Just a couple extra tips…you can also add a filter on the bottom of the lid…to reduce the possibility of lint, and filter off some of the moisture, if that’s a concern. For my region, our winters are very dry and cold, so this adding moisture to the air will actually help. It’s common for households here to run humidifiers in winter. However, for areas where adding moisture can be a problem, run exhaust fans, or use a dehumidifier.
I live in Florida. We do have some cold days. No furnace. I just vented electric dryer straight thru my work office wall. I don't dry shop towels/uniforms while taking the chill off the well insulated office so no lent/moisture issues. Office gets unbearable warm in 15 minutes. So quick 10 minute run keeps office comfy for several hours. Loved your video
Those commenting about moisture in the house must not live in the north. 6 months a year, our houses are super dry unless we add extra humidity somehow. We measure humanification in gallons added to your house air per day. This is a great opportunity to use otherwise discarded moist air. Though I would be more concerned about fine particles of dust airborne in the house, creating dusty shelves and inhaling it.
tumbledryers are FAST at making heat but POOR at turning electricity into heat. DO NOT let damp clothes be dried and the outlet enter rooms unless you want your ROOMS ALL MOULDY.
Nice tutorial explaining the tested use of this DIY humidifier/filter! I liked your temp & humidity readings. I want to build one and was looking for some actual use feedback. Merry Christmas to you!
Have this a go today. -newish electric dryer -house built in 1913 -basement started at 61F and 33%H. Outside temp was 29F During dry process, H spiked to 66% but gradually came down as clothes dried. -F increased to 64 degrees, but I was also in/out the basement door a couple times. Hey, it’s 3degrees I’d have been tossing out the window... literally. -zero lint particles. - HD sells a quick disconnect flange in the dryer vent section that worked perfectly. Wish I could share pics. Thanks for your vid. Helped a lot! The bucket can dual purpose as a steamer if you hang clothes above.
I made one and moisture was the main issue! OMG, I had mildew + mold grew all over the place. I made another and all closed and it's working much better!
I used cheap panty hose from dollar tree, and a zip tie. It got me through a whole winter in MD with lows near zero (2011 was a cold year). My trailer didnt have a furnace that was functional. It was still cold, but you learned to sleep in a winter coat some nights.
Here in California it is soo cold in the winter. The homes here have single pain glass, and no insulation at all. My glass windows are slats. They dont even close all the way. So in the winter when it gets down to 45*F outside, its also the same temp inside the house! Our homes are not made for cold winters! This will really help, i just got a new washer and dryer. I notice my garage was nice and toasty and California is dry because its a dessert. I thought, why waste the humidity and heat. Looked it up on google and found this video. Thanks!
I would be very careful with this. Depending on your building materials and natural humidity, if you get close to the dew point you might end up creating a hugeeeeee moisture problem leading to mildew and mold. That could be an extremely expensive issue you really don't want to deal with. Not only that, fabric softener is very questionable in carcinogenic safety. Definitely avoid using that stuff with this method. Not worth the risk as you are increasing the concentration so much more than normal. Remember what they found out about "new car" odor recently.
@@johnjingleheimersmith9259 so drive with the windows down for the first year. There's always something wrong with something. That's something I won't have to worry about to soon
@@johnjingleheimersmith9259 I certainly don't have to worry about new car smell/carcinogens anytime soon. I drive a 1997 Dodge Stratus & a 2006 VW Jetta, ha.
Our electric dryer is into our garage. I have a big home gym in the entire garage would this help me keep it warm during the winter? Right now with just the vent filtering into the garage all my equipment has a thick layer of condensation on it. That’s my only concern
Anyways this is solution to my problem .Because my laundry doesn’t have no hole to the outside. Old house ,bricks + metal sidings + second floor very high.
