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Direct Vent Gas Dryer Mike Schumann 05-27-2008
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Posted by Mike Schumann on May 27, 2008, 10:49 pm
I would like to install a gas dryer in my bathroom. The building inspector
tells me that this is only allowed if the appliance is direct-vented (i.e.
it gets its combustion air directly from the outside).

Does such a unit exist?

Thanks,
--
Mike Schumann


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Posted by ransley on May 29, 2008, 9:00 pm
On May 27, 9:49=A0pm, "Mike Schumann" <mike-nos...@traditions-
nospam.com> wrote:
> I would like to install a gas dryer in my bathroom. =A0The building inspec=
tor
> tells me that this is only allowed if the appliance is direct-vented (i.e.=

> it gets its combustion air directly from the outside).
>
> Does such a unit exist?
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Mike Schumann
>
> ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**
It sounds dumb, maybe the inspector doesnt know local code, ive seen a
few that dont, I saved 6000.00 last year on the code idiots, code cops
that did not know their codes. Review the code, then complain or call
the main office. But keep him and your name out till the last
conversation. No dryer needs a direct vent on intake. I dont think any
is made, a non direct intake is safer, as in a regular dryer. What an
ass the code cop is, ask him what brand to use!! . I bet he wont
because he cant

Posted by evodawg on May 29, 2008, 9:27 pm
ransley wrote:

> On May 27, 9:49 pm, "Mike Schumann" <mike-nos...@traditions-
> nospam.com> wrote:
>> I would like to install a gas dryer in my bathroom.  The building
>> inspector tells me that this is only allowed if the appliance is
>> direct-vented (i.e. it gets its combustion air directly from the
>> outside).
>>
>> Does such a unit exist?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> Mike Schumann
>>
>> ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**
> It sounds dumb, maybe the inspector doesnt know local code, ive seen a
> few that dont, I saved 6000.00 last year on the code idiots, code cops
> that did not know their codes. Review the code, then complain or call
> the main office. But keep him and your name out till the last
> conversation. No dryer needs a direct vent on intake. I dont think any
> is made, a non direct intake is safer, as in a regular dryer. What an
> ass the code cop is, ask him what brand to use!! . I bet he wont
> because he cant
If this waste stack goes right to the toilet, why not replace with ABS to
the toilet? You can get a special rubber coupler that connects new ABS to
old cast iron. My thoughts on cast iron is when you can replace it then get
rid of it.
--
"You can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"
Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586

Posted by evodawg on May 30, 2008, 1:02 am
evodawg wrote:

> ransley wrote:
>
>> On May 27, 9:49 pm, "Mike Schumann" <mike-nos...@traditions-
>> nospam.com> wrote:
>>> I would like to install a gas dryer in my bathroom.  The building
>>> inspector tells me that this is only allowed if the appliance is
>>> direct-vented (i.e. it gets its combustion air directly from the
>>> outside).
>>>
>>> Does such a unit exist?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> --
>>> Mike Schumann
>>>
>>> ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**
>> It sounds dumb, maybe the inspector doesnt know local code, ive seen a
>> few that dont, I saved 6000.00 last year on the code idiots, code cops
>> that did not know their codes. Review the code, then complain or call
>> the main office. But keep him and your name out till the last
>> conversation. No dryer needs a direct vent on intake. I dont think any
>> is made, a non direct intake is safer, as in a regular dryer. What an
>> ass the code cop is, ask him what brand to use!! . I bet he wont
>> because he cant
> If this waste stack goes right to the toilet, why not replace with ABS to
> the toilet? You can get a special rubber coupler that connects new ABS to
> old cast iron. My thoughts on cast iron is when you can replace it then
> get rid of it.
never mind, wrong reply for wrong post.
--
"You can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"
Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586

Posted by John Grabowski on May 29, 2008, 10:28 pm

>I would like to install a gas dryer in my bathroom. The building inspector
>tells me that this is only allowed if the appliance is direct-vented (i.e.
>it gets its combustion air directly from the outside).
>
> Does such a unit exist?
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Mike Schumann
>
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **



I don't know of any unit offhand, but I think I understand the reasoning
behind this. I'm thinking that you have a bath fan in the room that you
would like to put the dryer. If the bath fan is on while the dryer is
running it is possible that the fan will pull air in from the outside
through the dryer vent along with the combusted gases.


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