URGENT Message! STOP Doing This NOW! Dryer Vent Cleaning!

[@CLTAccBC]

Raleigh, NC! Dryer is in the basement and goes straight out of the back. I clean it myself once a year. I also replace the hose on back each time! Thx for your great videos, Steve!

[@ABuller2]

Our dryer is vented straight out the wall to the outside. Very good short run.

[@chaosncheckt9356]

Interesting video.....noticed our dryer was taking multiple cycles to dry and frequently would stop and display an error code. Research suggested an air flow obstruction. Less than a year ago we had a tech out to clean the dryer and tube/vent and I myself have cleaned the filter (remove a few parts and really vacuum where the filter goes). Called a local service and they would fit us in within 48hrs at a cost of $70. No issue but then I thought I can get the vent cleaning kit for $24 at our local Hardware, why not try it myself. So, pulled the dryer out, then removed the exterior cap (where the vent leaves our house) and the first thing I did was use our ECO leaf blower. On Turbo setting the leaf blower was actually being pushed out of the vent - wow big obstruction. So, outside and used the cleaning kit and after 30mins I had a massive and I mean massive amounts of harden lint. Looking at it I thought no way is this from less than a year, the previous tech (I wasn't home, wifey was) used a cleaning kit. He probably just used a blower like I did at first. Well, took me about an hour with cleaning and reassembly but now what a difference. It's on my calendar as a reminder to do it once a year.

[@imaginekarma8582]

If you have to install a mesh or cage over the second floor dryer, use an oversized cage so that the weather can naturally wash the lint off.

[@eeveelution1668]

I'm from Philippines and working on customer service for dryers. I learn a lot from your vids and I think I can share this to customers for awareness on D80. More power😉

[@lisaorchard3510]

Switzerland. Our dryer is not vented to the outside. They are more energy efficient.

[@stevencossaboon3237]

Great job, from Fredericksburg VA basement dryer with a 20 foot run.

[@pwellfair7937]

Watching from Bromley England.

[@stf2400]

Mine has a 7ft run to outside, and vents from the basement. I actually borrowed your idea and used an electric leaf blower on it, and the mess that came out was insane! Unfortunately my dryer died and tripped the breaker and wouldn’t reset until I unplugged it. So I’m looking for a new one, but it will definitely run better when I get one. I’m in Cedar Rapids, IA, home of Crunch Berries and Pearl Farms syrup.

[@davidpetersen7091]

I love your videos. Most people are clueless about this house issue.' Mr. Pete-------> aging hippie

[@HighSierraBob]

Nice job, Steve! Screens over a dryer vent are prohibited by building code,(International Mechanical Code, section 504.4) screens shall not be installed over the duct termination. I remove them and install a proper, code-compliant termination damper. If the customer insists on the screen, I advise them that I cannot legally install it. A weekend review would be good.

[@Chad-us9eu]

Fort Mill, SC in da house!!! My dryer is actually on the 3rd floor and I have zero clue where it goes out... Guess I have a task for the day now.... I guess, thanks..... J/K Steve, great video yet again!

[@donnahatt3824]

I'm in UK, my dryer goes straight out the wall on the ground floor 😊

[@AdmiralStoicRum]

How's my girlfriend and I are having built also has the washer and dryer on the ground floor with the pipe going through the exterior wall directly. So that hot air is traveling a little over a foot through a wall possibly less I can't recall the specifics cuz it has to pass through The gypsum the framing which I believe is 2x6 for the exterior walls, and then the sheathing And then the bricks.

[@Misty3133]

I just changed mine and used a straight pipe this time.

[@anjolimartorell4107]

I'm in Pennsylvania, and my dryer is in the basement. I have an 8' flex hose that goes up to the outside vent. The vent for outside is where the foundation meets the wooden structure. Easy to clean and replace.

