On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:57 AM, cornerexit <cornerexit@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's about time to clean out my dryer vent hose I suppose. I keep hearing
> how the flexible vinyl/foil hose is prone to lint trappage and potential
> fire hazards, and that ridged vent pipe is better. Our electric dryer uses
> this flex hose and I'm wondering about changing it over to ridged vent pipe.
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> The dryer vent connection is on the back at the bottom. The house vent hole
> is about two and a half feet up the wall and is in the wall that is directly
> behind the dryer. The house vent exhaust is straight through the wall
> (exterior wall) and has a downward pointing vent cover which vents the
> lint/dust directly on to my deck...
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> The dryer is not accessible from either side as it is in a slot so to speak
> between the washer on the right and the counter on the left. The dryer gets
> pulled away from the wall for cleaning and such. The flexible vent hose
> works well in this situation as the dryer can be pulled away from the wall,
> the hose connected, and the dryer pushed back in position. While pushing the
> dryer back into position I do try to make sure the flexible vent hose is not
> kinked and routed in the least restrictive way possible.
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> What kind of dryer vent hose do you have? How does one connect a ridged vent
> pipe in a situation such as mine?????
>
With a dryer that's not in a fixed position, with access to the back,
it's pretty tough to use only a rigid pipe. Use as short a piece of
flexible hose as you can, and use a good quality hose.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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