Is this vent cover acceptable for a rooftop dryer vent? UPDATE

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I’ve always heard to never vent through the roof. That type is easily clogged and can cause the dryer to catch on fire.

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Bought the house like this. I have to clean it pretty often like a chimney swift pauper or some shite. It's going to eventually be rerouted but that remodel is a few years away. I can't do it now without crossing a doorway

How do you clean it? Mine vents through the roof, and every now and then I run a cleaning brush through the pipe from both ends.

Basically a 40 year old version of this, with a removable cap.

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I don’t think so. There’s no way for lint to escape.

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That's what I was thinking, just wanted to see if I was overthinking it.

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I guess I meant, can you pop that cover off somehow?

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Whoops, my bad.

No, you can't. The one I had previously had some dampers that would open when the dryer came on. I'd have to clean it pretty often which is why I'm concerned.

It's a shitty design to have it vent to the roof but unfortunately I'm stuck with it for now.

Gotcha, yeah I'd be the same way

Call a local roofing supply yard and see if they stock the Dryer Jack brand. This model is DJK-466. Free flow design with a baffle. Zero backpressure and no screen to clog. Should run about $50.

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dryer vent cleaning kit

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Just ordered this, the house we bought has a roof vent, but I suppose the previous owners didn't want to use it so they installed a wall vent that vents into the garage, which we don't want to use because it makes the garage hot and humid and a mess with lint. We're using the roof vent but I doubt it's ever been cleaned.

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Is this vent cover acceptable for a rooftop dryer vent?

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no, that thing will clog up every few days

it has to be an open, unrestricted vent, with no screens, so the dust can fly out.

something like the one in this link LINK

for now until you can get it changed out, just get a dremel or some snips and cut those screens out of it so the dust can get out and not clog it.

also, what you have there is not up to code, and is an actual fire hazard that could burn your house down in some cases. maybe thats something you can address with your purchase agreement if you just bought the place since it is a code violation and a safety hazard

Then you gotta worry about the lint clogging your gutters if you don't have guards. Hopefully it's on the back of the house.

I'd have to get rid of the roof vent and put it through a wall.