Kitchen Large Electric Appliances - duct for dryer question

I have an electric dryer that is ducted right out to the gararge with the wall right next to the dryer.
Here is the problem everything is rusting and my celing has texture that is falling off because of the moisture it is a large gararge 2 car.
I want to see if it might be possible to run the duct straight up in the gararge and into the attic.(single story house).
The attic is very large and has gables on both ends were air can flow thru.
would this idea work, Or I can go up and thru the roof I do not really want to do this as it is a long streach to the roof and I really do not want to make a hole in it anyway.

Venting it to the attic is not a good idea and also against most codes. Mold will be a big problem in a short amount of time. Can you not run the duct to the gable of the roof and use a gable vent? This would get the moisture outside and keep from cutting into the roof. Good luck.

A question for you majakdragon.

Is there a limit as to how tall a vent like this can be. I would think the dryer would be very limited as to the heighth of the stack as well as lint building up in the bottom of the stack would be a problem.

I would think making a lateral run to the closest outside wall would be the best if not only remedy for the OP.

Thanks for the quick reply here is what I am up against: from the duct to the celing in the garage is about 4 feet then add to outside wall another 10 feet then up the wall to the gable about 15 feet for a total of aprox 30 feet of ducts. will this hurt anything as far as dryer performance?

The outside wall is brick so making a hole in it is not really an option I would like.

Michael, My mistake. I meant soffitt vent. As in under the eaves.

Nap, I agree that the lateral would be the best way to run it. Not aware of a maximum allowable. I have to say that it must be allowable as they do make roof vent dryer covers.

Yes I guess it is called the soffet, it is right under the peak of the house with some mesh or screen to keep out the birds that is were I would like to have it vent but it is a long run with several bends.

The information I have says that 4" smooth dryer vent pipe should be no longer than 25 feet.
This is reduced by 2 1/5 feet for every 45 deg bend and 5 feet for each elbow. If you have a greater distance than this you need to increase the diameter.
There could be but I have not seen any mention of an allowance for height. It could be because of a chimney effect the hot air might have.
If you do increase your vent size make sure you don't use a reducer on it to adapt to a 4" vent or it will be a trap for lint.

Too much restriction will make it take longer to dry your cloths and cause the elements in an electric drier to overheat.