dryer vent as an option?

Masonic72

Masonic72

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hey all im starting a new tent in my basement , Thinking about carbon filter inline fan and maybe tieing into the dryer vent. Now ive never used a carbon filter ..Do they really work as well as advertised? Also is a dryer vent a useable option? to vent out of the house? .My tent is 32inx32inx72in .im thinking ill be useing a 250watt mh/hps combo lamp thats uncooled ,and maybe the filter/inline will be enough to keep temps right The room temp stays pretty consistant at about 68degs..
thanks all
 
sensisensai

sensisensai

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The basement should stay cool with just a 250 if u vented into the room. But yes a dryer vent is my preferred route personally
 
skunky33

skunky33

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NO WAY!!. It would fuck with your dryer's output and be filling your house with carbon monoxide. The exhaust from the tent carbon filter fan is more powerful than the exhaust fan in the dryer so it would blow carbon monoxide out of your dryer when it's running. Never tie into a dryer vent.
 
Voidling

Voidling

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Well if it's electric there's no carbon monoxide.

If it is joined with a y correctly it shouldn't really flow up to the dryer. Can also look for back flow gate. Possible they have them but not really sure.

I would plant lavender or such aromatic plants outside around where the duct comes out.

Regularly change your air filter.

I would circulate the air in the basement to he'll warm it a little
 
sensisensai

sensisensai

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I thought he meant install a dryer vent specifically for a room. A tee would work fine with a backdraft preventer as well I especially if u rent.
 
polyarcturus

polyarcturus

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if you use a Y adapter and NOT a TEE it can be done. carbon filter to be sure smell is not escaping and preferably an electric dryer because there is still the slight risk of some backdraft when it is off.(because of CO) also try to match the CFM for the filter/fan to the dryer to make it even less of a battle should they be running together, the dryer is probably around 300cfm at the most, most dryers probably are around 150cfm or less.
 
sensisensai

sensisensai

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Good point. A y not a t lol. That'd compliate things a bit lol. Most dryers will have the cfm rating posted on the chassis behind the from panel. Most sit as u mentioned. About 150cfm
 
Sir.Ganga

Sir.Ganga

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Carbon filters do not completely remove the smells. Look into an inline ozonator like the air tiger series if you really do not want any smell at all. If you install a y you shouldbe able to use both..dryer and fan but prolly not both at the same time. I no longer have any charcoal filters in my systems as I think they aren't worth the money and only do so much, plus they resrtict your airflow.

Inline ozonators are the way to go IMO.
 
polyarcturus

polyarcturus

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Sir.Ganga said:
Carbon filters do not completely remove the smells. Look into an inline ozonator like the air tiger series if you really do not want any smell at all. If you install a y you shouldbe able to use both..dryer and fan but prolly not both at the same time. I no longer have any charcoal filters in my systems as I think they aren't worth the money and only do so much, plus they resrtict your airflow.

Inline ozonators are the way to go IMO.
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till a fan breaks and you grow area fills with ozone... ozone is alright i could see using it as supplimental control in a large grow but never alone and not unless its exhausted outside, which in this case would be okay, but a lot of people exhaust into other rooms in the house so its not and option.
 
Moldy

Moldy

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NO WAY!!. It would fuck with your dryer's output and be filling your house with carbon monoxide. The exhaust from the tent carbon filter fan is more powerful than the exhaust fan in the dryer so it would blow carbon monoxide out of your dryer when it's running. Never tie into a dryer vent.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't dryer "exhaust" C02 not Carbon monoxide? Asking here, not trying to be a smart ass. Thanks!

The average home clothes dryer has a carbon footprint of approximately 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of CO[SUB]2[/SUB] per load of laundry dried.[SUP][13][/SUP][SUP][dubious – discuss][/SUP] Energy Star, a United States government program concerned with energy efficiency in consumer products, does not rate clothes dryers. In the European Union, the EU energy labeling system is applied to dryers; dryers are classified with a label from A+++ (best) to G (worst) according to the amount of energy used per kilogram of clothes (kWh/kg). Sensor dryers can automatically sense that clothes are dry and switch off. This means over-drying is not as frequent. Most of the European market sells sensor dryers now, and they are normally available in condenser and vented dryers.

