a stand for the drier and a device for salvaging waste heat from the drying process the heat salvaging operation is controlled by controlling a single vent in the stand application_number US 99563097 A description briefly the invention comprises a stand on which a household laundry drier may be set the stand includes provisions for returning heated air from the drier either to the outside air or to the room in which the drier is set whichever is desired a simple and convenient system is used to provide for the selection more specifically and referring to the drawings the invention is embodied in a single cabinet like stand 10 this stand should be approximately 10 to 15 inches high so that the entrance to the drier will be at a level convenient for the user to load without stooping this feature will be particularly useful with the top loading household washing machines where the unloading of the washer will be done at about the same level as the loading of the drier with a stand of about 10 or more inches in height it will be possible to use two compartments in the stand divided by a divider 9 the upper compartment 11 is the compartment.