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RIP Jeff. You were a great teacher.
Thank you for watching our videos. I'm glad Jeff was able to bring some value to you.
I sold my dryer and hung a clothes line in my attic.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rotary clothesline ftw, you can even get covers for them for when it rains
great wisdom
ha ha
I might sell mine to you. Lol
Great idea. I remember a guy who put a fan that would suck air from under his pier and beam foundation and pump it into the attic to help keep the house cool.
I live in north Texas, hot. I moved my dryer into the garage, put in a 220 volt outlet and added a 20' 220 volt extension cord. I then put my dryer on 3" swivel casters. In summer we roll it out onto the drive and dry clothes. In the winter we use the water bucket method and heat the garage with moist hot air where we keep our plants for the winter.
This is the most well done DIY video I have ever seen on UA-cam. Jeff, you could have a career making these types of videos. Thanks for the info.
Very instructive and helpful video! Thank you, Jeff. Yes, the silicone would be much more aesthetically acceptable to many spouses!
Your approach is a tribute to the value of: 1. Learning and applying the fundamentals of heat transfer. 2. Knowing that many solutions are far less expensive, and far less complicated than the so-called “expert,” and highly-compensated, contractors would have their customers believe.
I started working, Saturdays and summers, in my Father’s small Electrical/HVACR business when I was eleven - over 50 years ago. He used your “misting” (and sometimes “soaking”) water trick to get many customers (especially commercial and industrial customers) through a condenser fan motor failure until we could replace the failed fan motor.
Again, thank you for sharing such helpful, valuable, practical, fundamental information.
I REALLY LIKE THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN EVERY THING IN A WAY THAT I CAN UNDERSTAND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I love the way that you teach because it causes me to feel secure about doing the project without feeling nervous about messing up every. Your soft and patience inspire security and trust.
Happy to help!
Big hugs to you Jeff for giving your time to educate us women who live alone and need to know a few things that we can do ourselves to save money! 💋
Ingenious!! Utilizing something that is already there (heat in the roof). Love this channel. Shame more people don't think about ways to save energy/money more.
Thanks
I did this for my dog house in the winter. Before the whines: He wasn't out all day/night in the cold but when he needed/wanted to go out and didn't want to come back in. I did have a fenced in yard with a chain link fence and a doggy door. He just enjoyed sitting in the dog house.
( gotta explain everything these days)
These are great ideas. Help to heat and cool your home and help the dryer to dry faster. It all adds up. Thanks for doing this video. Waste not, want not.
Im watching this video again. Jeff is really smart. He comes up with his own original money saving ideas based on sound logic. Im happy he's gotten so many views because he really shares in depth knowledge that takes years to learn.
Thank you for watching!
Excellent video! You are conveying a tremendously valuable idea here. This arrangement would greatly increase the efficiency of the dryer during warm months by essentially feeding the dryer pre-heated air. In the cold months, the water lint trap would help humidify the house as well during the times when it is often terribly dry. Ted
I cut my 6" hole with more effort than I thought should be , but I got hole in. Problem is my upstairs neighbor did not like the metal pipe sticking up a foot in the middle of her living room. I even offered to dry her clothes for free. No go, so I just ended up stringing up a line to hang laundry on. Now if I can get that shinny tape to cover the hole; because, her cat keeps dropping in.
I think I will just send my laundry out for now on.
Is she hot? Wouldn't have been had she agreed. 😉
Put a periscope up the pipe .
Lol
One Jack 😆😆😆😆🤣👍
Best how to video , simple clear and all about the project, and not the instructor ! Excellent.
Jeff, Some years ago, I designed and built a designated laundry room with a tight fitting door. The room is also equipped with an exhaust fan (6" dia duct), that can be easily switched to let the outside air or even the attic air come back into the room and blown through the dryer, during the cooling periods. So far I haven't experienced any fiberglas from the upper space. Also, No need for any insulation on the pipe. I don't have to worry about trying to keep the vertical pipe in line. The Dryer can be moved at any time without disconnecting and piping. Definitely made a difference.