Nevermind! I was worried as I vent into my growroom for extra Co2 and heat in the winter time.
 
polyarcturus

polyarcturus

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Moldy said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't dryer "exhaust" C02 not Carbon monoxide? Asking here, not trying to be a smart ass. Thanks!

The average home clothes dryer has a carbon footprint of approximately 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of CO[SUB]2[/SUB] per load of laundry dried.[SUP][13][/SUP][SUP][dubious – discuss][/SUP] Energy Star, a United States government program concerned with energy efficiency in consumer products, does not rate clothes dryers. In the European Union, the EU energy labeling system is applied to dryers; dryers are classified with a label from A+++ (best) to G (worst) according to the amount of energy used per kilogram of clothes (kWh/kg). Sensor dryers can automatically sense that clothes are dry and switch off. This means over-drying is not as frequent. Most of the European market sells sensor dryers now, and they are normally available in condenser and vented dryers.

Nevermind! I was worried as I vent into my growroom for extra Co2 and heat in the winter time.
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when they are talking about co2 footprint they are referring to the amount of coal burned at the power plant. a natural gas dryer is about the only type of dryer that could pose some threat, ever then very limited. it produces both Co and Co2 mostly Co2.

electric dyers produce no gas themselves is an electric current passed through a resistant substance to generate heat, known as a heating element.
 
Trousers

Trousers

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Sir.Ganga said:
Carbon filters do not completely remove the smells. Look into an inline ozonator like the air tiger series if you really do not want any smell at all. If you install a y you shouldbe able to use both..dryer and fan but prolly not both at the same time. I no longer have any charcoal filters in my systems as I think they aren't worth the money and only do so much, plus they resrtict your airflow.

Inline ozonators are the way to go IMO.
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you must have bought crappy ones

carbon fliter > ozone
by leaps and bounds

A good carbon filter will remove all the smells. I have a 3x3 tent that people stand next to and have no idea there are a pound of buds waiting to be picked in there. My last filter went about 2.5 years before it needed replacement.

I have three running and as a benefit, they clean the shit out of the airt in my house instead of adding ozone.
 
Masonic72

Masonic72

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my org plan with the ducting to vent ,and i think would help or even prevent a backdraft .. Both tent an dryer are within 8ft for the vent to the outside. I was going to conect the Y right at the vent so its closest to the vent .not tie into the dryer ducting.
. and yes it electric dryer . .. So it would go in this order Filter in tent ,to 6in of ducting ,fan , ducting ,Y conects dryer and tent ,Y is connected to vent or very close too vent. The therory is i wont be over loading the dryer ducting , but only the vent assembly to the outside? So basicly the dryer and tent use the same vent but not the same ducting ...Another thing that all dryer vents have is, on the outside it has a flap that closes preventing air comeing back into the vent.
Discuss?

Thanks again guys
 
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detori

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skunky33 said:
NO WAY!!. It would fuck with your dryer's output and be filling your house with carbon monoxide. The exhaust from the tent carbon filter fan is more powerful than the exhaust fan in the dryer so it would blow carbon monoxide out of your dryer when it's running. Never tie into a dryer vent.
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how would it run carbon monoxide through the dryer it there is no dryer just a carbonf ilter exhausting thru the duct. not into a dryer.
 
Moldy

Moldy

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Flowering plants will hermie due to a by-product in the exhaust. I believe it is ethylene but not sure. I've had plants show nanners all over after an accident where the dryer hose came off and shot a lot of straight exhaust into the grow room. It also could have been from excessive humidity or heat that contributed to the problem. I still let some dryer heat go through the grow room but just small leaks and I switched to an electric dryer. My results were not a controlled experiment so your mileage may vary. Just I've never seen a plant develop nanners in that quantity or that fast ever. Don't have the issue any longer.
 
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