What should I do here? I only have about 5 inches of clearance between the dryer and the wall, else the door is blocked. I looked into telescoping vents but I think I still don't have the necessary clearance and I want to avoid modding the door if possible.
>>3001804You have 5 inches to fit a 4 inch vent. What exact is the problem?
>>3001804welcome to every house everjam that bitch in there like is prom night
>>3001805If I use a flex duct, it gets messed up when I twist it and I think it's messing up my dryer, because it's over-drying clothes.
>>3001810Don't use flex duct. It is dogshit. You end up with lint trapped in all the folds so you have to clean it a bunch or risk a fire. Plain 4 inch ductwork stays cleaner longer, is easier to clean, is more robust, and you only have to do it once.
>>3001804a telescoping vent will probably be your best option to get as close to the wallotherwise you can start hacking out drywall and run a new piece of duct to exactly where you need it
>>3001804just install magnetic vent connector. it self-centers and connects automatically. 5 inches is plenty of space.
>>3001934https://youtube.com/shorts/htcoIb2X2s0
>>3001934thats amazing
>>3001934The problem is that it's very tight for the 90 degree elbow you have to make. But to be honest it's all my fault, I shouldn't had gotten these appliances.
>>3001810>it's over-drying clothes.So use the manual timed dry function and figure out what a more reasonable drying time is for your typical load of clothes?
They make sheet metal telescoping ducting for close clearance dryer installations. If you go this route you might have to trim it or otherwise modify it to make it fit your application exactly, and when you do get it to fit I'd recommend taping up all the seams with some foil ductwork tape in order to keep lint from leaking out of it. I've considered getting one of those magnetic connectors and attaching to my sheet metal duct in order to make it an easy to attach and de-tach thing for sliding the dryer out and cleaning behind it.
>>3001936>https://youtube.com/shorts/htcoIb2X2s0Funny how this critical part of the installation has nothing to do with the advertised product.
>>3001804holy shit OP are you new to appliances? you know you can route the vent thru the sides not just the back... look at the lower corner in that pic.. see that round cutout right there? you can remove that cover and literally route the vent thru that hole instead of out the back. and you dont need any fancy gadgets to connect it to the wall.
>>3002099Thank you, this is the best solution.
>>3001804>What should I do here?get a dryer that doesn't need it
I'm dealing with this shit right now, any real advice? My dryer doesn't have the cutout like in OP's pic. Has anyone used the periscoping attachment? The magnetic connectors?
I finally understand what anon is saying, the vent opening is so tight to the rear of the dryer there isn't even room for a turn.you may have to open up the wall and move the dryer vent entrance to the position you need it, then patch up the drywall.
>>3004082Yes I have used the sheet metal telescoping "periscope" as you call it. You might have to modify it to fit. Tape your seams once you get it fitting right.
You don't need a dryer. Nobody does. You're just conditioned to believe you need one. Just have your washing machine do a spin cycle and then hang it on a line, indoors or outdoors.
>>3002062thats a fire hazard waiting to happen when all the lint gets trapped in the bottom and causes a fire.
>>3004615It is not. Dryers blow almost has well as your mom. They can easily eject lint from the smooth walls of correctly installed ductwork.That slinky and tin foil flex pipe stuff though? You will have lint build up with that stuff. It gets caught in the ridges, valleys, and little sharp angles of the foil. I would trust a 1 foot section of that even if it was pointed straight down. You will have to clean it.