Thanks Jeff! I really enjoyed your video. Great explanation and inexpensive material usage. Just a pleasure to watch.
Your welcome and thank you
Incredibly practical. Thank you for the education.
You are like the Tesla of Home-Improvement! Can't get enough! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise!
Thanks and your welcome
Jeff, Great idea!!!!!!! With all the craziness in the world today and major concerns about saving our planet, this energy savings idea of yours should be adopted by every household that has the capability to do so. Clothes dryers are probably one of the largest energy hogs in our homes and your idea offers such a simple fix to reduce fuel and energy costs. Your idea takes household energy efficiency to a whole new level. It's a win/win for everyone. Thanks again for sharing your idea.
I found your video very creative. Thank you for posting. I am a 21yr HVAC service tech and was a little skeptical at first but as I watched your video all my questions were answered. By drawing your return from the attic you are preventing the home from going into a negative and in winter operation if you are exhausting into the home you are placing the home in a positive pressure while the dryer is in operation preventing air infiltration and humidifying without the use of a stand alone or duct humidifier.
saul jaso yea! Awesome! I just sucked a shit load of asbestos into my dryer!
Fucking genius idea,
Michael Morris that's what the filter box is used to prevent.
Brian Hugaboom His "filter box won't prevent anything." Those filters are trash. Have fun fixing your broken appliances!
But if you put those filters into your furnace/air handler you will never have to change them! Luckily I don't do residential so I won't be the one replacing your compressors and heat exchanger due to low airflow. Those are glorified bug catchers. It's the only thing they are good for catching.
@@codythompson9035 those filters are trash? Then Use a better filter.
great demo, I am going to check this out for my home. Thanks you so much.
That’s incredible. I would never have thought of that. Thanks Jeff.
Jeff, you are so good at teaching. You're to solar and off-the-grid learning, what Bob Ross was to painting landscapes!
I hooked up my dryer for heating, but the humidity was so high that all my windows frosted right up in winter ,
and the humidity was terrible in the summer.
However your idea on taking air from your addict is a good one.
Sparkymax L
Maybe you live in a high humidity area .
We use a whirlybird to take the air out of the attic , no electrical cost .
Houses should have had features like this already built-in.
It costs money, and builders wants to keep costs down and profits high
Homes are built very tight today, you wont find many that have gaps around windows or doors anymore. The knock out on a dryer is to vent OUT from the dryer, not into the dryer, you might just be venting warm damp air into your attic! (damp air in your attic is a bad thing) the amount of fresh air that you "might" pull into your house is not enough to worry about unless your operating a laundry mat and in that case the dryer manufacturer will determine the cubic ft of fresh air that is required per dryer. I am all for saving money and doing things to make your home more energy efficient, but this is not a smart idea!
The other issue I have with this idea is that most people have bathroom fans vented into the attic... So the air your drying your clothes with is the same air you are trying to get out of your bathroom and the air being vented from a bathroom fan is doing the same thing as the dryer...A little fresh air is good for your health and the health of your home.
Ken Barnett but the hole he made is different from the output vent and would in theory only be pulling air from the attic to the dryer and not pushing air into the attic. So how would it end up outputting damp air into the attic?
I see your point about bathroom fans venting into the attic but they aren’t supposed to. I live in a brand new home and the bathroom vents run through the attic and then vent to the exterior of the home.
@@DJ-Coma Some dryers are made to vent from the side or back, the dryer he demonstrated on was such a dryer. Given this point and knowing that the hole he was using was premade to exhaust hot air from the dryer to the outdoors; and he taped up the dryer to prevent any outside air from entering the dryer.
The point I'm making is that the dryer WILL exhaust from the hole he is recommending to use for an intake.
