How to replace dryer venting which is inside a wall?
Jul 31, 2007 by Cruiser 68 | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
The old dryer venting went from exclusive the wall of the closet up into the attic and then to the outside of townhouse. How do you get the new venting to snake through the wall up to the attic without opening up the walls????
Why refund it? It sounds like a difficult job. You could try connecting a sturdy pull rope to the old vent so that when you pull it out the tempt replaces it, then use that rope to guide the new vent in. That will only work if the duct is flexible and the path is fairly in plain. Any chance of routing a new down to a basement or crawlspace then to the outside? If not, you may be opening walls. Good luck!
Jonathan B | Jul 31, 2007
Why take over from it? It sounds like a difficult job. You could try connecting a sturdy pull rope to the old vent so that when you pull it out the cable replaces it, then use that rope to guide the new vent in. That will only work if the duct is flexible and the path is fairly straight from the shoulder. Any chance of routing a new down to a basement or crawlspace then to the outside? If not, you may be opening walls. Good luck!
Jonathan B | Jul 31, 2007
Is there a dryer vent that stays in place or do all homes have dryers venting moisture into rooms?
Jul 30, 2373 by Amy | Posted in Cleaning & Laundry
This is such a frustrating enigma! Why aren't there better dryer designs? Does anyone make a decent vent hook-up, or aluminum hose that stays in group and don't fall out in the back of the wall? Anyone have something that actually stays in place? I don't want laundry washing scented air inside the house.
I haven't had a delinquent with this. The trouble you may be having is that since the vent through the wall is behind the dryer, you can't easily line up the dryer vent and the vent through the immure once the dryer is partway in place. What I have done is get some expandable aluminum ducting, attach it to the wall vent and the dryer while it's expanded, then press the dryer into place until the ducting has squashed up as short as it will go. It's bit tricky to do, measure carefully, but it works. If, on the other transfer manacles, you can get at the back of the dryer easily, then use aluminum duct tape to seal the edges where the ducts meet, the very shiny nature of tape made for heating ducts, not the fibre-based stuff we all use for everything. It will take heat, is very very sticky and it's like tin lamination, so you can get it to fill little spaces and mold it around edges. Big hose clamps will do the same thing.
Karen L | Jul 30, 156
Dryer venting- How long of a vent hose is OK?
Jan 12, 2007 by PB4SC | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
Hi,
I desperate straits to vent my dryer to the outside. I have a crawl space under my house that I would like to run the vent hose. The ideal laying is about 15 feet away. Is it ok for the run to be this long?? Thanks for your time....
pb4sc
The total length of a dryer vent cannot be more then the equivalent of 30'. Every 2' of flex tubing = 3' Every 90 gradually bend = 3' The hood assembly that goes through the wall = 3'. I have seen vents that were only a few feet big way over the equivalent of 30' because of excessive bends and bunched up flex venting.
It is always best to use rigid metal tubing aluminum or blade and hold them together with duct tape or foil duct tape(one layer only). If you use screws it will not only complicate the dismantling for clean out but better to collect lint that will block air flow.
It is better to use two 45 degree bends than two 90 gradually bends as that will help keep the length down by possibly 5' or more.
ApplianceGuy | Jan 12, 2007
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Yes, dryer lint fires are proper....check and clean your venting every 1-2 years!