I'd like to disconnect the dryer vent in the winter so it disharges into the garage, not outside. Moisture and lint are a problem of course in the garage. Is there an easy way to get the heat without the byproducts? Thanks.
to be perfectly honest, the amount of btu's that exhaust from a drier vent is not enough to keep a bowl of soup warm in a garage. You would be wasting your time and money arranging this. On top of all this that moisture is a byproduct of carbonminoxide and in no state or town would this meet any local CODE.
They make an attachment for your vent hose that has a door that opens and closes so you can direct the heat into the room or outside. It has a lint screen for venting inside. Had one a few years ago. Not perfect, but it did help.
There is a lint trap unit for sale at Home Depot around $15.00.It's just a small container with a 4' nipple to hold the flex exhaust hose. Inside the container u fill it with water. It's called a indoor dryer vent. The warm air is what u want to warm the garage...am I correct?
You need a heat exchanger. This is a box like item with coils or fins that attaches to the dryer vent. It has a small fan mounted in the back and blows your heated up garage air from around the coils back into the garage and the moisture and lint pass through the coils to the outside. Major DIY retailers, LOWES, MENARDS, HOME DEPOT.
I've done this for years...disconnect the dryer vent where it goes outside and attach a flex hose then a used ( but clean lol ) panty hose to catch any lint. You'll have warm moist air that most homes need during the heating season. Be sure to plug the hole to the outside with some fiberglass insulation.
