Thread Number: 34960
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Dryer Exhaust Clean-out |
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Post# 377064   8/19/2017 at 14:57 (2,413 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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~ We cleaned the laundry room today in preparation for moving Falyn's comfort station in there from the bathroom.
I pulled the dryer out from the wall to vacuum out the vent and flexible vent hose. I was shocked at how much lint had accumulated in there! The vacuum cleaner bag was jammed full!! The last time I cleaned it was in February, per the recommended six-month intervals. We can tell when it needs to be done, because it starts taking longer and longer for clothes to get dry -- and I had noticed that was the case. But I guess I'd better clean it out more often... |
Post# 377124 , Reply# 3   8/20/2017 at 23:12 (2,412 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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~ Yes, I do know about taking the back off of the dryer and vacuuming all around inside and I did do that. I even took off the fan housing and cleaned the fan blades. However, there was a minimum of lint and dust in there. The vast percentage of it was in the flexible exhaust hose.
I tried using one of those rigid exhaust extensions that have two parts that slide in and out to adjust for the length but found that it got clogged faster than a flexible hose. Lint got trapped around the 90-degree bends of the two ends and attracted more and more lint. |
Post# 377163 , Reply# 5   8/22/2017 at 08:01 (2,410 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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I also bought, (for myself and many others) the "Lint Wizard". You attach it to your vacuum, and it goes way down inside. I replaced the exhaust vent last year for a better one, there was almost NOTHING inside that dryer.
A family friend's house went to the ground due to a dryer fire. That took it to the fire lab. They also think it may have been a faulty appliance. (GE) I'm obsessed with stuff like this. |
Post# 377170 , Reply# 6   8/22/2017 at 08:52 (2,410 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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This thing, John?
Kevin
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Post# 377171 , Reply# 7   8/22/2017 at 11:07 (2,410 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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~ I have a Lint Wizard as well, and use it once a month or so. Another thing I use is a straightened-out wire coat hanger (cue Mommie Dearest!) with a small wash cloth wrapped around one end and secured with duct tape. Sliding that down and around into the area behind the lint trap picks up a good bit of lint. |
Post# 377173 , Reply# 8   8/22/2017 at 11:18 (2,410 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 377178 , Reply# 10   8/22/2017 at 12:24 (2,410 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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Now in this link (this is most like my dryer), look what this guy got out after six yrs!!
Kevin CLICK HERE TO GO TO Real1shep's LINK |
Post# 377183 , Reply# 11   8/22/2017 at 14:29 (2,410 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 377184 , Reply# 12   8/22/2017 at 15:22 (2,410 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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Lint LIZARD....lol!
Kevin |
Post# 377188 , Reply# 13   8/22/2017 at 16:51 (2,410 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)   |   | |
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I use it to clean the coils under my refrigerator as well as the dryer. |
Post# 377195 , Reply# 14   8/22/2017 at 22:36 (2,410 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 377202 , Reply# 15   8/23/2017 at 08:28 (2,409 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 391911 , Reply# 16   5/13/2018 at 02:59 (2,147 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Throw away those garbage tinfoil expandable hoses that come with dryers. Especially if you have a gas dryer, those hoses catch all the lint in the folds and make a dangerous fire hazard. They can burn through in less than 20 seconds. I replaced that garbage with rigid HVAC duct in the same diameter as the output on my dryer and I have never had to clean the pipe in the 6 years since I installed it. I only have to clean the lint trap outside weekly when I do laundry. No screws, only foil HVAC tape used. It's completely smooth inside, no risk of creating a lint dam.
I occasionally use one of those manual dryer brushes and rattle it around in the dryer screen area and then run the dryer for a couple minutes to flush out the loosened lint. If I ever upgrade to a tumble dryer with the window on it, I'll have to tear out the pipe and redo it (need to add some brackets to secure it anyway) and have a better method for the upper bend in the pipe where it goes outside through the wall, but it's a small task compared to never having to worry about a dryer fire. |