What I know about the corrugated plastic flexible hoses is that they are implicated in dryer fires.
As for venting directly into the house, the very fine lint which remains in the air stream is said to be pretty harmful to health. I have run a dryer like that for a time in a particular commercial setting but with a nylon stocking over the end of the hose. This appeared to work well particularly when the stocking had a thin layer of cake form on the inside and they do fill up completely and surprisingly rapidly. On the other hand it seems a shame to pay for that heat and moisture and just pump it outside when you also pay for heat and humidity. I don't suppose it is healthy either to inhale the chemistry in those anti-static chemicals. I have not seen any actual scientific articles defining any health issues but it is hard to imagine that aerosol particles can ever be good to breathe. So, a rigid vent pipe is preferred at any length but the longer the run, the more significant the benefits and safety. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert J. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 8:21 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] drier vents > I have a plastic accordian type dryer hose at this point. the drier is > only > about 3 feet from the whole in the wall. Are the mettle ones recommended > for this application also? > I also have an add on gadget that you can switch the flapper valve to run > the air in the house or out of the house depending on the weather. > Any thoughts on these? > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/405 - Release Date: 1/08/2006 > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
