The item description for the Deflecto says it is meant for electric dryers only.

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Not the same but related, it seems like dryer exhaust heat and humidity should somehow be able to be utilized in the home in colder climates for Winter.

I have used this Deflecto in-line with the exhaust hose out of the dryer for years in the winter time. It is available from Amazon, etc.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Def...Saver-White/21264212

Growing up, my dad had something similar on our dryer to get some heat in the basement. I'm surprised it's not a problem to vent the exhaust gases inside though.

MARK... This is for the air exhaust used with electric or gas and not the burner output. Can you imagine what your clothes would smell like if the burner exhaust was used?

Electric makes sense and makes good sense to get some heat and humidity. Dad had it on a gas dryer growing up but back in the day that was probably the least of our worries, and we lived.

Gas though, only has one exhaust avenue so it has to have the exhaust gases. Now I'm curious and want to find out.


Carbon monoxide

From what I am seeing the gas dyers exhaust the combustion exhaust through the dryer drum and out the main dryer exhaust.

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Originally posted by marksman41:
The item description for the Deflecto says it is meant for electric dryers only.

And for good reason.

You don't want carbon monoxide in your home.

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Originally posted by 41:

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Originally posted by ridewv:
Not the same but related, it seems like dryer exhaust heat and humidity should somehow be able to be utilized in the home in colder climates for Winter.

I have used this Deflecto in-line with the exhaust hose out of the dryer for years in the winter time. It is available from Amazon, etc.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Def...Saver-White/21264212

A market opportunity right here - a hepa certified dryer vent diverter - as all the others discussed in this thread, but not just a screen to catch the lint, but a bona-fide sealed HEPA filter to get all the lint and particulate pollution, not just the stuff you can "see". Particulates like that will kill you over time, just like lots of other industrial air-borne solids pollutants. The hot dryer air and humidity diverted from your drier output vent would be cleaner than the air already in your house. These others mentioned are a death trap over time, esp. for older people with existing lung disease.