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Posted by infiniteMPG on August 7, 2008, 6:43 pm
Our clothes drier isn't very old and over the last year has slowly
taken more and more time to dry a load of clothes. The drier appears
fully functional, the heat seems to get quite hot, and we keep the
lint trap cleaned. We're suspecting the duct might be clogged up.
The round flexible drier duct hooks up to an outlet in the utility
room at the base of the wall. We're assuming there is some sort of
duct running up thru the wall and I have seen the round duct coming
from the wall up to the duct going thru the roof.
Just not sure how to go about tackling trying to clean this out.
Any hints or things to watch out for?
Thanks!
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Posted by Don & Lucille on August 7, 2008, 6:55 pm
why not disconnect dryer then vacuum out the duct? tape up the hose for
better suction?
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> Our clothes drier isn't very old and over the last year has slowly
> taken more and more time to dry a load of clothes. The drier appears
> fully functional, the heat seems to get quite hot, and we keep the
> lint trap cleaned. We're suspecting the duct might be clogged up.
> The round flexible drier duct hooks up to an outlet in the utility
> room at the base of the wall. We're assuming there is some sort of
> duct running up thru the wall and I have seen the round duct coming
> from the wall up to the duct going thru the roof.
> Just not sure how to go about tackling trying to clean this out.
> Any hints or things to watch out for?
> Thanks!
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Posted by infiniteMPG on August 7, 2008, 7:11 pm
> why not disconnect dryer then vacuum out the duct? tape up the hose for better
suction?
GREAT idea. In fact we have a great 1-1/2 HP shop vac that we just
replaced the filter on and it really REALLY has some good suction.
Did know if we might have to use something from the top down. I'll
give that a try!
That's a great example of how these groups are great, such a simple
solution and yet it totally eluded me :O)
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Posted by Kenneth on August 7, 2008, 9:07 pm
On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:11:11 -0700 (PDT), infiniteMPG
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>> why not disconnect dryer then vacuum out the duct? tape up the hose for
better suction?
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>GREAT idea. In fact we have a great 1-1/2 HP shop vac that we just
>replaced the filter on and it really REALLY has some good suction.
>Did know if we might have to use something from the top down. I'll
>give that a try!
>That's a great example of how these groups are great, such a simple
>solution and yet it totally eluded me :O)
Howdy,
I would assume that the duct you want to clean is
significantly larger than the shop vac hose.
If so, you might find that it is not possible to generate
sufficient air velocity to actually get built up lint out of
the duct.
You might want to try shoving in something similar to a
chimney cleaning brush. Those are made of stiff metal, but I
would suspect that you could find something with softer
bristles for this sort of purpose. If so, shoving it into
the duct on a flexible shaft should free things up. Then,
when you withdraw it, it would bring debris with it. At that
point, the shop vac might prove to be very useful.
All the best,
--
Kenneth
If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
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Posted by JIMMIE on August 7, 2008, 10:48 pm
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> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:11:11 -0700 (PDT), infiniteMPG
> >> why not disconnect dryer then vacuum out the duct? tape up the hose fo=
r better suction?
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> >GREAT idea. =A0In fact we have a great 1-1/2 HP shop vac that we just
> >replaced the filter on and it really REALLY has some good suction.
> >Did know if we might have to use something from the top down. =A0I'll
> >give that a try!
> >That's a great example of how these groups are great, such a simple
> >solution and yet it totally eluded me =A0:O)
> Howdy,
> I would assume that the duct you want to clean is
> significantly larger than the shop vac hose.
> If so, you might find that it is not possible to generate
> sufficient air velocity to actually get built up lint out of
> the duct.
> You might want to try shoving in something similar to a
> chimney cleaning brush. Those are made of stiff metal, but I
> would suspect that you could find something with softer
> bristles for this sort of purpose. If so, shoving it into
> the duct on a flexible shaft should free things up. Then,
> when you withdraw it, it would bring debris with it. At that
> point, the shop vac might prove to be very useful.
> All the best,
> --
> Kenneth
> If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
First wash your lint filter. If you can sprinle it with water and it
beads up it needs cleaning. The lint filter gets clogged with fabric
softener an the air flow will be nearly blocked although it appears to
be clean. Just use hot water with a little dishwashing detergent and
scrub gently with a soft brush.
Jimmie
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> taken more and more time to dry a load of clothes. The drier appears
> fully functional, the heat seems to get quite hot, and we keep the
> lint trap cleaned. We're suspecting the duct might be clogged up.
> The round flexible drier duct hooks up to an outlet in the utility
> room at the base of the wall. We're assuming there is some sort of
> duct running up thru the wall and I have seen the round duct coming
> from the wall up to the duct going thru the roof.
> Just not sure how to go about tackling trying to clean this out.
> Any hints or things to watch out for?
> Thanks!