Dryer Vent Coming Out Of The Floor

Dryer vent installation can be a bit of a challenge.

Dryer vent coming out of the floor.

Whether you re installing a new vent or upgrading an existing one the first step in installing dryer vents is to determine where the dryer duct will run. A dryer releases hot air from the drum through the vent collar where it makes its way down ducting until it eventually reaches the external vent where it s typically dispensed outdoors. Figuring out how to install our dryer vent in the middle of our house was a bit of a challenge. Ventless or non vented dryers use a holding tank that must be emptied regularly to collect the water and vented dryers expel the moisture through a vent duct into the air.

Clamp the vent pipe to the dryer s vent outlet with a pipe clamp and tighten the clamp with a screwdriver. It is recommended that the moisture is. Your dryer only has the power to push that heavy wet lint so far so it s inevitable that some of it is going remain behind in the vent pipe. Dryer vents don t need cleaning.

Keep in mind these rules of thumb. The hot air contains a significant amount of moisture and trace amounts of lint which can linger in the dryer s exhaust system while the dryer runs. That moisture must go somewhere. The shorter the distance and fewer the turns the better for dryer vent installation.

Use no more than. Extend the pipe through the hole in the wall or floor and route it toward the vent cap.