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PAGlenn 12-18-2012 15:55:25 69.142.233.106 Report to Moderator	I hooked up an electric dryer in my garage since I have a 220V connection there. Will I do any damage to the heating element using it on cold days this winter? The garage is not heated or insulated. It is air tight. [Reply]   [No Email]
Pops1532 12-19-2012 21:55:53 98.227.131.18 Report to Moderator	Re: Drying my Tractor cleaning rags in cold garage in reply to Brad Buchanan, 12-18-2012 15:55:25   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see You absolutely should not vent a dryer inside any time of the year. Yes, in some areas you may need to use a humidifier. The difference is with a humidifier you can regulate the amount of moisture. You can't do that venting a dryer indoors. Over use of a humidifier can cause the same problems as venting a dryer indoors. [Reply]  [No Email]
Pops1532 12-19-2012 16:43:15 98.227.131.18 Report to Moderator	Re: Drying my Tractor cleaning rags in cold garage in reply to PAGlenn, 12-18-2012 15:55:25   Vent a dryer inside and you'll have problems like condensation on windows that can cause the sills to rot out; mold, eventually lots of mold in and on the drywall, bottom of the roof sheathing, on the window sash, in the insulation; doors and windows will absorb the moisture and swell; in the winter the moisture will freeze on the bottom of the roof sheathing (if there is no vapor barrier on the ceiling, which there often isn't) and when it warms up it will run or drip off damaging the ceiling; tools will rust. Do yourself a big favor and vent it outside. By the way I'm a contractor and I've made good money fixing damage caused by people venting their dryers in the house or crawl space. [Reply]  [No Email]
showcrop 12-19-2012 17:56:10 75.67.231.80 Report to Moderator	Re: Drying my Tractor cleaning rags in cold garage in reply to Pops1532, 12-19-2012 16:43:15   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Or you could get the kit that allows it to vent outside in warm weather or inside in cold, (with a lint catcher). Do you also advocate venting a humidifier out doors? Do you advocate disabling the humidifiers that are built onto forced hot air heating systems? [Reply]  [No Email]
Hal/Eastern WA 12-18-2012 22:49:59 97.115.172.65 Report to Moderator	Re: Drying my Tractor cleaning rags in cold garage in reply to PAGlenn, 12-18-2012 15:55:25   I don"t think it would hurt the dryer a bit to vent it to the interior of your garage. It might be an easy and fairly cheap way to get some heat when you occasionally need it. On the other hand, do you really want to vent the moisture to your garage, especially if it is pretty close to airtight? Moisture inside can cause all kinds of problems to buildings and what is stored inside them. I think I would vent the dryer outside. Good luck! [Reply]  [No Email]
showcrop 12-19-2012 06:04:16 75.67.231.80 Report to Moderator	Re: Drying my Tractor cleaning rags in cold garage in reply to Hal/Eastern WA, 12-18-2012 22:49:59   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Most of us in parts of the country where we have to heat our homes, have to run a humidifier in the winter. A clothes dryer vented inside does double duty for you!! [Reply]  [No Email]
GordoSD 12-18-2012 18:12:27 216.106.255.55 Report to Moderator	Re: Drying my Tractor cleaning rags in cold garage in reply to PAGlenn, 12-18-2012 15:55:25   Why vent that warm air outside? Use it to help heat the room. Put a leg of panty hose over the outlet right at the dryer and forget the vent pipes to and through the wall. [Reply]  [No Email]
Justin SE IOWA 12-18-2012 19:43:07 166.182.80.158 Report to Moderator	Re: Drying my Tractor cleaning rags in cold garage in reply to GordoSD, 12-18-2012 18:12:27   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Yeah I agree. Panty hose works great [Reply]  [No Email]
PAGlenn 12-18-2012 16:29:21 69.142.233.106 Report to Moderator	Re: Drying my Tractor cleaning rags in cold garage in reply to PAGlenn, 12-18-2012 15:55:25   Right now I am venting the dryer in the garage thru use of a filter to catch excess lint I guess I could open a window while drying. [Reply]  [No Email]
Chris(WA) 12-18-2012 16:11:11 64.38.158.247 Report to Moderator	Re: Drying my Tractor cleaning rags in cold garage in reply to PAGlenn, 12-18-2012 15:55:25   The cold will not do anything to the elements. What WILL be the problem in an air tight building is make up air for the dryer. The exhaust of the dryer is ducted outside, right? The air that you are exhausting has to come into the building and the dryer from someplace in the same amount you are exhausting or there will be restricted air flow through the dryer. That IS hard on the elements as the elements require air flow across them to keep them from overheating and burning out. A rule of thumb is 12 X 12 opening for each dryer. [Reply]  [No Email]