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    freya Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 28, 2008, 01:20 PM
    Exhaust fan venting
    Is it OK to vent my bathroom exhaust fan into my dryer vent? The laundry room and bathroom are side by side and the dryer vent goes directly out the side of the house (both rooms are in the basement)
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    Aug 28, 2008, 02:08 PM
    The one problem I see with this is moisture, bathroom exhausts usually used to vent out steam from showers... so moisture in the dryer vent... the lint from the dryer will stick to the sides of the hose and eventually clog up.
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    Aug 28, 2008, 02:54 PM
    That would have to be some kind of code violation. Besides that the dryer would probably blow lint back up the fan exaust duct.
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