Can I put a rear-vented tumble dryer in a kitchen cupboard?

[SJRSJR]

How does an integrated tumble dryer differ from a normal one when it comes to extraction? Is it to do with how it takes in air?

I'm wondering if there is any reason why I can't put my existing tumble dryer into a cupboard in my new kitchen rather than buy a built in one? Its slats are on the side of the appliance and there's nothing in the way of the vent hose getting to the external wall. Thanks

 

[PerryOne]

Yes!
As long as the air can get into the machine and the damp air is vented (preferably to the outside)

 

[SJRSJR]

Thanks - even with a door on the cupboard? It's not exactly hermetically sealed but wouldn't that limit the air getting to it?

 

[PerryOne]

With most units there is a kicking board at the bottom where the cupboard is set back, this is perhaps as much as 3 inches. Where the shelve sticks out.
Drill some large holes in this or somewhere else - ensure you match the square inches of the air intake.