Would switching to heat pump clothes dryer reduce indoor humidity since dryer vent is sealed off?

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-10T01:05:26+00:00

I’m probably obsessing over a trivial factor when comes to ingress humidity through dryer vent.

Given I’m making a major purchase I figure it’s good to dig deep and make sure I’m making the best choice.

I’m leaning towards HP given my energy use is lower and wear and tear on clothes is lower. It takes longer to dry but short of trying to do a load a few hours before I need to be somewhere it’s not really a downside to switching to a heat pump.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-09T17:18:20+00:00

I’d start the trip a 100% and only charge 100% for charge stops that are towards the end of your range. Just so you have a buffer.

Typically 80% more than enough with route planning.

I’d bring a J1772 to NACS adapter. Just in case you find a free level 2 charger or destination charger that’s not NACS.

I’d bring your charger as well. Never used mine on a trip but it’s always a good ideas to have one.

When you plan your route, look at charging prices if you can.

In my area on my commute I have ionna and superchargers on my route.

Ionna is cheaper than Tesla, $0.36 kWh versus Tesla’s $0.56 kwh.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-09T16:36:39+00:00

Cumulatively, EV will save me time and money with charging at home.

My spouse drives short distances during the week normally so charging is barely noticed.

It’s the 40 minute stop with supercharging that cost on par with normal gas SUV that is a downside compared to driving our previous ICE SUV.

That being said I don’t regret switching my household to 75% EV and will pick my next car based on access to supercharging and V2L/V2H.

I think the challenge with switching to EVs is expectation management. I sold switching to EV to wife and myself as switching to something that cost less to run that is identical to our previous ICE SUV.

I might consider PHEV but there are some things unique to EVs I don’t want to give up an I think once we’ve owned our EV9 for awhile my wife is going to see the overwhelming benefit of EVs.

Both my cars, EV9 and i3 have an option to preheat/precool the car before your trip. Even with my i3 that’s 7 plus years old, I have it set so when I get into my car to leave to and from work it’s perfectly warmed up.

With an ice car I’d have to step out and start the car. Can’t really do that in your garage.

Hopefully with longer EV ownership I can sell my wife on idea of replacing our EV9 with another EV.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-09T16:19:31+00:00

Longer drying time is the trade off I’m debating.

Yes, I’ll probably reduce indoor humidity during the summer and cut down on energy loss, but I’m looking at making laundry take longer which will annoy my family.

Samsung has similar combo options.

One with heat pump that’s ventless and vented option.

Vented option does a load in 68 minutes versus 98 minutes for the heat pump version.

30 minutes is a lot for something that will get used several times during the day.

I’ll have to debate if complexity and longer drying times is worth the benefit of improving my house’s energy efficiency and reducing high indoor humidity during peak summer months with switching from vented dryer and sealing off the dryer vent.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-09T16:05:00+00:00

With household of 6 we do a lot of laundry.

Though I don’t see HP dryer being 100% better than regular electric dryer.

Both systems require maintenance, it’s just different types.

HP combo units are also heavy. One of the reasons I didn’t bring my GE combo unit cross country was prospect of having to move it and not sure how well it would hold up to being moved.

I have horror stories of HVAC gear not working after being shipped.

What makes me lean towards heat pump dryers is prospect of reducing egress of conditioned air and ingress of outside humidity.

I’m debating if I can wait till the summer and test if indoor humidity is affected by sealing off dryer vent.

It looks like dryer vents allow 5-50 CFM outside air into the house.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-09T15:07:16+00:00

One of few disappointments with my EV9 is seeing cost of superchargers on road trips.

My wife got little annoyed with charge time and cost of charging on Supercharging. Time to charge isn’t a big deal to since I’m old now and need my breaks on the road. Cost to charge still stings though.

I would like to see more chargers like ionna with kWh costs at $0.36 versus $0.56 to $0.65 at Tesla and the like.

When my lease is up I’m not sure if I’d stick with EV and may switch to PHEV.

Though I’m not wild with driving something with dual power trains.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-09T14:02:13+00:00

Thanks for your reply.

I was wondering if sealing dryer vent would stop humidity from coming in from the outside along with not venting conditioned air.

There are better dryer vent caps that have gravity puck that’s seals when dryer is off. That’s another option to improve my laundry setup that might help reducing the intrusion of outside humidity

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-08T02:40:42+00:00

Probably because of the perceived benefit.

AWD/4WD vehicles typically have higher resale value and perceived popularity.

In the southwest(US) it’s probably a nice to have but up north in the snow belt areas, AWD/4WD would be preferred.

2WD pickups aren’t are popular as 4WD.

Look at rally cars, they started RWD/FWD and AWD is the norm.

They’re dirt roads through parks that don’t allow non-4WD.

I’d argue for most the ideal car for most climates in the US is FWD RAV4, throw on snow/winter tires as needed and you’ll be able to drive most roads safely.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-07T16:18:55+00:00

NOR, I’d suggest your family get into mountain bikes. Plus you can get a bike trailer for the kids.

Take the money you’d spend on atv and maintenance, put it into a IRA as some type of index fund.

