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[kirkcudbright]

It took four weeks, three hours, two tradesmen, one neighbor, one trip to Dorchester at rush hour, no first aid, and surprisingly little cursing, but we have a second floor laundry. As in, washer and dryer on the same floor where we dress, undress, and store our clothes. Also, thanks to a doorway circulation fan, we have warm moist air in the winter (and in the summer, but we can turn the fan around to blow it out the window).

Did I mention I'm pleased with this? It was more work (and more gratifying) than Arisia setup. I mean, that's worthwhile too, but it will (did) get done without me.

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[solarbird]

Doorway circulation fan?

How does this work, exactly?

[kirkcudbright.livejournal.com]

(Just got home from Arisia.)

This particular model is sold under the name Entree Air. It's a small fan in a quarter-circle housing, that mounts in the upper corner of a doorway. It can circulate warmish (or coolish) house air into a room, or (in this case) circulate warmer air out of a room into the house (e.g. from a dryer or wood stove).

[solarbird]

So... what downsides are there to this? Any? I mean, you'd think everyone would do it.

I mean, I guess not if the dryer was gas. But most are electric.

(I'm thinking we should do this too!)

[kirkcudbright.livejournal.com]

The thing I think I neglected to mention is that this is a condensation dryer. Instead of venting hot humid air to the outside, it has a condenser, so most of the water goes into the same drainpipe as the washer, but all the heat stays in the house. I understand there are widgets for normal vented dryers (electric only) that would let you vent them into the house, but I've never dealt with them. As I understand it, they have the twin caveats of airborne lint and excessive indoor humidity. We do have to clean lint out of the condenser every couple of weeks, but we're still running the humidifier, just not as much as before.

[solarbird]

Ahh, okay. Darn.

Yeah, I've seen add-ons that address this problem. There's one on the website of the maker of your fan, in fact. Unfortunately, they cost $500.

Oh well, next time we buy a dryer, it's something to think about!

[mrw42.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

Now that you have all that experience, maybe you could come install one here? :-^)