Probably the best idea would be to replace the hose
with a 100% metal flexible one. I think they don't
even sell the vinyl/metal ones any more.
A rigid pipe (is that what you mean by "ridged"?) is a
pain in the ass when you have to move the dryer.
Also the flexible hoses are cheap enough that you can
simply replace them every couple of years, instead of
going through a lot of trouble cleaning them.
It's definitely cheaper to buy a new hose instead of
one of those "as seen on TV" vent cleaning kits...
Doug
--- 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.
>
>
>
>
> 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...
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> What kind of dryer vent hose do you have? How does
> one connect a ridged vent
> pipe in a situation such as mine?????
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Wayne
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