@@ShawnBauer but i have dehumidfier to control moisture, im sure will work ok.. my landlord tried it but made mold midlew in basement, is it something to cirulate but i rather use dryer heat when not using dryer to dry clothes,
every situation is different and if you life in a cold climate, there is no need to run a dehumidifier in the winter (maybe a basement where there is no heat). In my case, this room has 3 different doorways for air to circulate on it's own. This only runs when clothes need to be dried. There is no point in running this empty as there are no wet clothes in the dryer to generate humidity. I do NOT recommend running your dryer with no load inside!
@@ShawnBauer Check with your local fire dept or building Dept in your town and ask them what type of piping they recommend for dryer vents and if it’s ok to use plastic/vinyl 4” hose for that....Jim
@@jimpie231 Thanks for looking into it. This code is for an electric dryer? I've never even seen a dryer in my state with what you are quoting above? maybe different codes based on where you live?
Not sure why you would want to? Electric heat is expensive! Plus adding humidity to the air makes the air feel warmer. But, I guess to answer your question... yes ... you could
@@ShawnBauer on the prairies in southern Canada. Similar weather as N. Dakota. Really dry in the winter and very humid in the summer. Any suggestions how i could switch back and forth? Inside in winter and outside in the summer.
I made one of these contraptions and am using it as well, they work great. Your video just reminds me to change out my "Homer" bucket at least once a year... your's looks disgusting... lol swap it out already! : )
I made one and moisture was the main issue! OMG, I had mildew + mold grew all over the place. I made another and all closed and it's working much better!
I hate to be a Debbie downer, but these should be illegal as the carcinogenics micro fibers from the clothing that is blown into your home ends up in your lungs, I have experience in the commercial Laundromat business and it is a hazard to the people cleaning lint from the filters, they must use a shop vac, only clean after hours of operation, and they must wear an approved respirator, the fibers are carcinogens that are impossible for lungs to break down and it cannot be absorbed into the body, it is one of those unknowns to the general public but I built a commercial laundromat in NYC and learned about the dangers from long time large scale operators, please, if you see one of these things tell the person the dangers.
"should be illegal" Who are you to say what I can and can't do in my house on my own property? Why do we need nanny government to determine whats good or bad for us on our personal property. Are we children to daddy government? There is a thing called personal responsibility. If I ruin my house or my lungs its on me. I do however see your point on the small fibers being a potential hazard. But smoking cigarettes is a hazard, driving a car to work is a risk, riding a bike without a helmet is a risk. Do we make all those activities illegal? I choose for myself. We have enough laws and regulations we don't need more. Education is great, but lets keep the government tax collectors from finding a way to take more of our money. Its the mindset of government controlling our every action. We can't have 100% security from everything. Personal responsibility leads to a free-er society.
@@jaredcat8474 I don't worry about lint.. but there are too many chemicals in fabric softener sheets, and fabric softener that is known to cause cancer. Breathing it isn't good. I probably wouldn't use softening agents with the dryer blowing into the home. But then again these days everything causes cancer. Lint might be dangerous but with decent filtering, I think the risk is very minimal.
VERY BAD IDEA!!!! All that moisture condenses on the windows and will ruin the wood finish. Not only that----as the moisture works it way through the house and walls it will freeze as it comes in contact with the cold outer walls and in the ceiling too. Guess what??? when it warms up all that water that freezes in the ceiling and walls turns back to water!!!! It will rain from the ceiling and will turn the sheetrock to mush!!!! We as contractors had this problem back in Iowa with just normal moisture and you can imagine what pumping all this extra moisture will do???? DON"T DO THIS!!!!!!!
Shawn Bauer I worked construction for 20 years and have seen a lot of damage we had to fix because of moisture problems and that didn’t even involve adding this much moisture to the air. I guess if you lived in the SW USA you might get away with it.
Eric Van Eck nope, north east where the heating system will quickly dry out the air doesn’t seem to be a problem. I respect your point and understand notall applications will do well with this idea.
