Clothes Dryer Safety-Use a metal vent hose not plastic.

Topics Last Day Last Week Tree View    Getting Started Formatting Troubleshooting Program Credits    New Messages Keyword Search Contact Moderators Edit Profile Administration
Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2013: Clothes Dryer Safety-Use a metal vent hose not plastic.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary Hagen on Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 05:29 pm:

Here is a worthwhile video on You Tube. My vent hose on my dryer is plastic and flammable. It looks like metal but it isn't. It is called foilwire bound type. Don't use it.


Don't know how to do links but type this is the Search Box on You Tube.

dryer vent installation bad idea

A 3 minute 3 second video.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Aaron Griffey, Hayward Ca. on Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 07:00 pm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfExQ3mwBH8

Thanks for that Gary. Mine will get changed TODAY!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Dare - Just a little South West . on Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 07:22 pm:

In roof heating uses the same with an insulation coating around the outside.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Nathan Bright on Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 11:27 pm:

Im a general contractor by trade and i totally agree with all of this. they do make a metal version of this pipe but it is hard to find. Using hard metal pipe is by far the best method. The less pipe you use the better. Most dryers are rated to push 30ft of pipe with any elbows counting as 10ft. One decent option is to use 1ft or so of the flexable pipe to attach the dryer to the hard metal pipe. Some may use PVC pipe but as it is not nearly as flamable but it can become charged with static electricity therefore making dryer lint stick to the inside of the pipe... now you dont have to be a rocket scientist to know thats not good.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Sunday, July 14, 2013 - 03:49 am:

I want to make a rocket so I'm off to the hardware store to get some PCV pipe for my dryer! :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve in Tennessee on Sunday, July 14, 2013 - 09:05 am:

While you are back there flip the breaker OFF for your dryer and pull the cover on the plug and check the connections. They tighten with a screw the pushes a copper plate against the wire(s). They have a tendency to get loose and when that happens it gets hot enough to start a fire. Nearly happened to me last year! I since learned this is a common source of house fires. Check it annually!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Sunday, July 14, 2013 - 10:17 am:

You can get the same type piping in metalic form but you must READ the label and be prepared to pay more for it. Hard metal is best/hardest to install and a lint trap close to the drier and easily reached is something most don't think about. Their a must for a long drier hose run because they keep the pipe clean beyond the filter. I have a very short run (2 1/2 to 3 feet) and I'm constantly amazed at how much gets by the standard built-in drier filter and hits the ground.


Posting is currently disabled in this topic. Contact your discussion moderator for more information.
Topics Last Day Last Week Tree View    Getting Started Formatting Troubleshooting Program Credits    New Messages Keyword Search Contact Moderators Edit Profile Administration