Collapsed Dryer Vent

Posted by Nate Nagel on October 12, 2009, 7:15 pm

bob haller wrote:

>> wrote:

>>> I looked through my dryers exit vent from the outside and saw no
>>> connection to it. All I saw was a water pipe. How would I be able to
>>> re-connect my vent?

>> From the inside. �What do you see when you look at it from the inside
>> of the house?

>
> check entire line for clogs, sometimes the line clogs and pressure
> blows it apart

I don't like most dryer vent hose, when I redid the dryer vent in my
basement i got two 4" 90's and a length of metal flex duct. Connected
it all together with screws and metal duct tape, only non-fastened
connection is at base of dryer (to take apart for annual cleaning.)
much less restriction and lint buildup that way.

nate

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Posted by Mark on October 12, 2009, 10:40 pm

> bob haller wrote:

>>> wrote:
>>>> I looked through my dryers exit vent from the outside and saw no
>>>> connection to it. All I saw was a water pipe. How would I be able to
>>>> re-connect my vent?
>>> From the inside. �What do you see when you look at it from the inside
>>> of the house?

>> check entire line for clogs, sometimes the line clogs and pressure
>> blows it apart

> I don't like most dryer vent hose, when I redid the dryer vent in my
> basement i got two 4" 90's and a length of metal flex duct. Connected it
> all together with screws and metal duct tape, only non-fastened connection
> is at base of dryer (to take apart for annual cleaning.) much less
> restriction and lint buildup that way.
> nate

Good installation except for the screws. I used screws like I'd used with
my HVAC duct work and when inspected a few months later found the each had
collected a good bit of lint. I pulled them all out and just used good
metal duct tape (not the cheapo cloth based stuff that dries put quickly. A
year and a half later and the vents are still clear as new.

Posted by on October 12, 2009, 11:25 pm

>rk and when inspected a few months later found the each had
>collected a good bit of lint

I just quit using a dryer period

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Posted by Phisherman on October 14, 2009, 9:07 am

wrote:

>bob haller wrote:

>>> wrote:
>>>> I looked through my dryers exit vent from the outside and saw no
>>>> connection to it. All I saw was a water pipe. How would I be able to
>>>> re-connect my vent?
>>> From the inside. ?What do you see when you look at it from the inside
>>> of the house?

>>
>> check entire line for clogs, sometimes the line clogs and pressure
>> blows it apart

>I don't like most dryer vent hose, when I redid the dryer vent in my
>basement i got two 4" 90's and a length of metal flex duct. Connected
>it all together with screws and metal duct tape, only non-fastened
>connection is at base of dryer (to take apart for annual cleaning.)
>much less restriction and lint buildup that way.
>nate

Even better than the flex metal is the rigid metal piping. It won't
collapse easily, better at fire safety, and a smooth interior gives a
better flow rate due to less turbulence.

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