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 I don't know why these aren't more popular . . . November 5, 2009
xplornevada (Taiwan)
My washer and dryer are in the garage, so it's great to be able to capture the dryer's wasted heat during the winter. Additionally, this helps add some humidity to the house, which tends to be dry because we live in the desert. The screen on the heat keeper catches any lint that escapes the dryer filter.
I installed mine in about 10 minutes
The only down side is that the garage smells a little like laundry soap and dryer sheets, but I suppose that could be a plus for most garages.
Wanna save some money in the winter? June 19, 2009
Jonathan Huckabay (Louisiana)
Well if you have an electric dryer, this is the best way! In the winter you just turn the valve to shut off the hotair's route to the outside, yet to turn that hotair into your house.
It works, it really does and it provides a "wet" heat that smells like fresh linen (go figure, right?) instead of that "dry" heat that dries you out.
Well worth the money for the sweet smelling "wet" heat that it adds to your home.
Great product! January 28, 2009
Rustic
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This works well to heat my basement in the winter....I have a workshop in my basement that I spend alot of time in. So now when I do my laundry, it warms the area up quite nicely.
 A Need to Vent December 2, 2008
Spudman (Pasadena, MD United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Venting all that hot dryer air into the basement seems like a good idea, much better than letting all that expensive heat go to waste.
The concept is not without its drawbacks however. The first blast of hot air is laden with moisture, moisture better vented outside even in the winter. I've found the best solution is to vent the first few minutes of the dryer outside before flipping the lever on the dryer vent.
This particular model is a little better than the one I had previously. The round lint trap is easy to pull on and off, an important feature for my wife and me. Installation was fairly easy, but I was disappointed to discover there is no hanger on the back of this vent. To keep the vent in place I wound some heavy wire around two masonry nails on either side of the vent. So far that has kept the vent secure.
Out of the box this vent, like the Ace vent it replaced, was literally coming apart at the seams. I glued the gaps in place before installation though the metal clamps probably would have pulled them together.
The Dundas dryer vent comes with two plastic clamps which I chose not to use. The metal clamps hold more securely and are much easier to remove.
The screen's mesh is not very fine so too much lint escapes into the air. For now I put a piece of stocking over the screen to catch more lint. A four inch duct clamp holds the stocking in place.
So far the vent is doing what it's supposed to do and the lever for controlling air flow is adequate; it keeps the flapper in its intended position. How long the Dundas Jafine solution will hold up to the roughness of wife and daughter remains to be seen.
Lint Screen could be a little better November 29, 2008
A. Belletete (Matthews, NC USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The device does what it says, it keeps the warm moist air in the house when wanted. The only problem is that lint filter is not that fine. We took off the supplied lint filter and attached a cut off leg from a pair of pantyhose to the vent with a rubber band. This works much better than the supplied lint trap as the pantyhose have a finer mesh and do not have to be cleaned as often.
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