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On Fri, 12 Mar 1993 01:06:56 EST <Jeffrey=Young%SQA%Banyan@HIPPO.BANYAN.COM> sai
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>Does anyone have a suggestion to reclaim some of this heat and humidity to the
>back inside of the home while not getting the "lint" from the dryer in the
>process?  I know here in the Northeast home owners spend hundreds of dollars a
>month to heat and humidify homes through the winter months.  It seems an awful
>waste to be just throwing this energy outside and then heating and humidifying
>more air to make the inside of our homes comfortable.

This idea should be approached cautiously.  I have seen, in some of the
"green" catalogs, lint filters that allow discharge inside the house.  However,
for most gas-fired dryers, this use has obvious dangers - carbon monoxide
among them.  Electric dryers should not present a safety issue, but in a
properly air-sealed home, humidity buildup will be an issue.  And often the
dryer is not located in the part of the house (usually the bedroom) where
extra humidity is desired.  Finally, don't overlook the benefits of the
humble drying rack - low cost, much slower release of humidity, and no
energy cost.
Harold Ward
Center for Environmental Studies
Brown University