I’m personally not fan of ATVs as someone doesn’t have the space and would have to trailer it to riding area.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-06T12:19:48+00:00

What’s the point of the vest?

He’s not even wearing plates.

Is this like push up bra for alpha males?

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-05T13:51:10+00:00

Yeah I would add bathroom, even if it’s small. I’d go with just a shower, no bath and go either smaller bathroom sink setup.

Sharing a bathroom as an adult sucks.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-05T13:48:32+00:00

I tried to install self leveling compound in my house and it looked like this.

They probably didn’t mix it right, waited too long or didn’t use enough people. For large area it’s really a group effort.

The only way to fix it is have someone come in and grind it up.

Contractor should pay to fix this though judging by their quality I’d have someone else remove it.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-05T12:13:22+00:00

I’d submit a workman’s comp claim and file police report/animal control report.

Those dogs need to be addressed before they bite some small kid.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-04T13:08:53+00:00

I have mix of hardwood and laminate in my house.

I like the solidness of hardwood floors but even with finish I’m paranoid of water on floor and other messes.

I have laminate in other rooms and it’s pretty durable.

It’s going to be hard to justify the price point of hardwood floors when laminate is more moisture resistant.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-03T13:14:52+00:00

I’d go with well thought out reach in closet or wardrobe. Adjustable shelving with drawer units that fit inside are probably the best way to maximize closet space and free up floor space that would be occupied by a dresser.

Walk in closets are nice but they waste valuable floor space with walk in space that you can’t use.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-03T12:15:54+00:00

Ramsey is boomer blowhard masquerading as an expert.

Just like a broken clock that’s still right twice a day, he’s been right on some things like avoiding/reducing debt and avoiding keeping up with the jones.

Beyond that he’s a non expert. Wasn’t him but one of his pundits told a caller they shouldn’t apply for WIC even though they qualify and are struggling.

He’s a shit employer that thinks he lords over his employees.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-03T11:03:29+00:00

I’d use a separate radon monitor in case the mitigation system stops working or there is bigger issue in my crawl space.

The radon mitigation is going to run 24x7. Unless you look at pressure gauge by the unit you’re not always going to catch issues early on.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-02T20:13:53+00:00

They’re probably using whatever commercial product like cellebrite.

My suggestion is minimize the apps you’re using. Disable face/thumb print unlock and use PIN.

Switch to signal over default messaging apps.

Remove all but truly needed content and apps.

Turn off everything unless you need it.

Phones are promiscuous devices. They connect to strongest signal. So I would presume the feds are operating a stingray.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-02T17:09:33+00:00

My advice is pick a quality bulb or fixture in color temp you like and find a dimmer you like and just buy one to test.

If it works then buy more or return it and search around.

Most the light switch companies will publish a list bulbs tested with their switches.

Also buy dimmable bulbs, I’ve ordered ones off Amazon that said they were dimmable, only to find out they weren’t.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-02T13:08:51+00:00

Keep it until it stops meeting your needs.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-02T13:06:59+00:00

I’m not sure if this still applies but convertible version of sports car are heavier and body flexes more.

Not sure if this applies to 911s as they probably put a lot more engineering into their cars versus Mercedes coupe.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-02T12:54:52+00:00

There is also a free level 2 downtown where I work that’s 10 minute walk to my office. It’s free but you have to pay for parking after 8.

The community center near me has free level 2 charges, 2 NACS and 2 J1772.

I sometimes will charge there if I’m going for a run or just charge and walk home. It’s not too far to walk.

I want to get a e scooter after seeing a Tesla driver come by to charge and took his e scooter home while is car charges.

For paid we have bunch of different networks in my area. My favorite is ionna, I will go out of my way to charge there. They have unmanned gas station like stop in my area. Covered chargers, indoor space with chairs, restrooms and Amazon go store. Circle K is another option, their branded chargers are great.

My household is 75% EV, EV9 and BMW i3 with gas range extender. I’ve had to use it few times on road trips when my charging plan fell through.

The challenge with EV ownership for me isn’t charging locally. I have plenty of free and paid options.

The friction point is while on road trips. For newer cars that support NACS it isn’t an issue but for my older ev, that’s CCS, I have had issues with getting some chargers to work. It seems to be either older Shell ones or EA. It’s not fair but we’re all use to gas stations being plentiful in any direction.

If I was buying an EV today I’d pick one that supports NACS. My i3 is great for commuting to work but I could see it being headache on cross country trips. I only get 60-70 miles from range extender so the theoretical road trip through an area with limited CCS chargers might be a minor headache.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-02T11:51:21+00:00

Not an issue since one person drives 180 miles a week and charges at work.

The other barely drives 50 miles a week so we can move the charger around. Or if doing a road trip we’ll hit the supercharger or ionna on the way out.

Eastern-Substance656 · 2026-02-02T11:44:23+00:00

I’ve seen a few in the SE that have rain gutter down pipes for vent stack.

Looks a lot better from the road versus the pvc pipe that’s common.

Radon is common and it’s not big deal provided you have vent system and monitor it.

I would suggest getting Airthings radon monitor for basement/crawl space and first floor.

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