On Aug 7, 6:43*pm, infiniteMPG wrote:
Our clothes drier isn't very old and over the last year has slowly
taken more and more time to dry a load of clothes. *The drier appears
fully functional, the heat seems to get quite hot, and we keep the
lint trap cleaned. *We're suspecting the duct might be clogged up.
The round flexible drier duct hooks up to an outlet in the utility
room at the base of the wall. *We're assuming there is some sort of
duct running up thru the wall and I have seen the round duct coming
from the wall up to the duct going thru the roof.

Just not sure how to go about tackling trying to clean this out.

Any hints or things to watch out for?

Thanks!


You may not have a clogged vent.
Pull out your lint filter and hold it under running water and see if
the water easily goes through it. You will probably find it is clogged
up although it appears to be clean. Scrub it gently with a soft brush
and dishwashing detergent to clean. The residue is from fabric
softener, not keeping it clean can cost you significantly in gas and
electricty.

My in the wall dryer filter.

I came across an old breaker panel that I gutted and mounted in the
wall above my dryer. The dryer vent enters and exits from the box via
HVAC vents screwed to the box. Inside the box I placed a filter made
of several layers of screen wire placed diagonaly from corner to
corner. I find I need to clean the filter only about twice a year.
Next I plan to modify the box so I can let the filtered warm air into
the house during the winter.

Jimmie