[@calikokat100]

luckily i can reach my vent from just the ground without any ladder ...definitely if you have a screen it requires more maintenance but the alternative of aniomals gettin in your vent can be a huge problem...bigger then lint removal...not only birds can get in ...but mice and squirrels can get in especially if the vent s close to the ground ...and then you got even bigger poblems as they can chew thru the vent tubing in the walls of your home ...mice are notoiorus for this...if the vent is high up mice and squirrels are genrally not a problem with dryer vents..but .i live in canada where its very cold in november as winter approaches ,,, all sorts of critters can get into your vent when it gets cold...I have no regrets about screens...its not an option here...i would rather deal with lint then animals gaining access to the home thru the dryer vent...and we are NOT talking aboout bird nests which is a minor inconvenience...

[@fredh54]

Ossining, NY. 90-degree sheet metal elbow on back of dryer in basement and also one about 6' up on house exit. About a 6' straight flex with no bends between them.

[@nvywf]

Idaho, mine is the shortest dryer vent we’ve ever had. Dryer is in the laundry room by the back door. We’ve got the flat vent behind the dryer (no hose). Then it goes directly out the wall maybe a foot and it’s outside.

[@Byjollyollie]

Maryland. 1st floor dryer. 14ft to side exit for vent. I have it cleaned but the charges are crazy. $99 for first 5ft then $10 dollars a ft after that. I bought an Aldi brand electic blower doing it myself. My husband is perplexed that i know how to do this process. Shhhhhh. 😂

[@Ryan-qx8xu]

Great video! And I'm in Charlotte too!

[@jacqueline-fc8wb]

Hi. I am watching from the lovely state of South Carolina. We have our vent leading underneath our home. I do vacuum out the vent. I've been doing it for years. I enjoy watching and learning from you as well.

[@dibbuk5730]

Northern California. Dryer is against an outside wall. About 3-4 feet of flex from dryer to vent. Clean lint trap after every load. Zero buildup in vent.

[@Killa358]

Pawtucket, RI. Dryer in the basement and goes out the back. Always satisfying to watch.

[@mikestephens6194]

Helena, AL. On slab, vertical through the roof

[@donnasadawski6153]

I'm watching from Pennsylvania. Dryer in the basement vent goes straight outside. I also clean every year and replace the hose.

[@DryerVentRestore]

Keep up the solid work bud Fresno, CA 24’ run to the roof with 2 45’s Dryer flex installed behind Samsung dryer

[@dock_yard1149]

I’m in western CT. 2 story colonial. Dryer in center of main floor. Duct drops thru floor then shoots out thru joist space and thru rear sill of house. Full basement so I can see & maintain the whole duct from below.

[@LeeWH.for.the.emperor]

uk condenser dryer with built in lint catcher

[@SusanSanders-c2j]

Watching from Roseburg Oregon

[@hkreca622]

I am in Texas. We have a one-story house with a large, tall attic. We discovered a fan in the attic that blows lint to the roof. The fan had died. We had it professionally cleaned and my husband replaced the fan. Have you ever seen a setup like that?

[@carrieeubanks549]

I'm in TX. Laundry room is in center room in house. Dryer vent goes straight up to the roof ridge. I get lint collecting on the flap on the roof and restricting the airflow. I try to clean my dryer vent about every 6 months, but at least annually.

[@TRec3791]

Winfield, WV My dryer vent is more or less a hole in the wall that goes directly outside. I walk out and check it for buildup often and always good to go.

[@patriciahoblit2999]

We live outside of Greeneville, Tennessee in a Clayton doubkewide. The dryer vent only has a run of about two feet and I can reach it from outside!

[@cathysummers7483]

On a Slab. Palm Coast fl

[@IzzyEatz]

Mine is easy basement goes out 1-2 feet straight out. Had a bird go in once… I still check it once a year and clean it out.. roughly how many jobs can you do in a day?

[@stevehelms5906]

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[@sheamom]

we have a bird guard on our sunny side. we have to clean it every 6 months or so.

[@Sébastien-s3b]

je suis de France