Cleaning your dryer vent is an important step in keeping your dryer running well and your home safe. Here are some simple steps to learn how to clean the dryer vent.

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Proper built-in dryer ducting is made of smooth rigid metal, sealed airtight at all joints and with gentle curves at any bends. This is so cleaning brushes can slide through easily.

Consumer Reports shows you how to clean your dryer vent. A neglected clothes dryer might work inefficiently and, worse yet, can pose a fire danger.

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 ...

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.

* Dryer ducts must be a minimum of 4 inches in diameter. * The ducts can be flexible in locations where it can be accessed (attic, basement, crawl space) and should be the foil or aluminum type ...

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.

The dryer must vent to the outside and not into the attic, crawl space or basement. The damp air alone can cause other problems like mold and rot in a crawl space and the same or other issues if ...

You will need a 4-inch dryer vent brush, a round brush attached to a long flexible snake. Stick the brush through the exterior opening and push. The opening either will be through the wall or up ...