Even if the contraption works, what is the good? a bathroom vent will pull fresh air through all of the little holes into your house every time you turn it on, right? Hard to disagree with that logic, right? Next, if the contraption works, do you really want to pull air from your attic to dry your clean clothes with?
An attic has dusty fiberglass insulation or blow in fiber insulation, if you have ever gone into your attic you'll notice the dirty air and if you turn on a flashlight you will see all of the junk floating in the air! Go ahead run a pipe into your attic and dry your clothes with that air... I like my clothes clean and fresh smelling.
You made one of the most valuable vids on UA-cam and did an exellent job demonstrating. Thanks!!!
Thankyou Jeff for taking the time to share your knowledge on saving energy. Love your ideas!
Time for me to get it done. Washington state.
Great ideas Jeff! Thanks for sharing!
I love this guy so glad I found his videos
Thanks Jeff, your so thorough.. Every woman needs a guy like you .
I stumbled across your channel and have been watching your videos all day. I have learned a great deal in a short time. Saving money as I get more near retirement age is incredibly important. You have helped me more than you know, and I'm sincerely grateful. I'll be a faithful subscriber from now on. Thank you so much.
Thanks Judith. Always nice to hear that i helped someone out with saving money. And thanks for subbing to me, i have more energy saving stuff coming up.
Jeff
Live long and prosper my friend.
Awesome as ever. The simple things are the ones we don't think of. It is great that you show what we can't think of. My best regards to you both.
Thanks Raymond
Your welcome my good friend.
I brought my air in from the hot garage
Did it cool your garage? Imagine what it would do for your attic?
OMG what a fabulous video. You are the best instructor I’ve ever seen on UA-cam and let me tell you what I’ve seen a bunch! This video is very easy to follow, best instructional and great. Thanks so much and I’m looking forward to anything you have to show us in the future. Cat
Valuable information. No question. I am very impressed and grateful for the knowledge. Thanks!
Love and appreciate all your effort in your work.
I'm still watching in 2020, love it.
Thank you so much for sharing. It is amazing what you teach in here.
Your welcome Vicky.
Jeff
This makes so much sense what a great idea thank you sir for sharing this with the world everybody should do it I guarantee you it will save people money
This started out a little shaky, but let me say, I was riveted!
I always thought this happened, and now I can say I saw an expert talk about it.
Thanks for posting this.
This would be amazing for a large family who is constantly using the dryer.
Bravo.
We used a lint bucket as you showed, last Winter and Spring. It worked well, until the warmer part of the Spring. Then we went back to the flex hose, exhausting out the dryer wall vent. It cut back on the heating bill.
Paul M.
What was the air quality ?
Smell of detergent and bounce antistatic and other scent inside the house ?
Jeff does a great job, reminds me of my brother.. makes things smart with common sense. But the thing I really like about Jeff is the way he says it. Just calm relaxed clear this is clearly not an infomercial this is something to help people understand, he's giving you something a little bit of a free education, thank you for being you Jeff
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the tutorial. I never realized how my dryer's system actually worked! I like your reccomendation for introducing intake air from outside a conditioned living envelope. I suspect that when I replace a window behind my washer/dryer setup I will pipe an air intake directly to my dryer. That would be easy to do. Just punch a hole out next to my exhaust! A closed loop system!
I will send some picture when I'm finished. A Spring project.
Very smart idea and execution. Thank you very much.
Thanks
DUDE!!! AWESOME!!
Jeff, Thank you- learned so much Energy saving tips here on your channel!
You are the man Sr. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Very good video and overall concept, especially for those of us living in the desert southwest. A good invention would be an air inlet intake pipe sticking up through the roof. Thank you for the wisdom, take it a step further and add vent to all your drawers and cabinets to keep them cool
You wouldn't cool the attic with it stuck out the roof but your clothes won't have that attic smell we all love so much!
Excellent video, thanks.
That’s great! You got my attention! Don’t listen to anyone that doesn’t like this idea. You’re on top of it! Great video!
this is awesome. I love what you do, sir. can't wait to try these things.
