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Dryer vent cleaning
Posted on 6/27/23 at 7:23 am
Posted on 6/27/23 at 7:23 am
Anyone order one of those kits from Amazon that works with your drill? If so how good does it work?
Any other cleaning kits anyone recommends?
I know "call the man"........
I want to do it myself.
Any other cleaning kits anyone recommends?
I know "call the man"........
I want to do it myself.
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Posted on 6/27/23 at 7:30 am to Wtodd
I used one once. I had about 16 feet of flex duct to go through with a 90 degree turn halfway through. I cut it at the turn to get each way. Lost the brush at some point and had to make another cut to retrieve it. In total I spent over an hour squatting and balancing on rafters in the attic. 2 years later it was clogged again. I called the man to run a new duct straight to the roof.
Call the man
Call the man
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:06 am to Wtodd
Blow it out with an battery powered leaf blower from the inside out.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 9:02 am to Wtodd
I used a gas blower at my son's house.
The vent was through the roof and the lint made a nice cloud.
The vent was through the roof and the lint made a nice cloud.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 10:46 am to Wtodd
I bought the Gardus RLE202 LintEater and an additional 12' extension kit from Amazon a year ago. That gave me 24' total length for the drill attachment.
It worked great. My dryer is located in the basement in an interior room. The 4" metal dryer duct is right at 23' long and has two 90° turns and one 45° turn before exiting through the outside wall. When we bought our house, I discovered the prior owner apparently had never cleaned it in 20 years and it was basically almost totally clogged.
The LintEater worked perfectly with my Rigid 12 gallon shop vac and cordless drill. I collected a ton of lint, approximately 10 gallons of it. I'm surprised the house hadn't burned down before.
It's been a year so time to do this again. Thanks for the reminder.
It worked great. My dryer is located in the basement in an interior room. The 4" metal dryer duct is right at 23' long and has two 90° turns and one 45° turn before exiting through the outside wall. When we bought our house, I discovered the prior owner apparently had never cleaned it in 20 years and it was basically almost totally clogged.
The LintEater worked perfectly with my Rigid 12 gallon shop vac and cordless drill. I collected a ton of lint, approximately 10 gallons of it. I'm surprised the house hadn't burned down before.
It's been a year so time to do this again. Thanks for the reminder.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 1:35 pm to Wtodd
Put a blower on it
Posted on 6/27/23 at 3:08 pm to Wtodd
quote:
"call the man"
It’s not rocket science, I’ve used them before and guess what. They use that same equipment, seriously. Put a blower on the inside with the drill and then a shop vac on the outside so you get air both ways. Works great.
I get nervous and tape the sticks together that go inside so they don’t unscrew, but it’s probably not necessary.
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