[Shop-talk] Dryer vents?

[cornerexit]

It's about time to clean out my dryer vent hose I suppose. I keep hearing
how the flexible vinyl/foil hose is prone to lint trappage and potential
fire hazards, and that ridged vent pipe is better. Our electric dryer uses
this flex hose and I'm wondering about changing it over to ridged vent pipe.


 

The dryer vent connection is on the back at the bottom. The house vent hole
is about two and a half feet up the wall and is in the wall that is directly
behind the dryer. The house vent exhaust is straight through the wall
(exterior wall) and has a downward pointing vent cover which vents the
lint/dust directly on to my deck...

 

The dryer is not accessible from either side as it is in a slot so to speak
between the washer on the right and the counter on the left. The dryer gets
pulled away from the wall for cleaning and such. The flexible vent hose
works well in this situation as the dryer can be pulled away from the wall,
the hose connected, and the dryer pushed back in position. While pushing the
dryer back into position I do try to make sure the flexible vent hose is not
kinked and routed in the least restrictive way possible.

 

What kind of dryer vent hose do you have? How does one connect a ridged vent
pipe in a situation such as mine?????

 

Thanks

Wayne