shop-talk
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Shop-talk] Washer/dryer clearances

Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Washer/dryer clearances
From: Karl Vacek via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:21:08 -0500
Cc: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: shop-talk@autox.team.net
References: <825a19ca-8aad-75bb-ff3d-a7f68491c975@sackheads.org> <9DFF498D-B805-4294-AA6D-E5008CA3F49E@comcast.net>
User-agent: AquaMail/1.20.0-1469 (build: 102100004)
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--===============6671083464583437989==

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------------16ddbcf7102f212800147a5c3
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

I used a similar one 14 years ago to slant diagonally up a 2x4 wall.  Still 
working just fine.  The one I bought telescopes as I recall, and I used 
pretty much all the length.

On October 17, 2019 4:29:29 PM Bill Rabel via Shop-talk 
<shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Hereâ??s the skinny duct. Itâ??s shorter than I remembered.
> < 
> https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-4396037RP-Inch-Vent-Periscope/dp/B001AAEG6S/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=whirlpool+4396037RP&qid=1571345903&sr=8-1>
>
> - Bill Rabel
> Anacortes
>
>
> â??Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists 
> or not, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedy.â?? - Sir 
> Ernest Benn
>
>> On Oct 17, 2019, at 1:12 PM, Jimmie Mayfield via Shop-talk 
>> <shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
>> Is the door louvered?  If not, you might run into problems when operating 
>> the dryer in such a small room with the door closed.  The dryer blower is 
>> going to be rated for a few hundred CFM and that air needs to come from 
>> somewhere. Folks often complain about their dryers leaving clothes damp and 
>> for many of them the problem can be traced back to dryer starved for air.
>>
>> Just something to keep in mind.
>>
>>
>> On 10/17/19 12:29 PM, Jim Stone via Shop-talk wrote:
>>> We are finishing up our new cottage and ready to put the washer and dryer 
>>> into the laundry closet.  The cottage is only 780 sq ft, so everything was 
>>> designed pretty tightly.  Too tightly on the laundry closet, we have 
>>> discovered.  The recommended clearances for the stacked washer and dryer 
>>> are 1â?? on each side, 1" in front, and 5 1/2â?? in back.  The 5 1/2 in 
>>> back is 
>>> the problem.
>>>
>>> The units are 27â?? x 30â??, so the recommended closet space is 29â?? by 36 
>>> 1/2â??. 
>>>  The closet is 38" x 34" when the door is closed, something I know my wife 
>>> will want to do when the units are being used.  So, we have more then 
>>> enough room on the sides, but too little in the back, where the vents are.  
>>> (FWIW: They only require about 7' of head room; we have 9â??.)  We 
>>> havenâ??t 
>>> put the units in yet, but there should be more than enough space for the 
>>> plumbing and dryer vent.
>>>
>>> So, any thoughts? The closet door is a pocket door and we could fix the 
>>> problem (or at least get close enough) by removing it and replacing it with 
>>> a conventional door.  But, that would add time and expense at a time when 
>>> we feel like we are out of both. I always assume there is some wiggle room 
>>> set by the factories on things like minimum clearance, but certainly 
>>> donâ??t 
>>> want to create a fire hazard or burn out an expensive appliance.  We have 
>>> more than enough total open area, but does that make up for the clearance 
>>> in the back?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> p.s.  Shop content: I discovered the problem when I was installing the 
>>> overflow drain pan and running the drain pipes that will route any water 
>>> from the basement into the garage.  :)
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>>> Shop-talk@autox.team.net
>>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>>> Suggested annual donation  $12.96
>>> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk 
>>> http://autox.team.net/archive
>>>
>>> Unsubscribe/Manage: 
>>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> Shop-talk@autox.team.net
>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> Suggested annual donation  $12.96
>> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk 
>> http://autox.team.net/archive
>>
>> Unsubscribe/Manage: 
>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/brabel@comcast.net
> _______________________________________________
>
> Shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation  $12.96
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk http://autox.team.net/archive
>
> Unsubscribe/Manage: 
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/stearman809@gmail.com


------------16ddbcf7102f212800147a5c3
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.=
w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<body>
<div dir=3D"auto">
<div dir=3D"auto">I used a similar one 14 years ago to slant diagonally up =
a 2x4 wall.&nbsp; Still working just fine.&nbsp; The one I bought telescope=
s as I recall, and I used pretty much all the length.</div><div dir=3D'auto=
'><br></div>
<div id=3D"aqm-original" style=3D"color: black;">
<!-- body start -->
<div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"aqm-original-body"><div style=3D"color: black;">
<p style=3D"color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-family: sans-serif; margin:=
 8pt 0;">On October 17, 2019 4:29:29 PM Bill Rabel via Shop-talk &lt;shop-t=
alk@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:</p>
<blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 0.75=
ex; border-left: 1px solid #808080; padding-left: 0.75ex;">
Here=E2=80=99s the skinny duct. It=E2=80=99s shorter than I remembered.&nbs=
p;<div>&lt;<a href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-4396037RP-Inch-Vent-=
Periscope/dp/B001AAEG6S/ref=3Dmp_s_a_1_1?keywords=3Dwhirlpool+4396037RP&amp=
;qid=3D1571345903&amp;sr=3D8-1">&nbsp;https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-4396=
037RP-Inch-Vent-Periscope/dp/B001AAEG6S/ref=3Dmp_s_a_1_1?keywords=3Dwhirlpo=
ol+4396037RP&amp;qid=3D1571345903&amp;sr=3D8-1</a>&gt;</div><div><br></div>=
<div>- Bill Rabel</div><div>&nbsp; Anacortes&nbsp;<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">






