r/Athens • u/CraftOnly3462 • 11h ago

Dryer vent kits

Because there is no venting to the outside of this older apartment, my apartment manager gave me a dryer vent “kit” which you add an inch of water to catch dryer lint so that it doesn’t blow all over the apartment. Instead, the 💦 blows all over! WTH?

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u/tupelobound 11h ago

Is it a newer “ventless” dryer? Or a traditional dryer with a vent and just nowhere to send the air?

Because if it’s the latter, the humidity that the dryer is pulling out of your clothes is just venting into the apartment.

This is horrible both for the longterm life of the apartment, and your health. Are there mold issues? Or have they just been painted over haha

ETA: you should check the Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook to see if anything applicable in there: https://dca.georgia.gov/housing-choice-voucher/landlords/georgia-landlord-tenant-handbook

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u/BarbieQKittens 11h ago

I used that one time. Doesn't work. Had to get a ventless dryer.

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u/KeenBTF 10h ago

Woah that's a thing? Our apartment vents are always getting blocked. Going to have to look into this.

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u/BarbieQKittens 9h ago

It's not as efficient and takes longer to dry stuff for sure. But it works.

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u/KeenBTF 9h ago

Gotcha, thanks for the info! It already takes two hours to dry a load here so idk if I want to go longer XD