Dryerjacks are the first roof vents designed to meet the more stringent venting requirements of dryer exhaust systems.
Dryer vents se tup attic.
Duct tape should never be used to install repair dryer vents.
Then go outside and remove any siding trim pieces from around the vent hood.
Not all dryers will allow for this so be sure to check the owners manual to ensure it can be vented in this manner.
Doing so would fill your attic with warm moist air that could rot the framing.
Sometimes the dryer exhaust was simply installed incorrectly and terminates inside a garage or attic.
In these cases it may be necessary to vent your dryer through the attic.
Use a section of vent pipe to mark a circle where the opening will be from inside of your home.
Next remove the vent hood retaining screws and pull the vent hood and stub pipe out of the wall.
If venting outside isn t an option you can vent the dryer out of the attic through the roof using a special roof vent to keep rain out.
Drill a test hole in the center of the marked circle.
Disconnect the hood from the stub pipe and toss the hood.
Features standard with backdraft damper large free area reduces clogging all aluminum construction.
Features standard with backdraft damper large vents reduce clogging all aluminum construction.
Be careful you don t cut through any studs electrical wires or pipes in the process.
Dryer vents don t need cleaning.
The international residential code allows you to run a dryer vent through the attic but you can t terminate it there.
If your laundry room has access to an outside wall cut a hole and install a standard dryer vent.
Duct tape does not hold up against the high temperatures passing through the steel pipes and over time will dry up start to crack and fall off causing the venting to disconnect.
Unlike the vents shown above left the dryerjack affects airflow by less than 01 water column inches of pressure.
Start by disconnecting the dryer vent from the vent hood stub pipe.
A better roof termination.
Features standard with backdraft.
Features heavy duty 8 1 2 aluminum pipe standard with flapper damper large free area reduces clogging.
Sometimes such as in town homes or condos it s not possible to vent a dryer through a wall outside.