<p class=3D"p1"><span class=3D"s1">=E2=80=9CPolitics is the art of looking =
for trouble, finding it </span><span class=3D"s2">whether it exists or not<=
/span><span class=3D"s1">, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong=
 </span><span class=3D"s2">remedy.=E2=80=9D&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font=
-size: 13pt; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- Sir Ernest Benn</=
span></p></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 17, 20=
19, at 1:12 PM, Jimmie Mayfield via Shop-talk &lt;shop-talk@autox.team.net&=
gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">=EF=BB=BF<span>Is the door louvered?&nbsp; If not, you might run into =
problems when operating the dryer in such a small room with the door closed=
.&nbsp; The dryer blower is going to be rated for a few hundred CFM and tha=
t air needs to come from somewhere. Folks often complain about their dryers=
 leaving clothes damp and for many of them the problem can be traced back t=
o dryer starved for air.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Just something to=
 keep in mind.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On 10/17/1=
9 12:29 PM, Jim Stone via Shop-talk wrote:</span><br><blockquote type=3D"ci=
te"><span>We are finishing up our new cottage and ready to put the washer a=
nd dryer into the laundry closet. &nbsp;The cottage is only 780 sq ft, so e=
verything was designed pretty tightly. &nbsp;Too tightly on the laundry clo=
set, we have discovered. &nbsp;The recommended clearances for the stacked w=
asher and dryer are 1=E2=80=9D on each side, 1" in front, and 5 1/2=E2=80=
=9D in back. &nbsp;The 5 1/2 in back is the problem.</span><br></blockquote=
><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><span>The units are 27=E2=80=9D x 30=E2=80=9D, so the recommended=
 closet space is 29=E2=80=9D by 36 1/2=E2=80=9D. &nbsp;The closet is 38" x =
34" when the door is closed, something I know my wife will want to do when =
the units are being used. &nbsp;So, we have more then enough room on the si=
des, but too little in the back, where the vents are. &nbsp;(FWIW: They onl=
y require about 7' of head room; we have 9=E2=80=99.) &nbsp;We haven=E2=80=
=99t put the units in yet, but there should be more than enough space for t=
he plumbing and dryer vent.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite=
"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>So, any tho=
ughts? The closet door is a pocket door and we could fix the problem (or at=
 least get close enough) by removing it and replacing it with a conventiona=
l door. &nbsp;But, that would add time and expense at a time when we feel l=
ike we are out of both. I always assume there is some wiggle room set by th=
e factories on things like minimum clearance, but certainly don=E2=80=99t w=
ant to create a fire hazard or burn out an expensive appliance. &nbsp;We ha=
ve more than enough total open area, but does that make up for the clearanc=
e in the back?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></spa=
n><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Thanks,</span><br></bloc=
kquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Jim</span><br></blockquote><blockquo=
te type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><s=
pan>p.s. &nbsp;Shop content: I discovered the problem when I was installing=
 the overflow drain pan and running the drain pipes that will route any wat=
er from the basement into the garage. &nbsp;:)</span><br></blockquote><bloc=
kquote type=3D"cite"><span>_______________________________________________<=
/span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockqu=
ote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Shop-talk@autox.team.net</span><br></bl=
ockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate=
.html</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Suggested annu=
al donation &nbsp;$12.96</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
span>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk http://autox.team.net=
/archive</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br>=
</blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://aut=
ox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org</span=
><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><=
span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span=
><br><span></span><br><span>Shop-talk@autox.team.net</span><br><span>Donate=
: http://www.team.net/donate.html</span><br><span>Suggested annual donation=
 &nbsp;$12.96</span><br><span>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-t=
alk http://autox.team.net/archive</span><br><span></span><br><span>Unsubscr=
ibe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/brabel@comcast.=
net</span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></div>
<div>_______________________________________________</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><a class=3D"aqm-autolink aqm-autowrap" href=3D"mailto:Shop-talk%40auto=
x.team.net">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a></div>
<div>Donate: <a class=3D"aqm-autolink aqm-autowrap" href=3D"http://www.team=
.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></div>
<div>Suggested annual donation&nbsp; $12.96</div>
<div>Archive: <a class=3D"aqm-autolink aqm-autowrap" href=3D"http://www.tea=
m.net/pipermail/shop-talk">http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</a> <a c=
lass=3D"aqm-autolink aqm-autowrap" href=3D"http://autox.team.net/archive";>h=
ttp://autox.team.net/archive</a></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a class=3D"aqm-autolink aqm-autowrap" href=3D"htt=
p://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/stearman809@gmail.com">http://=
autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/stearman809@gmail.com</a></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div></blockquote>
</div>
</div>
<!-- body end -->

</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div>
</div></body>
</html>

------------16ddbcf7102f212800147a5c3--


--===============6671083464583437989==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

_______________________________________________

Shop-talk@autox.team.net
Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk http://autox.team.net/archive



--===============6671083464583437989==--


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>