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Question about outdoor clothes dryer vent
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:01 pm
So I'm used to the outside vent coming out of the side of the house, but the one at our place is coming out of the ground, and it has a bad habit of collecting water. So bad that at a point, when the dryer is running, you can hear the water sloshing in the pipe and it takes multiple runs in the dryer to get the clothes done. It's an easy enough fix, hit the pipe with a shop vac on the inside and outside, and we're good for I'd say at least 6 months or so before I have to think about it again. We have a cover for the outside pipe, but the opening sits one inch off the ground and I don't think there's any way of preventing water getting in over time, especially with some of the heavy downpours we get.
It took me all of 15 minutes to get the water out today, so not a huge hassle, but I'm curious if there is anything else I might be able to try to where I won't have to mess with this at all. Different kind of cover? ( this is essentially what I have)
Or am I stuck to deal with a crap design?
It took me all of 15 minutes to get the water out today, so not a huge hassle, but I'm curious if there is anything else I might be able to try to where I won't have to mess with this at all. Different kind of cover? ( this is essentially what I have)
Or am I stuck to deal with a crap design?
This post was edited on 6/24/19 at 9:56 pm
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Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:21 pm to sicboy
So the pipe opening faces the sky, if I’m reading correctly? Couldn’t you put a 90 degree water tight connection on it so the the opening is not one inch off the ground but raised and not opened up to the sky?
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:26 pm to lighter345
Sorry. Its facing the correct way, comes out if the ground at a 45 and then turns parallel to the ground. But it's low enough to the ground that any puddling by the pipe would result in water getting in.
I really should get a picture.
I really should get a picture.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:45 pm to sicboy
Yea picture would help. I guess I’m just thinking you can replace the existing vent set up with a new one to avoid it being so open and low to the ground where the water pools.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:54 pm to lighter345
Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:21 pm to sicboy
cut off the elbow, add coupling and extend the pipe higher so its always going to be above any water level plus 2-3" extra and then you put on an exterior vent outlet of some kind.
that cap thing on the end of the pipe is just a damper flap like a check valve to stop air blowing back up into the pipe the wrong way, its not something good to be used outside uncovered like that, try replacing it with something made to be outside like this LINK
note, that green sewer pipe does not work with regular pipe fitting sizes. make sure you are buying fittings made to fit with the green sewer pipe so they fit
that cap thing on the end of the pipe is just a damper flap like a check valve to stop air blowing back up into the pipe the wrong way, its not something good to be used outside uncovered like that, try replacing it with something made to be outside like this LINK
note, that green sewer pipe does not work with regular pipe fitting sizes. make sure you are buying fittings made to fit with the green sewer pipe so they fit
This post was edited on 6/24/19 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:29 pm to sicboy
What kind of dickhead thought up that design... 
If it was me, I'd dig the pipe back to the foundation and route it with a 45° elbow straight up the wall and anchored to it then attach a better cover or run a pair of 90° elbows and a removable screen. Is the laundry room on that wall?
If it was me, I'd dig the pipe back to the foundation and route it with a 45° elbow straight up the wall and anchored to it then attach a better cover or run a pair of 90° elbows and a removable screen. Is the laundry room on that wall?
This post was edited on 6/24/19 at 10:33 pm
Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:39 pm to Clames
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Is the laundry room on that wall?
It's like 30 feet or so back into the house.
DR Horton can go bankrupt and I won't shed a tear.
Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:54 pm to sicboy
It’s not water getting in from outside, it’s from the dryer itself. Not saying that outlet cover is great, or the location, but what you’re getting is simply condensation from the dryer. That long run under the foundation is creating the issue.
Solutions would be to reroute the vent elsewhere. Either through a near exterior wall or through the roof. The roof will create very similar issues, but it’ll be in flex pipe near dryer. You could also look into something like a little small pump with a long piece of tubing in the vent that you just turn on every couple months for a little bit and pump the water out.
Solutions would be to reroute the vent elsewhere. Either through a near exterior wall or through the roof. The roof will create very similar issues, but it’ll be in flex pipe near dryer. You could also look into something like a little small pump with a long piece of tubing in the vent that you just turn on every couple months for a little bit and pump the water out.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:47 am to sicboy
Your water is not from the out side 30 foot run through cool soil it’s condensation from warm air 30 feet of pipe & cool temps of the soil plus lot of moisture in dryer air
Posted on 6/25/19 at 7:24 am to Cracker
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Cracker
Thank you. This thought had crossed my mind before, but considering the placement of the outside vent, it was natural to assume it was rain water. Our laundry closet is smack dab in the middle of the house, so there's no option for another exterior wall, and since we fully plan on being in a new place in the next year or so, going through the roof probably won't be something I want to mess with either. I replace that outside vent cover but be resigned to clearing that pipe every so often.
Thanks for the input.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 7:31 am to Clames
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What kind of dickhead thought up that design...
For real. And I thought the location of my dryer vent was bad being right next to the outside AC unit so the coils get dirty AF really quickly from all the lint from the dryer vent.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 7:33 am to The Spleen
So since the laundry is in the middle of the house, the "logical" approach would have been to go up through the roof, right?
This just confirms our disdain for that builder and we'll avoid any house built by them in the future.
This just confirms our disdain for that builder and we'll avoid any house built by them in the future.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 9:28 am to sicboy
Call "This Old House", this would be a good episode.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 9:50 am to VernonPLSUfan
It's relatively new construction, built around '10-'11, I believe. The contractors are just idiots.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 10:10 am to sicboy
I had the same design in my old house except the vent went under my slab and then came up into the exterior wall and then came out the wall about one foot off the ground. Obviously ground water wasn’t my issue but I did build up a lot of condensate that I would have to periodically suck out with a shop vac. Since I’ve moved and have a typical vent set up l, it’s like having a brand new dryer.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 10:13 am to The Spleen
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And I thought the location of my dryer vent was bad being right next to the outside AC unit so the coils get dirty AF really quickly from all the lint from the dryer vent.
Mine is in the exact same place. Comes out right between my upstairs and downstairs units.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 10:46 am to sicboy
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So since the laundry is in the middle of the house, the "logical" approach would have been to go up through the roof, right?
That would be the better way as long as in inline booster fan is also installed. My folks have a roof vented dryer and it's a long run that will fill with pounds of dryer lint if not cleaned yearly. Booster fan has basically eliminated the build up issue.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:35 pm to sicboy
Terrible layout. Who the frick puts the laundry room in the middle of the house? Morons.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:42 pm to Clames
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What kind of dickhead thought up that design...
You are going to fight this until you get it fixed. Lint buildup reduced airflow poor performance. You name it
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