In Colorado, where it is so dry, it is very hard to over-humidify. Plus, all you are adding to the air is the humidity from the clothes once or twice a week. If your bucket water volume is getting lower, you could calculate how much is coming from the water in the bucket. I bet it is small. It would be interesting to see what the humidity measurement is after running a load.
I'm thinking about using our dryer heat to heat a greenhouse that may not get much heat this winter. Thanks for this!
Brilliant! Thanks for watching!
Just a couple extra tips…you can also add a filter on the bottom of the lid…to reduce the possibility of lint, and filter off some of the moisture, if that’s a concern. For my region, our winters are very dry and cold, so this adding moisture to the air will actually help. It’s common for households here to run humidifiers in winter.
However, for areas where adding moisture can be a problem, run exhaust fans, or use a dehumidifier.
I live in Florida. We do have some cold days. No furnace. I just vented electric dryer straight thru my work office wall. I don't dry shop towels/uniforms while taking the chill off the well insulated office so no lent/moisture issues. Office gets unbearable warm in 15 minutes. So quick 10 minute run keeps office comfy for several hours.
Loved your video
Thanks for watching!
Those commenting about moisture in the house must not live in the north. 6 months a year, our houses are super dry unless we add extra humidity somehow. We measure humanification in gallons added to your house air per day. This is a great opportunity to use otherwise discarded moist air. Though I would be more concerned about fine particles of dust airborne in the house, creating dusty shelves and inhaling it.
Thanks for watching!
tumbledryers are FAST at making heat but POOR at turning electricity into heat. DO NOT let damp clothes be dried and the outlet enter rooms unless you want your ROOMS ALL MOULDY.
Nice tutorial explaining the tested use of this DIY humidifier/filter! I liked your temp & humidity readings. I want to build one and was looking for some actual use feedback.
Merry Christmas to you!
Thanks for watching Edmond. And same to you!
Have this a go today.
-newish electric dryer
-house built in 1913
-basement started at 61F and 33%H. Outside temp was 29F
During dry process, H spiked to 66% but gradually came down as clothes dried.
-F increased to 64 degrees, but I was also in/out the basement door a couple times.
Hey, it’s 3degrees I’d have been tossing out the window... literally.
-zero lint particles.
- HD sells a quick disconnect flange in the dryer vent section that worked perfectly. Wish I could share pics. Thanks for your vid. Helped a lot! The bucket can dual purpose as a steamer if you hang clothes above.
Good luck with it! Thanks for watching!
I made one and moisture was the main issue! OMG, I had mildew + mold grew all over the place. I made another and all closed and it's working much better!
Please elaborate? What did you do differently than the guy who made thos video?
@@jkdbuck7670 - *I have it in my channel !!!*
Too many large loads of laundry
@@Mattsharona - Ah... You forgot to go to Physics 101! What if just ONE? 🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣
Thanks for the idea. It seems like a leg of panty hose (or a homemade tube of fabric) would catch the lint with less space and less clean-up....
I used cheap panty hose from dollar tree, and a zip tie. It got me through a whole winter in MD with lows near zero (2011 was a cold year). My trailer didnt have a furnace that was functional. It was still cold, but you learned to sleep in a winter coat some nights.
Nice
Here in California it is soo cold in the winter. The homes here have single pain glass, and no insulation at all. My glass windows are slats. They dont even close all the way. So in the winter when it gets down to 45*F outside, its also the same temp inside the house! Our homes are not made for cold winters! This will really help, i just got a new washer and dryer. I notice my garage was nice and toasty and California is dry because its a dessert. I thought, why waste the humidity and heat. Looked it up on google and found this video. Thanks!
@@3stanTflip does the water inside your house freeze while you are sleeping?
@@3stanTflip that's cold inside the house tho.
So I'm assuming this would work very well when placed on same room with the new hybrid water heaters? ...just vent the cold air outside in the winter?
