[Dosmastr]

Hi guys,

I tried setting up a timer to a fan and have myself and the mrs remember to turn it to 60min whenever we turned the dryer on... fail..
So now I'm looking for a way to have the fan be tied to the dryer power... had hoped I could find a plug strip or something thing that plugged into a standard 120v outlet and had a pass through 120v plug than dryer plugs into and act as a relay to also turn on the other plugs, or just had something I could wire in place of the time that's currently in there to replace the switch.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Msradell]

I think you are probably looking for something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Strip-S...0315&sr=1-5&keywords=power+strip+with+control
When the device plugged into the control socket is turned off it turns the other sockets off. I'm sure there are other manufacturers but this is what I just came up with quickly.

 

[Jdp1984]

Is your dryer gas or electric? If it's electric then your dryer is 240v not 120v. I would look into a contactor setup but the hard part with that is having to modify your dryers internal wiring to make it work. doing this voids the UL listing. Probably better to put a sticky note on the dryer itself.

 

[Dosmastr]

Yeah something like Msradell put up would be as best I can get i imagine.

sad part is i got is all ass backward... the current setup is a timer controls an electrical outlet which a 12v adapter is in for a waterproof shockproof dust proof PC fan, 140mm, but only a 4 inch dryer vent cover headed through the plastic thing that covers the basement window on ground level... so I cut a funnel to trap and force all the air flow through the 4 inch hole...


It really is a mess...lol... but the moisture building up under the plastic cover really did a number on the wood and even masonry so need something of this leve to rmemdy it.

all because i was too subborn to not listen to the dryer vent warning "dont make this tube longer than 7ft max" well, just to the window is 7ft 3 inches... and up and out would be another oh...20inches or so...

its gas, i wouldn't screw with 240.

Thanks guys!