Kitchen Gas Appliances - Filter for Air Intake of Gas Dryers

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jlore78
05-14-09, 11:18 AM
The tenants in my apartment building have been having a problem - every time they run their dryers, the smell of cigarette smoke is being blown into their apartment, and onto their clothes. It seems as though the smoky air from a few apartments is being transferred to the other apartments through the dryer intake.

My question is: Is there any way to filter the air intake into the dryers so that this is not such a problem? A do-it-yourself solution would be ideal, but we would be open to the idea of hiring a contractor if that was what was necessary.

I personally have a Frigidaire Affinity dryer, but everyone in the building has different brands/models.

Thanks in advance!


Gunguy45
05-14-09, 11:25 AM
Dryer intake? Most dryers just use the air in the room and then exhaust it to the outside. Do you have air intake vents in the rooms where the dryers are installed?