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Ventilation Requirements for Condensing Clothes Dryers - Code Notes

Condensing dryers can be useful in situations where the laundry room is located a significant distance from an exterior wall to which it can vent. By eliminating long dryer vent runs, they eliminate possible moisture condensation problems in that run.

Publication Date: 
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
cn_ventilation_requirements_for_condensing_clothes_dryers.pdf
Document Details
Prepared by: 
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy Building Energy Codes Program
Focus: 
Compliance
Building Type: 
Residential
Code Referenced: 
2003 IRC
Document type: 
Code Notes
Target Audience: 
Architect/Designer
Builder
Code Official
Contractor
Engineer
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