From: "Sharix" 
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair misc.consumers.frugal-living misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Has anyone Tried to Recycle heat from Dryer vent?
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 03:38:28 GMT


"ing"  wrote in message
news:ZHKKb.17979$BA6.606157@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Jonathan Kamens wrote:
> > First of all, you can't do this safely if you have a gas
> > dryer, because the carbon monoxide fumes from the gas
> > combustion are vented along with the hot air.
>
> Hope this isn't a dumb question - bear with me if it is. I'm just
> puzzled is all, and a real mechanical dweeb when it comes to stuff
> like this.
>
> I have both a gas clothes dryer and a gas stove ... (also gas furnace
> and gas water heater), but here's the question ... if there are
> dangerous carbon monoxide fumes that are released from a gas dryer
> due to gas combustion, how come I don't have that problem when I use the
> gas stove and gas oven? Or do I?  Am I supposed to be venting the fumes
> from my gas stove elements to the outside someplace?  If so, nobody ever
> told me that - it's been over 8 years without a problem. I *do* have the
> gas dryer vented to outside, and the furnace as well - just not the
> stove or the water heater.

Don't know about gas stoves BUT not having a water heater vented?? I thought
even the super efficient ones (gas powered) were vented.

>
> thanks for any explanation offered.
>
> ing
>