My clothes dryer is upstairs and in the center of the house. House is 20 years old. The dryer itself is not that old but was not drying well. I cleaned the exterior vent flaps and reached inside. I could not feel much buildup of lint. I had checked this way each year. I decided to buy a deflecto vent brush and a pack of extensions from amazon and clean the vent anyway.
OH MY GOSH!! The amount of lint removed was scary. Almost a small wastebasket full. If this had ever got hot enough, I imagine it could have caused a fire. The vent runs horizontal about 17 feet.
Interestingly enough there was not much in the flexible connector.
I would advise anyone with a home, to do this. The brush is for solid vent pipe not flex pipe.
I ran the flexible extensions into the vent from outside, then connected the brush inside at the dryer location. Using my cordless drill, i spun the brush while withdrawing.
It took good 6 passes to stop getting handfuls of lint.
This is what I used.
$16.50 brush kit
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IB4BMDQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
$17.41 extension kit
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001652LO6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
If you have not done this , seriously you need to.
OH MY GOSH!! The amount of lint removed was scary. Almost a small wastebasket full. If this had ever got hot enough, I imagine it could have caused a fire. The vent runs horizontal about 17 feet.
Interestingly enough there was not much in the flexible connector.
I would advise anyone with a home, to do this. The brush is for solid vent pipe not flex pipe.
I ran the flexible extensions into the vent from outside, then connected the brush inside at the dryer location. Using my cordless drill, i spun the brush while withdrawing.
It took good 6 passes to stop getting handfuls of lint.
This is what I used.
$16.50 brush kit
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IB4BMDQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
$17.41 extension kit
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001652LO6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
If you have not done this , seriously you need to.
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