Thanks! I'm headed to Home Lumber Yard Depot.
The 'filter' needs a 14 x 14 x1 at the bottom too. Cut a 6" hole in the bottom one to put your pipe through in order to prevent fiberglass from being sucked up from around the pipe
These budget spun glass fiberglass filters won't stop shit, maybe a moth or willow fluff.
They will undoubtedly allow dust and fiberglass insulation particles through, nicely heat infused into your clothes.
Great idea. I always thought of doing that, because I think outside the box. Conventional planning and being the first to do that prevented me from doing that. Thank you for sharing!
Excellent instructional video. Showed every step and explained exactly what he was doing.
My wash room is a small self contained air-tight room which allowed/forced me to put a small vent in the ceiling and duct from there.
Therefore, the effort didn’t require any modifications to the dryer.
And putting a tall shaft in the ceiling (4 ft.) with a filter cover on top, solved the problem of the crappy blown-in insulation that was piled up everywhere in the attic.
Paul Bumgarner did you see any savings in energy?
Cool.....or should I say hot? with the latent btu produced from an uninsulated dryer and the supposed hot air from the attic making its way to the sealed closet, you should just add cedar and make it a sauna. Then make a video
Very good idea! Cool way to both ventilate the attic and provide pre-heated air to the dryer at the same time, WITHOUT using any extra electricity.
"Permanito, buddy!" (see 13:43).
Paterick Cutts,
Very true indeed.
But, we need to use small words when speaking to some of the doubters on here.
I can really save on electricity in the summer with this idea. I can turn my dryer on just air because the heat in my attic is like you said about 120°F . Now we’re talking savings! This idea keeps on getting better all of the time.
Yea, until ur clothes smell like attic. Great idea here
I made a similar system to cool an attic. Simply place a couple hundred feet of pex tubing up there and tie into your cold water before going into your hot water heater. You can add three shut off valves to bypass and a drain for Winter months. Basically, think 100 ft 1/4" tubing is about 2.5 gallons of preheated water. Ground water is about 52F, so I could get 9-10 months of free energy.
Just locate the squirrel fan intake on the back of the dryer and adapt the elbow onto the opening! No sealing off everything and all that crap, plus it doesn't over heat the motor!!
Very good . I want to try it. I was going to make a pun about this video but I bet it would be dry humor so I'm not going to. I would never do that because it would be just a wash. I can't even think of one pun. I wish I had one to share. Good for the reader though, huh, that was a clothes call.
People like you really should get nobel Prize seriously thank you Mr Jeff shearing cool Ideas and showing us process guide actially this is gunious ! Thank you sir.
That was cool man..i will make one with my dishwasher not being use at my backyard . Thanks for the good infos. Keep up your good work.
Loved this video.... please keep creating content. Thank you for all that you do. Keep up the great work!!!
I recommend noting "Do not to use gas dryers!" There are lots people that won't know the difference in your use.
Such simplistic designs like yours should have been incorporated into the house at the build. Thank you for this video. Cheers, Constance in Prescott Valley, AZ, USA.
the box filter surprised me, Very smart!
Thank you soooo much! I learned something! And I will definitely try it out!!!!
Glad to hear that Julie.
When cutting your drywall hole first cut a straight line across the circle parallel to the ridge of your roof. That way you will find any ceiling joists that may be in your way and you can move your hole without leaving damaged drywall exposed. Use a thin pencil line in case you have to erase
LOL!