Nice job.....good idea using toilet adapter .......thanks
Great Invention! Thank You
definitely figure out the electric vs oil debate.
Good video. Thanks for sharing. - take care
this make real sense that the candle heaters y see pep talk about
wow nice, thank you for sharing : )
I would be very careful with this. Depending on your building materials and natural humidity, if you get close to the dew point you might end up creating a hugeeeeee moisture problem leading to mildew and mold. That could be an extremely expensive issue you really don't want to deal with. Not only that, fabric softener is very questionable in carcinogenic safety. Definitely avoid using that stuff with this method. Not worth the risk as you are increasing the concentration so much more than normal. Remember what they found out about "new car" odor recently.
Thanks for watching and not disagreeing with your points. It all depends your situation and home layout. It’s works for mine for many years.
What about the new car oder?
@@TheSaskachewan1 new car smell is basically the smell of carcinogens due to materials offgassing like solvents
@@johnjingleheimersmith9259 so drive with the windows down for the first year. There's always something wrong with something. That's something I won't have to worry about to soon
@@johnjingleheimersmith9259 I certainly don't have to worry about new car smell/carcinogens anytime soon. I drive a 1997 Dodge Stratus & a 2006 VW Jetta, ha.
yes, it works and less messy.
Have you tried with dipping the hose into the water? ... Or you think it would make too much resistance ofr the airflow?
For sure and a mess
Our electric dryer is into our garage. I have a big home gym in the entire garage would this help me keep it warm during the winter? Right now with just the vent filtering into the garage all my equipment has a thick layer of condensation on it. That’s my only concern
Anyways this is solution to my problem .Because my laundry doesn’t have no hole to the outside. Old house ,bricks + metal sidings + second floor very high.
what about steam from dryer, tnese to ahve moisture, but great idea!!
Yep... moisture is what’s missing in the winter :) Thanks for watching
@@ShawnBauer but i have dehumidfier to control moisture, im sure will work ok.. my landlord tried it but made mold midlew in basement, is it something to cirulate but i rather use dryer heat when not using dryer to dry clothes,
every situation is different and if you life in a cold climate, there is no need to run a dehumidifier in the winter (maybe a basement where there is no heat). In my case, this room has 3 different doorways for air to circulate on it's own. This only runs when clothes need to be dried. There is no point in running this empty as there are no wet clothes in the dryer to generate humidity. I do NOT recommend running your dryer with no load inside!
The plastic 4” hose from the dryer can cause a fire, change to metai. Jim
How? It’s plastic.... the hose doesn’t cause fires... the lint that can trap inside can. Keep them clean!
@@ShawnBauer Check with your local fire dept or building Dept in your town and ask them what type of piping they recommend for dryer vents and if it’s ok to use plastic/vinyl 4” hose for that....Jim
Checked with my building Dept......code for a dryer vent is smooth metal pipe only, no plastic, no corrugated metal pipe. Jim
@@jimpie231 Thanks for looking into it. This code is for an electric dryer? I've never even seen a dryer in my state with what you are quoting above? maybe different codes based on where you live?
either way... I'm gonna upgrade mine tomorrow! Thanks for sharing
Would distilled water make a difference?
I don’t see how but, maybe 🤔
@@ShawnBauer try it
MOULD from HIGH HUMIDITY
Been doing this method for years… no mold! It all depends on your homes layout and airflow. Plus, it’s not like you are running this 24/7.
can you do without the bucket if you’re not drying clothes?
Not sure why you would want to? Electric heat is expensive! Plus adding humidity to the air makes the air feel warmer. But, I guess to answer your question... yes ... you could
@@ShawnBauer i have a set electric bill amount lol! gas heat is way more expensive where i’m at which is why i wouldn’t care to run the dryer up
Ha... that’s great but, I wouldn’t want to wear out your dryer for that. Just buy an electric space heater. Thanks for watching
@@ShawnBauer on the prairies in southern Canada. Similar weather as N. Dakota. Really dry in the winter and very humid in the summer. Any suggestions how i could switch back and forth? Inside in winter and outside in the summer.
