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Re: [Shop-talk] dryer vent install

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] dryer vent install
From: Darrell Walker <darrellw360@mac.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:48:13 -0800
On Jan 28, 2012, at 2:01 PM, David Scheidt wrote:

> But before you do anything, check what your dryer's maximum length of
> duct is.  I'll bet it's well less than 35 feet, particularly with at
> least two elbows in the run.

There are booster fans that you can add to the run, to help get good flow.  The 
one I installed uses a pressure switch to come on automatically, and it 
replaces the outside vent opening.

I also added an extra inline lint trap, it is amazing how much makes it past 
the one in the dryer.

-Darrell
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