Thread: Venting to Cieling

We are relocating our washing machine and dryer into a cupboard.

In the cieling of the cupboard I will put in an exhaust fan. The doors are louvered. Will it be OK to vent straight into the cieling. There is a whirly bird about a metre away.

Any Ideas?

Best to vent it to the eaves or external wall if possible as the warm moisture laden air will condensate when coming in contact with cold surfaces, there is something about this in the BCA I seem to remember
Regards inter

vent it into the ceiling cavity but place a section of expanding duct over the hole and attach the other end to a roof truss or similar and point the end directly at the whirly bird ,

Cheers guys.....I'll try Tom's method. I am all for the easy way out.

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Obviously good ventillation, especially in an enclosed space, is important.

Once your dryer packs it in I would look into getting a unit with an in built condensation collector. The missus invested in one (no vested interests in company) and the amount of condensation in the laundry decresed dramactically. Simply empty out the container after a drying cycle.

Hers is a Bosch, but I am sure there are also other companies out there who make the same kind of thing.

The easy way out here will cause you problems, the amount of moisture in a drier discharge hitting a cold metal tube of a ventilator on a cold night, will drip water onto you ceiling causing stains at least & maybe a new paint job.
regards inter

Originally Posted by 2x4

We are relocating our washing machine and dryer into a cupboard.

In the cieling of the cupboard I will put in an exhaust fan. The doors are louvered. Will it be OK to vent straight into the cieling. There is a whirly bird about a metre away.

Any Ideas?

I think that this is a very risky option. In the short run you will be putting a lot of moisture into the ceiling space which will cause mold, especially in a humid climate. In the longer term, all that lint being pumped into the ceiling space will create a significant fire hazzard.

May I suggest that you run your vent pipes through your roof space and then out through the eaves. This is easier than venting through the roof.

Cheers

Graeme

OK..OK.. You have sold me on the venting to the eaves thing. Will prolly do it this weekend after eating some Lamb.

I guess Bunnings is the one stop shop for this?

Cheers.