I read a home fire safety article recently and it inspired me to clean
the hot air exhaust vent on our clothes dryer. I also figured it would
help the appliance run more efficiently and cost us less money to use.

I used a wet/dry shop vacuum, but just doing the cleaning by hand
works really well too. I took pictures of the process and created a
quick guide.

Here's the gallery - http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/C...Cleaning-Guide

There were some small holes around the part of the hose that connects
to the outside vent, so I used metal HVAC duct tape to create a better
seal. That should prevent any of the hot air from entering the house
and making the air conditioner work harder.

I hope someone finds it to be useful.

Cheers,
Paul Michaels
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

"Paul Michaels" wrote in message
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I read a home fire safety article recently and it inspired me to clean
the hot air exhaust vent on our clothes dryer. I also figured it would
help the appliance run more efficiently and cost us less money to use.

I used a wet/dry shop vacuum, but just doing the cleaning by hand
works really well too. I took pictures of the process and created a
quick guide.

Here's the gallery -
http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/C...Cleaning-Guide

There were some small holes around the part of the hose that connects
to the outside vent, so I used metal HVAC duct tape to create a better
seal. That should prevent any of the hot air from entering the house
and making the air conditioner work harder.

I hope someone finds it to be useful.

Cheers,
Paul Michaels
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Paul.... Get rid of that ribbed flex hose. Smooth 4 inch aluminum vent pipe
is less restriction. Faster drying time and longer electric heater life. I
did appliance repair for 40 years. ww

On Sep 19, 4:24*pm, "WW" wrote:
"Paul Michaels" wrote in message

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I read a home fire safety article recently and it inspired me to clean
the hot air exhaust vent on our clothes dryer. I also figured it would
help the appliance run more efficiently and cost us less money to use.

I used a wet/dry shop vacuum, but just doing the cleaning by hand
works really well too. I took pictures of the process and created a
quick guide.

Here's the gallery -
http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/C...t-Vent-Lint-Cl...

There were some small holes around the part of the hose that connects
to the outside vent, so I used metal HVAC duct tape to create a better
seal. That should prevent any of the hot air from entering the house
and making the air conditioner work harder.

I hope someone finds it to be useful.

Cheers,
Paul Michaels
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Paul.... Get rid of that ribbed flex hose. Smooth 4 inch aluminum vent pipe
is less restriction. Faster drying time and longer electric heater life. I
did appliance repair for 40 years. ww- Hide quoted text -

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Ditto on that. I replaced my flex hose to rigid and the drying time
was cut by a lot.

Paul Michaels wrote:
I read a home fire safety article recently and it inspired me to clean
the hot air exhaust vent on our clothes dryer. I also figured it would
help the appliance run more efficiently and cost us less money to use.

I used a wet/dry shop vacuum, but just doing the cleaning by hand
works really well too. I took pictures of the process and created a
quick guide.

Here's the gallery - http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/C...Cleaning-Guide

There were some small holes around the part of the hose that connects
to the outside vent, so I used metal HVAC duct tape to create a better
seal. That should prevent any of the hot air from entering the house
and making the air conditioner work harder.

I hope someone finds it to be useful.

Cheers,
Paul Michaels
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

If you can find the right sized cat, they work pretty well also.

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:01:25 -0700, Paul Michaels wrote:

I read a home fire safety article recently and it inspired me to clean
the hot air exhaust vent on our clothes dryer. I also figured it would
help the appliance run more efficiently and cost us less money to use.

I pull the whole back off ours occasionally - it's amazing how much stuff
gets caught in the channel which runs between the drum and the suction
fan. Performance is noticably better each time.

I've got around 12' of ribbed flex hose on ours... one day I'll get
around to replacing it with rigid pipe!

cheers

Jules

On Sep 20, 7:31*pm, Jules Richardson
wrote:
On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:01:25 -0700, Paul Michaels wrote:
I read a home fire safety article recently and it inspired me to clean
the hot air exhaust vent on our clothes dryer. I also figured it would
help the appliance run more efficiently and cost us less money to use.

I pull the whole back off ours occasionally - it's amazing how much stuff
gets caught in the channel which runs between the drum and the suction
fan. Performance is noticably better each time.

I've got around 12' of ribbed flex hose on ours... one day I'll get
around to replacing it with rigid pipe!

I would think that it would be one of your priorities.

R

On Sep 20, 9:12*am, FatterDumber& Happier Moe
wrote:

* If you can find the right sized cat, they work pretty well also.

Why waste time trying to find the right sized one? They're easy to
trim to fit.

R

On Sep 19, 4:24*pm, "WW" wrote:
"Paul Michaels" wrote in message

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I read a home fire safety article recently and it inspired me to clean
the hot air exhaust vent on our clothes dryer. I also figured it would
help the appliance run more efficiently and cost us less money to use.

I used a wet/dry shop vacuum, but just doing the cleaning by hand
works really well too. I took pictures of the process and created a
quick guide.

Here's the gallery -
http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/C...t-Vent-Lint-Cl...

There were some small holes around the part of the hose that connects
to the outside vent, so I used metal HVAC duct tape to create a better
seal. That should prevent any of the hot air from entering the house
and making the air conditioner work harder.

I hope someone finds it to be useful.

Cheers,
Paul Michaels
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Paul.... Get rid of that ribbed flex hose. Smooth 4 inch aluminum vent pipe
is less restriction. Faster drying time and longer electric heater life. I
did appliance repair for 40 years. ww- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Once I started using a front load washer, my dry time was reduced
substantially.

If I replace my ribbed flex hose with rigid, I'll probably just have
to show my wet clothes to the dryer and they'll be done!