@@kenbarnett6706 free of charge 😉
Jeff is right about one thing here. That Aluminum tape is way better than your everyday gray duct tape when it comes to sealing your cracks and gaps... Once you peel and apply it good to the surface, it stays PUT and NEVER EVER comes off unless you rip it off. During winter time we get lots of cold draft or air from our attic thorugh the attic door's gaps and/or cracks. Over the years, we've come up with all sorts of ideas on blocking or stopping that draft filling up the up-stair hallway but nothing really worked. Then, I came up with an idea and created a box with thin Styrofoams and aluminum tape you can find at lowes to the exact size of the attic opening. Placed the box inside the attic right at the attic door opening and again sealed the whole box all the way around the edge completely blocking attic from inside the attic. Since then, we never ever felt any draft or cold air from the attic. The last time I checked that aluminum tape is still STUCK to the box and the attic even after 7 years. :)
Thank you. That was ingenius. Look forward to more of your Ideas.
I really like your thinking but if you had an dryer fire. (Very common) you have a direct flame path up into your attic. I always try to think worse case because it does happen a lot .Thanks for your idea
If that is a concern, use an insulated pipe and a spark suppressor as you would on an outside gas heater, then put the filter on over that. Keep in mind that the air flow is going down not up, so unless the dryer stops while there is a flame, the flame wont be going up the intake pipe.
@@foxfire1763 Usually the dryer has stopped by the time it has turned into an inferno.
The smoke developed from burning synthetic/plastic parts is full of soot, when this sooty smoke has filled an attic space, there is very high potential for a flashover to occur.
Maybe a fire damper, they are code in commercial hvac system could be used.
This entire concept violates most, if not all national, and local building, fire, & hvac codes.
Never vent your dryer into your house unless you want excessive humidity and moisture problems
UNLESS, of course, you absolutely love the sickening smell of dryer sheets permeating EVERYTHING, making all of your belongings smell like them & flavoring all of your cooking. LMAO!
How often do you dry your clothes, 24 -7 ?
Use the unscented ! LMAOAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have to run a humidifier in the winters in Missouri, this is a two birds, one stone approach!
I'm sitting in 20° rh in winter. Know some desert people as well who would gladly run this once a day.
I particularly like the filter box idea.
You are my favorite person right now. Your videos are awesome. Say thanks to the your camerawoman too. The behind the scene people hardly get their due credit.
Thanks Brian, much appreciated. I will tell the camera person which is my wife by the way.
I've messed around with this a little in the past, and I was quite unhappy with the amount of humidity that the exhaust dumped into the house so I had to stop doing it.
I do, however, like the idea of trying this with the intake air. My issue is my dryer is in the basement so this is unfortunately not an option for me. It would simply take way too much to get the air down there.
Jeff, so simple I should have thought of that.
Do you still think it's a good idea?
It’s a nice idea for summer operation. You don’t need all those air filters, you only need one placed at the intake of the vent but for easy access it would be best to install it near the drier machine. If the idea is to use the hot air from the attic instead of the electric heat then the drier needs to be set for no heat or to install some electric interlock.
Thank you Jeff for this information on heat and air . Very interesting and glad I turned on your channel . Hugs and prayers back to your family
Attic NOT addict - But letting that go - I dig it man - Thanks! I never thought of the IN flow TO my electric dryer from the ATTIC? I believe I will try a version of this with my own touch on the vent box at the top going though into my attic - I do need help heating my basement in the winter months here in Kentucky with the Bucket and water dryer vent/MOD you show in another video - I will try a diverter between my bucket and water vent MOD in the basement and exhaust vent going out of the house I am already using for the summer months and believe the hot ass air from the attic will help reduce the heat needed from my dryer's elements during summer months. Shit man, You have opened my eyes on this - I was actually looking to buy an electric type heater for the basement because we have a split level home and garage in the basement which lets A LOT of cold air in when it's cold out!! Came across your vids on reducing electricity usage and costs and now have a new project here - THANK YOU - I just liked your vids and Subscribed to your channel!!
Keep em' comin' man _ I am a fan! See my channel @ Troy Harper Frankfort KY or Troy Harper drone Frankfort KY.
Thanks again!!
