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Re: Cleaning Dryer Vent at the House
[Re: William]
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03/15/23 10:39 AM
03/15/23 10:39 AM
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I'm in Bham. What should this cost to have done? Is there an easy, effective way for a homeowner to do this themselves?
Thanks,
I recently had one cleaned out on our home we sold last month. It was $175
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Re: Cleaning Dryer Vent at the House
[Re: aubigmac]
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03/15/23 10:44 AM
03/15/23 10:44 AM
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I disconnected through roof part, so it vents to attic.
Doing this will cause the lint that does pass the filter to be disbursed into your attic which is a major fire hazard. Get enough of it blown in the attic and it's like extra insulation though
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Re: Cleaning Dryer Vent at the House
[Re: Mully]
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03/15/23 12:47 PM
03/15/23 12:47 PM
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Mine goes through attic. Shi$TY design. I disconnected through roof part, so it vents to attic. To clean downspout to dryer i use a 20ft extention pole with a Rounded soft bristle brush. Cleans it great. Are you saying you disconnected your through roof portion and just vent your dryer into your attic? If so, wouldnt that cause mold and potential rotten wood due to the warm moist air being pumped into the attic? Stays dry and i clean up residual lint occasionally. The through the roof part was getting completely clogged. Lint isnt made to float 40+ft through an attic.
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Re: Cleaning Dryer Vent at the House
[Re: Floorman1]
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03/15/23 05:04 PM
03/15/23 05:04 PM
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Mine goes through attic. Shi$TY design. I disconnected through roof part, so it vents to attic. To clean downspout to dryer i use a 20ft extention pole with a Rounded soft bristle brush. Cleans it great. Are you saying you disconnected your through roof portion and just vent your dryer into your attic? If so, wouldnt that cause mold and potential rotten wood due to the warm moist air being pumped into the attic? Stays dry and i clean up residual lint occasionally. The through the roof part was getting completely clogged. Lint isnt made to float 40+ft through an attic. You are soooo wrong. Lint, unlike insulation, is highly flammable. No nevermind the amount of moisture being dumped into the attic. There is no situation where that is ok. I understand you may not like the vertical vent cleaning, but that's the completely wrong way to go about that.
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Re: Cleaning Dryer Vent at the House
[Re: William]
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03/15/23 05:05 PM
03/15/23 05:05 PM
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If it's horizontal to the side of the home, it's easy. Home Depot has a brush kit that attaches to your drill. Easy peasy.
This is what I have. Ordered the kit from Amazon. How often should this be done? Yearly? Monthly? Yearly is probably fine.
Character is not developed in moments of temptation and trial. That is when it is intended to be used.
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Re: Cleaning Dryer Vent at the House
[Re: aubigmac]
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03/15/23 06:18 PM
03/15/23 06:18 PM
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I disconnected through roof part, so it vents to attic.
Doing this will cause the lint that does pass the filter to be disbursed into your attic which is a major fire hazard. And a moisture problem.
What you do today, you have to sleep with tonight.
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Re: Cleaning Dryer Vent at the House
[Re: William]
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03/20/23 10:37 AM
03/20/23 10:37 AM
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Dryers should be on outside walls with a minimal distance to travel. Whoever decided it’s a good idea to vent lint upwards in the middle of the house is an idiot
Last edited by foldemup; 03/20/23 01:40 PM.
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Re: Cleaning Dryer Vent at the House
[Re: NotsoBright]
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03/20/23 12:12 PM
03/20/23 12:12 PM
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Funny you should mention that... I had the bright idea to use my gas blower and blow the line out but I didn't want to run the gas blower in the house so I decided to go from the outside in. To catch what small amount of lint would be in the line (so I thought), I moved the dryer away from the wall, disconnected the hose and had my wife hold a plastic garbage bag over the vent. To make matters worse, the outside vent was about 10 ft. up the wall so I had to stand on a ladder to run the blower. Well, I gave the blower a few short bursts and thought one long burst would surely get everything out. About that time, I hear a blood curdling scream from inside the house and my wife runs outside with 8 years worth of dryer lint and dust on her face and in her hair. She was not happy and accused me of doing the whole thing on purpose. Meanwhile, I'm laughing so hard I'm afraid I'm going to fall off the ladder, blower and all. Not one of my finer days but I will say the line was cleaned out.
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Re: Cleaning Dryer Vent at the House
[Re: foldemup]
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03/20/23 12:19 PM
03/20/23 12:19 PM
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Dryers should be on outside walls with a minimal distance to travel. Whoever decided it’s a good idea to vent lint upwards in the middle of the hose is an idiot You are correct , Sir.
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Re: Cleaning Dryer Vent at the House
[Re: William]
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03/20/23 12:53 PM
03/20/23 12:53 PM
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Well...... as per usual, my effort to save some money will end up costing me more. The 90 right below the dryer is that old galvanized venting material. Anyway, it must have collected some moisture over the years and rusted. The cleaning rod wasn't coming out of the vent outside. That's when I noticed that it was going through the rusted spot on the 90. Now, I'll have to cut the hard ceiling in the basement, replace the 90, AND clean it out when I get done.....
"The misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing... compared to the misery of not being exploited at all."
Joan Robinson
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