If your exhaust pipe is a soft foil design, make sure you replace it with a 90 degree aluminum elbow pipe instead, such as the Deflecto Aluminum Dryer Vent Elbow. These are fire-resistant and more ...

I've always said that cleaning your dryer vent twice a year — with the daylight savings time changes — is an easy, and very satisfying chore. Some experts recommend doing it quarterly.

Detach the long flexible or rigid metal vent tube that runs from the dryer to the metal pipe attached to the house. Leave the last foot or so of rigid metal pipe attached to the house.

Any of the pipe joints should be sealed with aluminum type duck tape, not the cloth type duct tape that can dry out and become worthless. Over time the vent pipe can become completely clogged with ...

Tinfoil-coated dryer hose is OK for short distances, but anything over 8 feet in length should be rigid metal pipe. • Do not vent the warm, moist air to the interior of the home.

Next remove any metal tape or clamps keeping the dryer vent pipe fixed to its exhaust. If it's easier you might only want to remove material attaching the vent to the duct inside the wall. Enlarge ...

Some types of dryer ducts (foil, plastic, or vinyl) are more prone to clogging and consequently can lead to a house fire. Ideally, these dryer vents could be replaced with a rigid metal duct. If ...

Q–I just discovered that the clothes dryer exhaust in my new home dumps into the attic near a roof vent. There is a large collection of lint in the attic. The builder claims that this is perf… ...

If you’ve ever walked or driven past a modern-day laundromat, then you already know: For a dryer to operate safely and ...

Q: I need your advice.My clothes dryer stopped getting my clothes dry. The problem was traced to the vent line being squished behind the dryer. I was also told the flexible plastic pipe was inferior.

Mechanical code requires metal pipe for dryer vents, ... Dryer vent pipes also need to be insulated in unheated spaces such as crawl spaces and attics to help lessen condensation when not in use.

Q: I need your advice. My clothes dryer stopped getting my clothes dry. The problem was traced to the vent line being squished behind the dryer. I was also told the flexible plastic pipe was inferior.