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I'm stepping up my insulation game. My garage door, and the ceiling above my garage have been insulated. The largest remaining heat source I have in my garage is my natural gas, dryer. It has a steel tube which extends into the attic (and subsequently pipes out of the roof) to make sure all unburnt gas can escape freely.

Has anyone built an insulated box around an appliance before? I'd like to build a simple box which would consist of 2x4's and 1.5" thick foam insulation and incapsulate my dryer entirely. The control board has already been severed and extended. I image containing the escaping heat would improve the dryer itself, and keep the garage cooler. Am I missing something?

picunrel

>> No.2397506

Check the manual for the specific model of dryer you have. Some of them require a certain amount of clearance around the outside. As long as you meet those requirements and don't use retarded flammable materials you ought to be fine.

>> No.2397509

>>2397397
>containing the escaping heat
what escaping heat? does your dryer get warm to the touch?

>> No.2397543

>>2397509
yes, the sides get very warm to the touch. Do yours?

>>2397506
I plan on doing that exactly, thanks

>> No.2397548

>>2397543
>yes, the sides get very warm to the touch. Do yours?
not at all, this is not normal
are you sure the blower fan on your dryer isn't dying?

>> No.2398143

>>2397397
Look at flue gas heat recovery, just make sure that cooling the gas doesn't result in weirdness where the gas vapors stop rising and possibly feed back into your garage cause that might cause asphyxiation or even worse cause your drier to flame out.

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2398146

>>2397397
based car

>> No.2398208

>>2397397
>Has anyone built an insulated box around an appliance before?
No, and for good reason. Most dryer manuals tell you don't stack anything near it and leave space around it for ventilation. Sealing it in insulation could lead to a fire.
The exhaust pipe could be insulated, especially if it's vented through an unconditioned space like an attic. If the exhaust cools too much the water vapor in it will condense and you'll have a leak, so insulating the exhaust would help prevent that.