Which type of appliance must a clothes dryer NOT be vented with under typical best practices?

A clothes dryer must not be vented with a wood stove due to safety and efficiency considerations. Wood stoves produce combustion gases and particulate matter that can be harmful if mixed with the moist, lint-laden air expelled by a clothes dryer. Venting a dryer into a wood stove could also create a backdraft situation, where combustion gases are pushed back into the living space instead of venting safely outside. Additionally, the venting systems for dryers and wood stoves differ significantly in their design and regulation standards, making it both inefficient and potentially hazardous to combine them.

The other appliances mentioned, such as gas heaters, electric ovens, and water heaters, typically do not share venting systems with dryers under best practices due to their different operational requirements and emissions profiles, but they do not pose the same level of risk when compared with wood stoves. These best practices are essential for ensuring indoor air quality and safe appliance operation.