Thread Number: 59487
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
Periscope dryer vent..........DONE |
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Post# 820898 , Reply# 1   4/25/2015 at 13:59 (3,287 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 820902 , Reply# 2   4/25/2015 at 14:45 (3,287 days old) by washman (o)   |   | |
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Post# 820910 , Reply# 3   4/25/2015 at 16:52 (3,287 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 820915 , Reply# 4   4/25/2015 at 17:21 (3,287 days old) by washman (o)   |   | |
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but I lack tin snips and was too busy to go get a pair. At least I gained some space back and the whole setup does not look as wonky as when I first moved in. |
Post# 820918 , Reply# 5   4/25/2015 at 18:18 (3,287 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 820922 , Reply# 7   4/25/2015 at 18:47 (3,287 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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that is the bad part of having a dryer in the living quarters so the speak....it can blow out your conditioned air......
some laundry room setups allow for an open window for a enclosed small room, so only that room would exchange outside air.....not everyone is this fortunate...and some don't realize this has a big impact on conditioned air... I am fortunate to have a room that can be shut off from the rest of the house, and open a window to exchange the air, without killing my central air during the summer.... most vents going outside are thin tin, I use simple kitchen shears to cut right through it......you will get back to it when you get time.....it does look nice, a clean cut look... |
Post# 820925 , Reply# 8   4/25/2015 at 19:21 (3,287 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 821061 , Reply# 10   4/26/2015 at 21:25 (3,286 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Hi Ben, It would be best to cut the pipe coming out of the wall flush with the dry-wall and use two 4" elbows and a short section of 4" aluminum vent pipe. tape all connections except the one on the dryer and the one where it connects into wall.
The rectangular telescoping vent thing you installed put a lot more back pressure on the dryer and also leaks a lot of humid air, heat and lint in the house and the lint gets pulled back into the dryer causing more problems with the dryer. These extendable vent things also get filled with lint more quickly. |