On Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 12:24:11 PM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:
bob haller wrote:
On Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 9:57:41 AM UTC-4, Mitch wrote:
My wife complained that the dryer has been running for 3 1/2 hours.

I just replaced the vent hose a couple of weeks ago and the dryer has
been working fine.

Now I went down to the basement to see what was going on and the vent
hose is full of water. Gallons.

We're getting ready to put our house on the market, really didn't
want to buy new appliances just to give them away.

Any ideas?

low dip in exhaust line, condensation will fill line.

i found this out after replacing a leaking water supply line to the
washer. a month later the dryer quit working but it ran well with the
exhaust disconnected.

i reached in the line looking for lint and got soaked when i pickedup
the line a little to make cleaning easier.

i had accidently created a drip loop in the line

Using solid metal vent piping is both safer and less likely to have this problem
because it won't droop. Insulating it for long runs should eliminate the
condensation. Or make sure it slopes slightly downward toward the outside, so
the water runs down and out.

"Or make sure it slopes slightly downward toward the outside, so
the water runs down and out."

Oh, crap. I need to either raise my basement or lower my outside.