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I made one of these contraptions and am using it as well, they work great. Your video just reminds me to change out my "Homer" bucket at least once a year... your's looks disgusting... lol swap it out already! : )
I made one and moisture was the main issue! OMG, I had mildew + mold grew all over the place. I made another and all closed and it's working much better!
That's how you stop global warming
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I hate to be a Debbie downer, but these should be illegal as the carcinogenics micro fibers from the clothing that is blown into your home ends up in your lungs, I have experience in the commercial Laundromat business and it is a hazard to the people cleaning lint from the filters, they must use a shop vac, only clean after hours of operation, and they must wear an approved respirator, the fibers are carcinogens that are impossible for lungs to break down and it cannot be absorbed into the body, it is one of those unknowns to the general public but I built a commercial laundromat in NYC and learned about the dangers from long time large scale operators, please, if you see one of these things tell the person the dangers.
"should be illegal" Who are you to say what I can and can't do in my house on my own property? Why do we need nanny government to determine whats good or bad for us on our personal property. Are we children to daddy government? There is a thing called personal responsibility. If I ruin my house or my lungs its on me. I do however see your point on the small fibers being a potential hazard. But smoking cigarettes is a hazard, driving a car to work is a risk, riding a bike without a helmet is a risk. Do we make all those activities illegal? I choose for myself. We have enough laws and regulations we don't need more. Education is great, but lets keep the government tax collectors from finding a way to take more of our money. Its the mindset of government controlling our every action. We can't have 100% security from everything. Personal responsibility leads to a free-er society.
Alcohol has killed more people than lint from dryers. Make that illegal first before you touch my bucket.
@@jaredcat8474 I don't worry about lint.. but there are too many chemicals in fabric softener sheets, and fabric softener that is known to cause cancer. Breathing it isn't good. I probably wouldn't use softening agents with the dryer blowing into the home. But then again these days everything causes cancer. Lint might be dangerous but with decent filtering, I think the risk is very minimal.
Here here My good man! I second that motion!
@@imoldgreg5972 Amen. Good 1. I agree.
Great way to be stupid because some people have gas dryers which will have gas exhaust lol
Stated very clearly in the video not to do this with a gas dryer!
One point, I didn't recollect it being touched on in the video, but do not do this with a gas dryer as it could cause lethal levels of carbon monoxide
It was said many times in the video. It’s also stated first thing in bold letters in the description.
Bit offhanD,, V
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VERY BAD IDEA!!!! All that moisture condenses on the windows and will ruin the wood finish. Not only that----as the moisture works it way through the house and walls it will freeze as it comes in contact with the cold outer walls and in the ceiling too. Guess what??? when it warms up all that water that freezes in the ceiling and walls turns back to water!!!! It will rain from the ceiling and will turn the sheetrock to mush!!!! We as contractors had this problem back in Iowa with just normal moisture and you can imagine what pumping all this extra moisture will do???? DON"T DO THIS!!!!!!!
Eric Van Eck not true at all!! 4th year doing this and no issues. It really depends on how house air flow is. In my case it’s got great air flow.
Shawn Bauer I worked construction for 20 years and have seen a lot of damage we had to fix because of moisture problems and that didn’t even involve adding this much moisture to the air. I guess if you lived in the SW USA you might get away with it.
Eric Van Eck nope, north east where the heating system will quickly dry out the air doesn’t seem to be a problem. I respect your point and understand notall applications will do well with this idea.
So are you saying that in home humidifiers are bad?
In Colorado, where it is so dry, it is very hard to over-humidify. Plus, all you are adding to the air is the humidity from the clothes once or twice a week. If your bucket water volume is getting lower, you could calculate how much is coming from the water in the bucket. I bet it is small. It would be interesting to see what the humidity measurement is after running a load.