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The Allegheny County Health Department’s Housing program is who you should contact first. If you’re within the city of Pittsburgh, you may have to go through permits and licensing, but the health department should be able to guide you. They can also tell you if the vent violates existing building code. It might be possible that it only violates the manufacture’s warranty.
Also, are the hook-ups mentioned in your lease? If not, prepare yourself for the possibility that your landlord will repair the code violation by removing the hook-ups if you report him.
Just FYI, you can vent a dryer indoors with a special attachment.
OP glad it’s electric. For those with gas, this would be deadly for you. Don’t try it.
OP I found this connector you can use that will filter any remaining lint. Could be useful. BetterVent Indoor Dryer Vent - Protects Indoor Air Quality and Saves Energy, Electric Dryers Only, Kit Includes Lint Filter https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00Q4X2FSM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_E6MCQNWP6WS2DJHY034S?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I haven’t tried this yet but this is an option.
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This is a pretty common idea.
It totally makes sense to try to use the heat for your own purposes. You just need to manage the lint. Good luck.
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The range thing definitely has interesting...placement. I'd at least put some wire cloth over that...surprised no squirrels have ever moved in.
Well what I meant was in regards to the dryer, just chop off everything after it exits the wall there, and vent it where it already exits the building, flush with the wall. The patio doesn't look insulated, so I can't imagine a dryer being so extremely annoying that it can't vent there unless you are running a commercial laundry. People actually vent dryers inside anyway in some cases (I can attest to this, I did it with a similar device once in a townhouse apartment I rented years back) Just open the window and go somewhere else during the 45 minutes the dryer is running. During winter, free heat? Cutting holes in the roof with the "old west" rural chimney just seems like an extreme and ugly solution to the problem there.
If it's electric, any dryer can be ventless. Your basement will get humid and warm, however. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/BetterVent-Indoor-Dryer-Vent-Kit/dp/B00Q4X2FSM
You need something like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q4X2FSM
There are dryers that vent indoors through a filter or a bucket of water. I didn't know they existed before a similar reddit thread mentioned them. People living in interior apartments with no exterior wall use them. I still think they'd crank out crazy humidity and require regular maintenance.
ex: https://www.amazon.ca/BetterVent-ADR1BVC-Indoor-Dryer-Vent/dp/B00Q4X2FSM
No, he referenced the building code. That code only applies when the unit is built or remodeled.
The info for rental inspections is found in the City of Boulder Rental Handbook on page 7. Here is the specific part about electric dryers:
>3. Clothes dryer exhaust systems. Shall be independent of all
other systems and shall be exhausted outside the structure in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. (IPMC
403.5)
• Exception 1. Approved condensing (ductless) clothes
dryers.
• Exception 2. For electric clothes dryers, an approved
commercially manufactured lint containment system
within the appliance space and accessible for
maintenance.
Exception 2 allows for one of these.
Yes, I am a great landlord, and I would never rent a place with an interior venting dryer. It is still allowed in Boulder though because landlords are powerful here.
Is indoor venting out if the question? Like this?
Is your limitation space? Do you currently have a washing machine? Are you allowed to swap out the appliance?
If you already have a washer and are allowed swap it out, a combo washer/dryer might be what you need. http://www.homedepot.com/b/Appliances-Washers-Dryers-All-In-One-Washer-Dryer/N-5yc1vZc3ot
You might need to vent externally or add something like https://www.amazon.com/BetterVent-ADR1BVC-Indoor-Dryer-Vent/dp/B00Q4X2FSM.
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