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Speed Queen Dryer "Leaking" water!?
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Post# 478390   11/29/2010 at 18:57 (4,867 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

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I got a call from some friends staying at the condo--stated the dryer was "leaking"! After laughing and calling them crazy, sure enough...I Googled it and seems that a clogged dryer vent will cause this? Oh no, not more dryer vent problems.

ARGH! I won't get back down until next week--wanted to post on here and see if you all agreed?





Post# 478403 , Reply# 1   11/29/2010 at 19:55 (4,867 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        
seems that a clogged dryer vent will cause this

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Sounds plausible.

The clothes must be coming out of the washer pretty darn wet for that to occur though.


Post# 478405 , Reply# 2   11/29/2010 at 20:24 (4,867 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
VENT PROBLEM

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This is a fairly common problem if the vent is clogged the hot humid air is forced into the vent stack and the moisture condenses and runs back down the vent hose or pipe and the water either leaks out of the vent or runs back through the dryer and leaks. It has little or nothing to due with how well the washer is spinning. The one thing that people forget to tell you is they are having to run the dryer 3 hours to get anything dry, and people wonder why the darn thing caught fire.

Post# 478408 , Reply# 3   11/29/2010 at 20:49 (4,867 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

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Well, it's been taking about an hour to dry (normal). I'll dig into it Wed night when I return. It was leaking about 1/2 c of water according to them.

Post# 478409 , Reply# 4   11/29/2010 at 20:53 (4,867 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)        

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When I lived in Florida and worked at a Maytag dealership, a lot of customers would come in to buy a new dryer and would wonder why their current one took so long (1.5 to 4 hours) to dry their clothes. Being the person I am who loves doing laundry, I asked them what the set up was regarding the venting of their dryer. 99% of them told me the dryer they had in their garage,a laundry room or the kitchen was vented up through their attic or roof.I explained to them there was no need to replace their dryer (I hated when they wouldn't listen because the new ones would always come back)and to return home,place a wet load in,remove the vent and run the load through. If the clothes dried any faster, the unit needed to be properly vented and not to vent it any higher than 4.5 ft. and no longer than 15 feet from the dryer.At first, my boss was furious for me not selling them new dryers but,once the folks I helped began sending more business,he shut his face.Most of the current house fires are from careless mistakes like this.Not only does the build up of lint cause the flames to sore but,the static electric charges that occur in the vent hose or blower assembly are also to blame.Furthermore, the strain of the motor and overheating can cause any new dryer to have a much shorter lifespan.I know at least a dozen folks who had to replace their new dryer within a 2 year lifespan.Some were expensive like the Neptune, Duet and Kenmore models.

Post# 478417 , Reply# 5   11/29/2010 at 22:20 (4,867 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

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Yep, that's my situation...up probably 15 feet or more through the condo roof. Oddly, though, the WP dryer never had any problem (other than a longer dry time at the end) in over 8 years. And, as I found out, the line was severely clogged when I started having probs with the Queen. Sigh.

Post# 478615 , Reply# 6   11/30/2010 at 23:07 (4,866 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

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Well, checked out the SQ dryer tonight...seems that the 90° elbow that I had installed (to vent out the left side of the dryer) came loose and all the moist hot air was going into the bottom of the dryer, condensing, and dripping. I tightened the clamp back on the elbow and will monitor--don't want to use duct tape, yet.

Happy that it wasn't a clogged exhaust pipe as I just had that thing cleaned a few months ago. All is well. :)



Post# 478673 , Reply# 7   12/1/2010 at 10:15 (4,865 days old) by 3beltwesty ()        
Re 90 degree elbows

Those short 90 degree elbow's made up of sectioned sheet metal sections has the rough pressure loss of 15 feet of straight pipe according to a UL test. This is a typical Home Depot/Lowes elbow for dryer vent pipes.


The ICC code calls it just 5 feet for a sectioned 90 degree elbow with a 4" radius of the turn



The ICC code calls it 1.5 feet for a smooth 90 degree elbow with a 1.5 foot radius of the turn

With a long run a booster fan should be used. A larger pipe is not the answer either; there is not enough air velocity to push the link through.

Thus if ones pipe is really 15 feet with several cheap tight 90 degree elbows; the actual pressure loss is like 30 + feet and one really needs a blower booster.


Post# 478741 , Reply# 8   12/1/2010 at 16:55 (4,865 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

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Where would one find a smooth version?

Post# 478778 , Reply# 9   12/1/2010 at 20:26 (4,865 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
90 DREGREE ELBOWS

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While a smooth elbow would be better its really the short 90 degree turn that is so restrictive to air flow. When ever possible I use two 45 degree turns to avoid the tight turns in dryer vent systems. Its far better to plan and install a good vent system as opposed to trying to use a booster fan, the booster fan can cause more problems than the dryer itself.

Post# 478935 , Reply# 10   12/2/2010 at 09:18 (4,865 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)        

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Well, here's the situation in my 1 level condo. Side vented (right angle) out of the side of the SQ, 90 degree in the wall, up 12 feet I would guess, 45 deg turn and another 6 feet out the roof. Not ideal conditions.


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