of a fire hazard improperly vented dryers and lint buildup cause over 15 000 fires a year. Can a dryer vent go up through an attic.