Dryer vents and pipe

Hello and welcome back to another rivetting blog entry and this time I aim to knock your freshly tumble dried socks off! Thats because today I'm writing about dryer vents and pipe.

Okay to maybe not THAT exciting, but for sure an important topic to discuss. Have you ever done a load of laundry only to find the dryer didnt dry quite as well as you'd hoped? It may be because you've overloaded your appliance but perhaps theres another, more frightening reason your sheets are still damp.

On a recent inspection I conducted, I had found a dryer vent that had a nylon screen covering the end of the vent, and much worse it was sealed shut by a glob of silicone. This condition not only affects the performance of the dryer but also presents a very real risk of fire! 

As we all know, dryers have lint traps that need to be cleared before operation, but these traps aren't perfect and sometimes lint can make it passed, that's why its important NOT to have any screens on your vent that could collect and clog up the pipe. It's also a smart move to limit the amount of flexible pipe to just 4 feet (no flexible pipe AT ALL would be optimal, but not always practical for dryers in cramped spaces). The reason being, flexible pipes have a nasty habit of collecting stray lint that runs through it. 

​Its also a wise decision to inspect and clean your dryer vent pipe with a vacuum or lint kit (for a drill) on an annual basis. This will help your dryers performance and even more importantly, prevent a fire.

​Its also a wise decision to inspect and clean your dryer vent pipe with a vacuum or lint kit (for a drill) on an annual basis. This will help your dryers performance and even more importantly, prevent a fire.

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