Tumble Dryer condensing kits - do they work?

[LaserTam]

I have a tumble dryer in the garage I am concerned because it just vents into the garage, and not externally. Been looking at one of these http://www.toolstation.com/shop/sd3083/p65417 and wondered if they actually work? Any views?

[LaserTam]

Yeah, I kind of got that. Just wondered if they still end up spewing damp air, are they efficient? I guess one would be better than it just venting into the garage (or out the door when the Mrs remembers to open it!).

[[AJ]]

LaserTam said:

I have a tumble dryer in the garage I am concerned because it just vents into the garage, and not externally. Been looking at one of these http://www.toolstation.com/shop/sd3083/p65417 and wondered if they actually work? Any views?

I had one of these before I changed to a condenser dryer. They don't really work that well and I ended up getting and extended vent pipe and running it out a window in the utility room. They are better than just having an open vent, but only marginally.

[Simpo Two]

One of these not an option?

[LaserTam]

Simpo Two said:

One of these not an option?

It is I suppose, but I was really investigating the more 'Simpo' options

The garage has cavity walls as its integral to the house (bedroom above it) which may make it more complicated, but there are external walls that I could go through.

[matts4]

In my old garage I used to just let it vent out. Never seemed to cause any issues, if anything it warmed the place up a bit.
Unless the garage is a sealed unit, with an insulated roller door, it should be drafty enough to ventilate all ok.
Just watch out for a the odd bit of lint floating around on your nice clean car

[garycat]

For them to work they have to be filled with ice in order to condense the water vapour. They don't tell you this before you buy it. If they don't have ice in them them just pump out the water vapour through the vents in the top so don't work at all.