Thanks Troy
I'd have to agree strongly with Troy on this one....great information, but it's an "ATTIC" not an "ADDICT"! It was very distracting as a viewer to constantly hear this, as well as all of the off-screen "Action" cues!!! They should be edited out! One other thing that you should consider is not referring to the viewer as "everyone" or "you guys", etc. Think about it...99.5% of the time you are only talking to the ONE person who is watching your video, not the 600,000 people as a group! In other words, do people sit around a screen in groups to watch You Tube? No! It's almost always one person watching one screen, so to say "Hi Everyone!" is very impersonal and not accurate, so keep this in mind and just say "Hello", or "Thank You for watching!" As though you're talking to ONE of your friends, not a group of them! Hope this helps!
@@wendiwestbrook5281 And you think this is a good idea? At least he didn't say "you'uns" .
Seriously, Wendi this is not a good idea or even reasonably practical, it is a good waste of time, destructive to your appliance and what will you tell your friends when they ask "what the hell did you do to your ceiling!"? (
moved my dryer to the attic works great
me too, just cant seem to talk may wife into staying up there doing laundry.
This Guy is an absolute genius!
That is so simple it's absolutely brilliant! I sure hope Jeff is still around sharing.
Thank you!
Great idea! We'd definitely need to put 1/4" mesh over the intake end in the attic. The filter idea is really great too, IF one can get easily into the trusses to change it every so often....how is the filter secured, to keep really good air circulation getting to the intake end? Or does it simply sit on top of the insulation..and wouldn't that tend to suck insulation fluff into the intake?
Yes so add a filter there on the bottom with the vent pipe secured to it ?
GENIUS 👍👍👍👍👍
Rantastic idea. Will be doing this to my dryer. Thanks👍👍
No kidding, this is one of the coolest ideas I've ever heard!
Thanks!
Great idea. I've always wondered how to suck smelly attic air down into my dryer and use my nice clean clothes to filter it before I exhaust it outside. In the winter, I could just add fabric softener to the water bucket to help freshen the air in my house... NOT!
Exactly... and not AT ALL healthy.... OR SMART.
hahahaha
thanks for the laugh!
More tape than a Los Angeles crime scene.. love this shit 😆
U sir won the internet for today!
addicted to cool videos like this.
Fantastic idea & tutorial. I really like your idea. Thank you very very much for your time.
My heat quit on my dryer,so i'm connecting my floor heat vent into side vent of dryer.
Heating house,and drying clothes at the same time now thanks to you.lol
My dryer is in the basement, under the dining room. That pipe doesn't look so bad through the middle of the dining room table, told the wife it will grow on her. It works great though, I saved a whole $19 on my electric bill last year.
hey! i hope you did't worry about any structural framing under the drywall, just cut right through it with that drywall saw. I doubt that guy ever install anything like this himself.
Most excellent idea ! Can't understand all the thumbs down , I guess they like high energy bills ! Thanks again
Uh yeah I knew that I just haven't got a round to it yet. But really this is all common sense and should work like a charm. Thanks for posting.
Thank you for your feedback!
ive watched a couple of your videos and i just want to say thank you and your a genius . ha thanks again.
Popular Mechanics will be calling you soon for an article! Awesome idea Jeff...never thought of that. Kinda like a heat exchanger. I can imagine a family of five in a 2,400 sq ft house would really benefit from this. $$$ talks...electric bills/costs to heat-cool continue to rise.
That would be great, lol. I doubt it will happen though.
No Shit - If it saves me 10 bucks - Im in!! I guess some of these people commenting have too much money - LOL - OR just lazy and simply stupid - I like the idea and will try - Thats the only way to tell for sure - I would NEVER say anything against this MOD without trying. That would be just stupid talk and I wanna save wherever I can - Gotta put kids in school so they wont be or sound as stupid as some of these people commenting - lol - going to try this week - !!
Slight snag I dry my clothes outside during the summer. No requirement to use aircon. In the winter I sometimes use the dryer but then I plan my laundry for days when I can dry out side again.