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Thread Number: 34960
/ Tag: Major Appliances
Dryer Exhaust Clean-out |
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Post# 377163 , Reply# 5 8/22/2017 at 08:01 (843 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I empty my vent after each use.
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 (843 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA) | ||
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This thing, John?
Kevin
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Real1shep's LINK | ||
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Post# 377171 , Reply# 7 8/22/2017 at 11:07 (843 days old) by electrolux137 (Land O Plenty USA) |
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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. | ||
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Post# 377173 , Reply# 8 8/22/2017 at 11:18 (843 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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yes. | ||
| Post# 377178 , Reply# 10 8/22/2017 at 12:24 (843 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 | ||
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Post# 377183 , Reply# 11 8/22/2017 at 14:29 (843 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Chicago Suburbs) |
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| Post# 377184 , Reply# 12 8/22/2017 at 15:22 (843 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA) | ||
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Lint LIZARD....lol!
Kevin | ||
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Post# 377188 , Reply# 13 8/22/2017 at 16:51 (843 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Wichita, KS) |
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I have a lint lizzard | ||
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Post# 377195 , Reply# 14 8/22/2017 at 22:36 (843 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Yes.... LIZARD! | ||
| Post# 377202 , Reply# 15 8/23/2017 at 08:28 (842 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 391911 , Reply# 16 5/13/2018 at 02:59 (580 days old) by huskyvacs (Northern Indiana) | ||
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. | ||
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